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State Government Finances: 2000
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars. Revised September 2002)
Item WEST VIRGINIA
Amount Percent Per Capita
1 2 3
   
Population (thousands, April 1, 2000) 1,808 (X) (X)
Personal income (millions, calendar year  1999) 39,506 (X) (X)
   
Total Revenue 8,591,389 100.00 4,751.87
   
   General revenue 7,031,879 81.85 3,889.31
      Intergovernmental revenue 2,406,274 28.01 1,330.90
      Taxes 3,343,266 38.91 1,849.15
         General sales 917,050 10.67 507.22
         Selective sales 883,055 10.28 488.42
         License taxes 174,260 2.03 96.38
         Individual income tax 965,721 11.24 534.14
         Corporate income tax 217,793 2.54 120.46
         Other taxes 185,387 2.16 102.54
      Current charges 647,606 7.54 358.19
      Miscellaneous general revenue 634,733 7.39 351.07
   Utility revenue 397 0.00 0.22
   Liquor store revenue 49,215 0.57 27.22
   Insurance trust revenue 1,509,898 17.57 835.12
   
Total expenditure 7,551,834 100.00 4,176.90
   Intergovernmental expenditure 1,359,668 18.00 752.03
   Direct expenditure 6,192,166 82.00 3,424.87
      Current operation 4,202,487 55.65 2,324.38
      Capital outlay 681,916 9.03 377.17
      Insurance benefits and repayments 1,009,622 13.37 558.42
      Assistance and subsidies 91,640 1.21 50.69
      Interest on debt 206,501 2.73 114.22
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 1,265,119 16.75 699.73
   
Total expenditure 7,551,834 100.00 4,176.90
   General expenditure 6,490,241 85.94 3,589.74
      Intergovernmental expenditure 1,359,668 18.00 752.03
      Direct expenditure 5,130,573 67.94 2,837.71
   
   General expenditures, by function    
      Education 2,295,556 30.40 1,269.67
      Public welfare 1,761,509 23.33 974.29
      Hospitals 88,518 1.17 48.96
      Health 152,559 2.02 84.38
      Highways 837,624 11.09 463.29
   
      Police protection 52,445 0.69 29.01
      Correction 156,190 2.07 86.39
      Natural resources 151,074 2.00 83.56
      Parks and recreation 54,581 0.72 30.19
      Government administration 334,605 4.43 185.07
   
      Interest on general debt 206,501 2.73 114.22
      Other and unallocable 399,079 5.28 220.73
   
   Utility expenditure 9,065 0.12 5.01
   Liquor store expenditure 42,906 0.57 23.73
   Insurance trust expenditure 1,009,622 13.37 558.42
   
Debt at end of fiscal year 3,730,325 100.00 2,063.23
Cash and security holdings 9,635,573 100.00 5,329.41
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: U. S. Census Bureau, Population Division, released December 28, 2000
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (October 2000) BEA, released September 12, 2000
Created: November 21 2002
Last Revised: May 14 2010