Mountain State Times

In 2022, West Virginia collected $7,719,000 in taxes, NEC, ranking it 17th 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	California	$2,517,502,000
2	New York	$1,814,404,000
3	Nevada	$755,672,000
4	Maryland	$288,536,000
5	Georgia	$189,166,000
6	Arizona	$170,238,000
7	Washington	$141,504,000
8	Oklahoma	$129,001,000
9	Virginia	$108,397,000
10	Arkansas	$70,174,000
11	New Mexico	$64,228,000
12	Pennsylvania	$28,691,000
13	Wisconsin	$15,652,000
14	Tennessee	$14,870,000
15	Vermont	$9,401,000
16	Wyoming	$7,733,000
17	West Virginia	$7,719,000
18	Montana	$6,135,000
19	Oregon	$3,538,000
20	Idaho	$2,639,000
21	Connecticut	$1,562,000
22	Delaware	$1,094,000
23	South Dakota	$820,000
24	Utah	$413,000
25	Michigan	$97,000
26	Missouri	$72,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau