2021 West Virginia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in West Virginia paid $8,348 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $5,124 less than the national average. See where that money went.

West Virginia
Health $1,838.37
* Includes $1,427.51 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $16.70 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $1,811.21
* Includes $847.58 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $242.14 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $22.89 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,280.98
* Includes $575.87 for Military Contractors
* Includes $256.85 for Military Personnel
* Includes $38.40 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,062.75
* Includes $362.34 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $38.67 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $11.50 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $757.17
Education $397.82
* Includes $253.71 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $106.18 for K-12 Education
Veterans $347.50
* Includes $171.30 for Income Support
* Includes $148.61 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $321.21
* Includes $200.21 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $38.39 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $186.34
* Includes $74.11 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $4.78 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $160.99
* Includes $24.42 for Public transit
* Includes $7.52 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $71.74
* Includes $12.26 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $3.27 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $59.08
* Includes $52.57 for State Department
Science $52.83
* Includes $31.98 for NASA
* Includes $10.84 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $8,348
US AVERAGE $13,472

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