The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government
                 and by State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Revised October 2005)
Description West Virginia
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
   
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 1,808 (X) (X)
     
                    Revenue1 11,374,682 9,130,217 3,968,758
     
               General revenue1 10,136,678 8,052,506 3,808,465
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 3,001,061 2,899,197 1,826,157
     From federal government 3,001,061 2,847,201 153,860
     From state government X X 1,672,297
     From local government1 X 51,996 X
     
General revenue from own sources   7,135,617 5,153,309 1,982,308
    Taxes   4,653,619 3,551,756 1,101,863
          Property 904,805 3,819 900,986
          Sales and gross receipts   1,979,834 1,920,724 59,110
               General sales   962,756 962,756 -
               Selective sales 1,017,078 957,968 59,110
                    Motor fuel 300,049 300,049 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 11,818 8,621 3,197
                    Tobacco products 32,219 32,219 -
                    Public utilities   219,385 186,902 32,483
                    Other selective sales   453,607 430,177 23,430
          Individual income   1,034,665 1,034,665 -
          Corporate income   220,158 220,158 -
          License taxes 175,077 174,660 417
            Motor vehicle license   87,737 87,320 417
          Other taxes   339,080 197,730 141,350
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   2,481,998 1,601,553 880,445
          Current charges   1,320,905 771,655 549,250
               Education   450,206 416,684 33,522
                    Institutions of higher education   395,427 393,858 1,569
                    School lunch sales (gross) 23,244 - 23,244
               Hospitals   259,977 62,409 197,568
               Highways   62,173 60,636 1,537
               Air transportation (airports)   13,665 730 12,935
               Parking facilities   7,837 - 7,837
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - -
               Natural resources   35,411 34,957 454
               Parks and recreation   37,948 20,944 17,004
               Housing and community development   20,613 7,082 13,531
               Sewerage   126,494 - 126,494
               Solid waste management   67,115 17,009 50,106
               Other charges   239,466 151,204 88,262
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   1,161,093 829,898 331,195
               Interest earnings   467,415 236,392 231,023
               Special assessments   10,160 - 10,160
               Sale of property   500 - 500
               Other general revenue   683,018 593,506 89,512
     
               Other than general revenue 1,238,004 1,077,711 160,293
     
Utility revenue 146,613 258 146,355
     Water supply   138,127 - 138,127
     Electric power   4,498 - 4,498
     Gas supply   - - -
     Transit   3,988 258 3,730
     
Liquor store revenue   52,864 52,864 -
     
Insurance trust revenue   1,038,527 1,024,589 13,938
     Unemployment compensation   147,651 147,651 -
     Employee retirement   356,175 342,237 13,938
     Workers' compensation   534,701 534,701 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - -
     
                Expenditure1 11,957,983 9,409,434 4,008,286
     
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 1,453,707 6,030
     Direct expenditure   11,957,983 7,955,727 4,002,256
          Current operations   8,402,956 5,027,819 3,375,137
          Capital outlay   1,099,041 730,337 368,704
               Construction   838,331 643,797 194,534
               Other capital outlay   260,710 86,540 174,170
          Assistance and subsidies   165,317 165,315 2
          Interest on debt   469,917 237,521 232,396
          Insurance benefits and repayments 1,820,752 1,794,735 26,017
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   3,271,416 1,368,243 1,903,173
     
Direct expenditure by function 11,957,983 7,955,727 4,002,256
     Direct general expenditure   9,872,001 6,106,601 3,765,400
          Capital outlay   1,042,795 727,306 315,489
          Other direct general expenditure    8,829,206 5,379,295 3,449,911
     
          Education services:      
               Education   3,518,821 1,180,866 2,337,955
                       Capital outlay   311,908 126,738 185,170
                   Higher education   1,000,161 941,498 58,663
                        Capital outlay   116,429 111,559 4,870
                   Elementary & secondary   2,279,292 - 2,279,292
                        Capital outlay   180,300 - 180,300
                   Other education   239,368 239,368 -
               Libraries   29,051 3,618 25,433
     
          Social services and income maintenance: :    
               Public welfare   2,139,442 2,135,874 3,568
                    Cash assistance payments 102,040 102,038 2
                    Vendor payments   1,677,324 1,676,495 829
                    Other public welfare   360,078 357,341 2,737
               Hospitals   285,092 101,720 183,372
                    Capital outlay   15,414 3,395 12,019
               Health   231,205 197,156 34,049
               Social insurance administration    32,104 32,104 -
               Veterans' services   1,494 1,494 -
     
          Transportation:      
               Highways   1,044,504 986,477 58,027
                    Capital outlay   554,836 551,941 2,895
               Air transportation (airports) 33,089 3,146 29,943
               Parking facilities   7,876 - 7,876
               Sea and inland port facilities   1,777 1,748 29
               Transit subsidies   699 - 699
     
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   191,757 47,790 143,967
               Fire protection   69,396 - 69,396
               Correction   201,546 170,305 31,241
                    Capital outlay   2,589 2,414 175
               Protective inspection and regulation   43,753 41,288 2,465
     
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   178,922 173,809 5,113
                    Capital outlay   13,211 12,639 572
               Parks and recreation   113,945 68,248 45,697
                    Capital outlay   6,340 4,415 1,925
               Housing and community development    114,761 23,596 91,165
               Sewerage   125,871 - 125,871
                    Capital outlay   29,810 - 29,810
               Solid waste management   62,115 8,693 53,422
                    Capital outlay   5,189 179 5,010
     
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   314,960 247,924 67,036
               Judicial and legal   125,296 86,716 38,580
               General public buildings 54,988 12,384 42,604
               Other governmental administration    144,473 78,760 65,713
          Interest on general debt   445,960 237,521 208,439
     
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - -
               Other and unallocable   359,104 265,364 93,740
     
     Utility expenditure 218,237 7,398 210,839
               Capital outlay   56,246 3,031 53,215
          Water supply   184,183 - 184,183
          Electric power   3,950 - 3,950
          Gas supply   - - -
          Transit   30,104 7,398 22,706
     
     Liquor store expenditure   46,993 46,993 -
     
     Insurance trust expenditure 1,820,752 1,794,735 26,017
          Unemployment compensation   150,694 150,694 -
          Employee retirement   492,886 466,869 26,017
          Workers' compensation   1,177,172 1,177,172 -
          Other insurance trust   - - -
     
               Debt outstanding   8,117,913 4,537,449 3,580,464
     
Short-term    40,212 29,640 10,572
Long-term    8,077,701 4,507,809 3,569,892
     Full faith and credit   922,346 543,540 378,806
     Nonguaranteed   7,155,355 3,964,269 3,191,086
     
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   4,729,159 2,338,530 2,390,629
     Education   914,567 701,625 212,942
     Utilities   432,052 - 432,052
     Other   2,001,923 1,467,654 534,269
Long-term debt issued   614,128 474,354 139,774
Long-term debt retired   640,098 413,690 226,408
     
                Cash and security holdings   13,888,588 10,429,817 3,458,771
     
Insurance trust funds   5,906,645 5,747,937 158,708
     Unemployment compensation    280,391 280,391 -
     Employee retirement   4,358,681 4,199,973 158,708
     Workers' compensation   1,267,573 1,267,573 -
     Miscellaneous   - - -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   7,981,943 4,681,880 3,300,063
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   5,138,616 2,677,617 2,460,999
          Bond funds   359,883 249,529 110,354
          Other   2,483,444 1,754,734 728,710
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
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

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005