The U.S. Census Bureau
 
State Government Tax Collections: 2004
(Amounts in thousands of dollars.  Per capita amounts in dollars.  Revised January 2006)
Item West Virginia
 Amount  Per Capita
   
 Population, July 2004 1,813 X
     
   Total taxes 3,749,013 2,067.85
     
Property taxes 3,370 1.86
Sales and gross receipts 2,093,253 1,154.58
   General sales and gross receipts 1,021,365 563.36
   Selective sales taxes 1,071,888 591.22
      Alcoholic beverages 8,624 4.76
      Amusements X X
      Insurance premiums 102,181 56.36
     
      Motor fuels 309,274 170.59
      Pari-mutuels 9537 5.26
      Public utilities 188,412 103.92
      Tobacco products 107,609 59.35
      Other selective sales 346251 190.98
     
Licenses 179,107 98.79
   Alcoholic beverages 10,489 5.79
   Amusements 12 .01
   Corporation 8,033 4.43
   Hunting and fishing 15,933 8.79
     
   Motor vehicle 83,663 46.15
   Motor vehicle operators 3,808 2.10
   Public utility 17158 9.46
   Occupation and business, NEC 39,790 21.95
   Other licenses 221 .12
     
Other taxes 1,473,283 812.62
   Individual income 1,068,212 589.20
   Corporation net income 181,515 100.12
   Death and gift 9,301 5.13
   Documentary and stock transfer 10129 5.59
   Severance 204,126 112.59
   Other X X
* U.S. Totals, includes the 50 state goverments and does not include the District of Columbia or any local government.
Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; X not applicable
2004 Population source: Table NST-EST2005-01 - Annual State Population Estimates:  July 1, 2004 (Revised),
 Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, released December 22, 2005. 

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: January 26 2006
Last Revised: March 30 2006