Mountain State Times

In 2022, West Virginia collected $3,215,000 in amusements license, ranking it 21st in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.

The Census Bureau cautions it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by the bureau and how much was collected.

Rank	State	Amount
1	Oklahoma	$193,315,000
2	Nevada	$56,090,000
3	New Jersey	$54,590,000
4	Ohio	$39,699,000
5	Virginia	$37,206,000
6	Pennsylvania	$37,058,000
7	Illinois	$28,868,000
8	Iowa	$28,780,000
9	Washington	$20,573,000
10	California	$20,273,000
11	Mississippi	$18,549,000
12	Texas	$13,899,000
13	Massachusetts	$13,153,000
14	Minnesota	$8,213,000
15	Indiana	$8,140,000
16	Kansas	$7,704,000
17	South Carolina	$6,344,000
18	South Dakota	$5,473,000
19	Montana	$4,628,000
20	Florida	$3,460,000
21	West Virginia	$3,215,000
22	North Dakota	$2,533,000
23	New Mexico	$2,175,000
24	Maryland	$1,964,000
25	Oregon	$1,448,000
26	Wyoming	$1,132,000
27	Arkansas	$1,058,000
28	Colorado	$978,000
29	Maine	$901,000
30	Nebraska	$554,000
31	Delaware	$434,000
32	New Hampshire	$328,000
33	Tennessee	$308,000
34	Kentucky	$300,000
35	Rhode Island	$265,000
36	Idaho	$179,000
37	Connecticut	$161,000
38	North Carolina	$117,000
39	Wisconsin	$68,000
40	Missouri	$22,000
41	Vermont	$21,000
42	Arizona	$6,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau