The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
West Virginia State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1996-97
(Thousand dollars. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. 
Detail may not add to total because of rounding)      
          WEST VIRGINIA
 
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
          1 2 3
       
Population (July 1, 1996, in thousands) 1,820 1,820 1,820
Personal Income (Calendar year 1996, in millions) 33,771 33,771 33,771
       
Revenue¹ 9,563,140 7,486,970 3,525,381
       
General revenue¹ 7,989,020 6,058,452 3,379,779
       
Intergovernmental revenue¹ 2,145,195 2,040,033 1,554,373
From Federal Government 2,145,195 2,032,610 112,585
From State government (¹) (X) 1,441,788
From local governments¹ (X) 7,423 (X)
       
General revenue from own sources 5,843,825 4,018,419 1,825,406
Taxes   3,852,130 2,926,199 925,931
Property 766,893 2,780 764,113
Sales and gross receipts 1,559,833 1,527,217 32,616
General 831,239 831,239 -
Selective 728,594 695,978 32,616
Motor fuel 228,038 228,038 -
Alcoholic beverage 11,826 7,748 4,078
Tobacco products 33,989 33,989 -
Public utilities 214,894 193,053 21,841
Other 239,847 233,150 6,697
Individual income 786,190 786,190 -
Corporate income 251,230 251,230 0
Motor vehicle license 76,079 75,486 593
Other taxes 411,905 283,296 128,609
       
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 1,991,695 1,092,220 899,475
Current charges 1,176,463 594,857 581,606
Education 360,694 327,699 32,995
Institutions of higher education 310,545 310,545 -
School lunch sales (gross) 25,736 - 25,736
Hospitals 243,677 38,927 204,750
Highways 55,442 53,430 2,012
Airports 65,031 - 65,031
Parking facilities 8,555 (X) 8,555
Water transport and terminals - - -
       
Natural resources 6,664 4,444 2,220
Parks and recreation 34,838 16,631 18,207
Housing and community development 15,975 3,037 12,938
Sewerage 103,143 - 103,143
Solid waste management 48,668 12,338 36,330
Other charges 233,776 138,351 95,425
       
Miscellaneous general revenue 815,232 497,363 317,869
Interest earnings 418,055 179,111 238,944
Special assessments 2,591 - 2,591
Sale of property 1,313 - 1,313
Other general revenue 393,273 318,252 75,021
Other than general revenue 1,574,120 1,428,518 145,602
       
Utility revenue 127,619 462 127,157
Water supply 117,751 - 117,751
Electric power 5,564 - 5,564
Gas supply - - -
Transit   4,304 462 3,842
       
Liquor store revenue 46,577 46,577 -
       
Insurance trust revenue 1,399,924 1,381,479 18,445
Unemployment compensation 192,185 192,185 -
Employee retirement 616,689 598,244 18,445
Other insurance trust revenue 591,050 591,050 (X)
       
Expenditure¹ 8,971,467 7,145,479 3,455,439
       
By character and object:      
Intergovernmental expenditure¹ - 1,625,623 3,828
Direct expenditure 8,971,467 5,519,856 3,451,611
Current operation 6,525,204 3,639,386 2,885,818
Capital outlay 897,155 602,210 294,945
Construction 657,719 505,393 152,326
Other 239,436 96,817 142,619
       
Assistance and subsidies 96,550 96,550 -
Interest on debt 430,036 179,047 250,989
Insurance benefits and repayments 1,022,522 1,002,663 19,859
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 2,577,339 905,000 1,672,339
       
Direct expenditure by function 8,971,467 5,519,856 3,451,611
Direct general expenditure 7,743,592 4,473,051 3,270,541
Capital outlay 863,021 600,466 262,555
Other direct general expenditure 6,880,571 3,872,585 3,007,986
       
Education services:      
Education 2,772,941 855,051 1,917,890
Higher education 690,299 690,299 -
Elementary and secondary education 1,917,890 - 1,917,890
Other education 164,752 164,752 (X)
Libraries 20,768 4,404 16,364
     
Social services and income maintenance:      
Public welfare 1,604,048 1,603,186 862
Cash assistance payments 57,832 57,832 -
Vendor payments 1,334,731 1,334,731 -
Other public welfare 211,485 210,623 862
Hospitals 283,785 82,939 200,846
Health 196,057 126,468 69,589
Social insurance administration 25,598 25,598 -
Veterans' services 1,556 1,556 (X)
     
Transportation:      
Highways 827,600 782,897 44,703
Air transportation (airports) 72,596 - 72,596
Parking facilities 6,416 (X) 6,416
Water transport and terminals 4 - 4
Transit subsidies 100 - 100
     
Public safety:      
Police protection 139,666 41,030 98,636
Fire protection 45,535 - 45,535
Correction 121,779 94,905 26,874
Protective inspection and regulation 33,291 30,807 2,484
     
Environment and housing:      
Natural resources 152,961 142,985 9,976
Parks and recreation 87,345 47,163 40,182
Housing and community development 89,901 12,037 77,864
Sewerage 111,188 - 111,188
Solid waste management 50,763 6,075 44,688
     
Governmental administration:      
Financial administration 198,894 152,719 46,175
Judicial and legal 84,922 54,087 30,835
General public buildings 56,972 13,240 43,732
Other government administration 104,201 46,753 57,448
Interest on general debt 413,605 179,047 234,558
     
General expenditure, n.e.c      
Miscellaneous commercial activities - - -
Other and unallocable 241,100 170,104 70,996
     
Utilities 165,452 4,241 161,211
Capital outlay 34,134 1,744 32,390
Water supply 138,151 - 138,151
Electric power 5,266 - 5,266
Gas supply - - -
Transit 22,035 4,241 17,794
     
Liquor store expenditure 39,901 39,901 -
     
Insurance trust 1,022,522 1,002,663 19,859
Unemployment compensation 181,180 181,180 -
Employee retirement 323,394 303,535 19,859
Other insurance trust 517,948 517,948 (X)
     
Debt outstanding 6,704,479 3,039,506 3,664,973
     
Long-term 6,695,562 3,036,511 3,659,051
Full faith and credit 454,438 150,790 303,648
Nonguaranteed 6,241,124 2,885,721 3,355,403
Short-term 8,917 2,995 5,922
     
Long-term debt by purpose      
Education 1,049,072 842,007 207,065
Utilities 281,945 - 281,945
Other 5,364,545 2,194,504 3,170,041
     
Long-term debt issued 552,657 417,516 135,141
Long-term debt retired 466,323 204,389 261,934
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year 77,114 209,289 -132,175
     
Cash and security holdings 11,074,338 7,484,018 3,590,320
     
Insurance trust funds 4,548,444 4,414,809 133,635
By purpose:      
Unemployment compensation 165,718 165,718 -
Employee retirement 3,063,254 2,929,619 133,635
Workers' compensation 1,319,472 1,319,472 (X)
Miscellaneous - - (X)
     
By type (Employee retirement funds):      
Cash and deposits 196,204 181,850 14,354
Securities 2,867,050 2,747,769 119,281
Federal 2,680,776 2,608,954 71,822
State and local government - - -
Nongovernment 186,274 138,815 47,459
     
Other than insurance trust funds 6,525,894 3,069,209 3,456,685
By purpose      
Offsets to debt 4,379,649 1,504,182 2,875,467
Bond funds 419,545 325,894 93,651
    Other   1,726,700 1,239,133 487,567
¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded; see text.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: January 18, 2001
Last revised: March 09 2001