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West Virginia facts

Explore dated, statewide figures across taxes and the economy, housing, public safety, health, education, and other civic topics.

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14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 24 reviewed government links

Public money

How West Virginia funds state services

West Virginia's enacted FY2027 General Revenue appropriation after line-item vetoes, FY2025 audited State tax revenue and activity, current tax rates, and exact appropriations grouped into major service areas. Each section preserves its own period and accounting scope.

Enacted budget plan

$5.5BFY2027

Approved with line-item vetoes March 12, 2026

FY2027 General Revenue appropriation

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

Exact reported total: $5,483,267,000

The Legislature enrolled $5,484,667,000 of General Revenue, including $160,656 for claims against the State. The Governor approved the bill while reducing four General Revenue items by a combined $1,400,000, producing this $5,483,267,000 post-veto total. This is not an all-funds budget: State Road, special-revenue, lottery, federal, block-grant, and surplus appropriations are outside the headline.

West Virginia State Budget Office: Approved Budget — FY2027 Enrolled Budget Bill and Governor's Veto Letter

FY2025 ACFR actual

Where State tax revenue comes from

$6.7B$6,708,702,000

Shares of the $6.709 billion in taxes reported as general revenue for West Virginia's primary government. The ACFR groups several individual taxes into broad Business, Transportation, and Other tax categories.

Consumer sales tax$2.0B · 30.5%

Consumer-sales-tax revenue recognized as government-wide general revenue.

Personal income tax$2.0B · 29.2%

Personal-income-tax revenue recognized by the State's primary government.

Other taxes$972.7M · 14.5%

Taxes grouped by the ACFR outside its separately identified income, sales, business, and transportation categories.

Business taxes$967.0M · 14.4%

The ACFR's combined government-wide category for business-related State taxes.

Transportation taxes$763.0M · 11.4%

Transportation-related taxes recognized as general revenue, including taxes dedicated to transportation activity.

FY2027 enacted budget after line-item vetoes

FY2027 General Revenue by service area

$5.5B$5,483,267,000

FactVote groups every General Revenue spending unit in Senate Bill 250, plus the bill's General Revenue claims amount, into five service areas. The four monetary line-item vetoes are assigned to the affected economic-development, tourism, and criminal-justice programs, and the categories reconcile exactly to the post-veto total.

Education$2.9B · 52.5%

K-12 aid and education agencies, school construction, colleges and universities, libraries, educational broadcasting, and arts and history.

Health and human services$1.4B · 26.2%

Public health, Medicaid administration and services, social services, State health facilities, rehabilitation, senior services, and veterans' assistance.

Public safety and justice$848.8M · 15.5%

Courts, legal services, public defense, corrections, juvenile services, State Police, homeland security, emergency management, the National Guard, and claims against the State.

General government$177.4M · 3.2%

The Legislature, constitutional offices, central administration, tax and budget administration, technology, and other statewide support functions.

Economic development, resources and transportation$145.1M · 2.6%

Agriculture, commerce, tourism, workforce programs, natural and environmental resources, and multimodal transportation programs funded by General Revenue.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Individual income tax

2.11%–4.58%West Virginia's 2026 graduated individual-income-tax schedule ranges from 2.11% to 4.58% after the across-the-board 5% cut, retroactive to January 1, 2026.West Virginia Tax Division: 2026 Income Tax Rate Cut

Corporate income tax

6.5%The Corporation Net Income Tax rate is 6.5% of West Virginia taxable income.West Virginia Tax Division: West Virginia State Tax Overview — Calendar Year 2026

Sales and use tax

6% State + up to 1% localThe State consumers sales-and-use-tax rate is 6%. Municipalities may impose an additional sales-and-use tax of up to 1%, producing a typical 7% combined rate where adopted.West Virginia Tax Division: Municipal Sales and Use Tax

Property tax

60% assessment × local leviesProperty is generally assessed at 60% of fair market value. County, school, municipal, and small State levy components vary by property class and location, so there is no single statewide effective rate.West Virginia Tax Division: Ad Valorem Property Tax

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Government-wide activity for West Virginia's primary government on the accrual basis. Revenue combines program and general revenues; transfers cancel within the primary-government total.

West Virginia Department of Administration, Finance Division: State of West Virginia FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Government-wide revenue: $18.9B
Government-wide expenses: $18.5B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote started with the Legislature's exact $5.484667 billion General Revenue total, added the separately stated $160,656 General Revenue claims amount to the spending-unit reconciliation, and applied the Governor's four monetary General Revenue veto reductions totaling $1.4 million. FY2025 tax-source shares and audited activity come from the government-wide ACFR, and current tax-rate facts come from the West Virginia Tax Division.

The $5.483 billion headline covers General Revenue only; it excludes State Road, other special-revenue, lottery, federal, block-grant, and surplus appropriations in the budget bill.
The spending chart is a FactVote grouping of exact appropriations by spending unit, not a functional summary published by the State.
FY2027 appropriations are spending authority, not actual expenditures, and later transfers or supplemental actions can change program-level availability.
FY2025 audited activity is on the accrual basis and is not the same measure or period as the FY2027 General Revenue budget.
The tax-source chart uses broad government-wide categories; Business, Transportation, and Other Taxes contain multiple tax types that the ACFR does not disaggregate in its Changes in Net Position table.
Property-tax liabilities vary by property class, local levy, assessed value, exemptions, and any voter-approved excess or bond levies.

Last verified August 29, 2026 · Review by August 31, 2027 · West Virginia figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$59,608

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Median money income received by West Virginia households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

4.1%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed West Virginia residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 4.1%
Employed people: 757.6K
Employment since 2015: +2.4%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

West Virginia: 4.1%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #14 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	6.5%	740,117	100.0
2016	6.1%	737,371	99.6
2017	5.2%	742,563	100.3
2018	5.1%	750,445	101.4
2019	4.9%	752,871	101.7
2020	8.3%	712,139	96.2
2021	5.1%	734,192	99.2
2022	3.9%	750,916	101.5
2023	3.9%	758,311	102.5
2024	4.1%	757,628	102.4

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$872/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how West Virginia housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+58.2%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +58.2%
Income growth: +56.3%
Income per person: $57,932

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

West Virginia: +58.2%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #47 of 50

Income growth

West Virginia: +56.3%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #20 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	200.58	100.0	$37,075	100.0
2017	202.02	100.7	$38,841	104.8
2018	205.72	102.6	$41,001	110.6
2019	210.83	105.1	$42,615	114.9
2020	220.08	109.7	$44,897	121.1
2021	239.63	119.5	$48,895	131.9
2022	265.64	132.4	$50,163	135.3
2023	281.64	140.4	$52,977	142.9
2024	300.88	150.0	$55,432	149.5
2025	317.22	158.2	$57,932	156.3

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

263.8 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
West Virginia's average monthly population coverage remained below 90% from 2015 through 2022 (83.8%–88.9%); those years are flagged and may understate reported rates. Coverage rose above the warning threshold in 2023.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 92.1%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

1,183.5 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
West Virginia's average monthly population coverage remained below 90% from 2015 through 2022 (83.8%–88.9%); those years are flagged and may understate reported rates. Coverage rose above the warning threshold in 2023.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 92.1%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 5.9 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

92.1% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 263.8 per 100k
Property crime: 1183.5 per 100k
Population coverage: 92.1%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

West Virginia: 263.8 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #31 of 50

Property-crime rate

West Virginia: 1183.5 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #45 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	342.7 per 100k	1988.2 per 100k	83.8% · partial
2016	370.4 per 100k	2045.1 per 100k	87.6% · partial
2017	375.7 per 100k	1870.7 per 100k	87.8% · partial
2018	306.2 per 100k	1496.0 per 100k	86.3% · partial
2019	301.1 per 100k	1400.1 per 100k	87.2% · partial
2020	330.5 per 100k	1457.1 per 100k	87.5% · partial
2021	300.0 per 100k	1364.1 per 100k	87.7% · partial
2022	297.5 per 100k	1335.2 per 100k	88.9% · partial
2023	282.5 per 100k	1240.6 per 100k	90.6%
2024	263.8 per 100k	1183.5 per 100k	92.1%

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
West Virginia's average monthly population coverage remained below 90% from 2015 through 2022 (83.8%–88.9%); those years are flagged and may understate reported rates. Coverage rose above the warning threshold in 2023.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

7.3%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Share of West Virginia’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

5.8%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 5.8%
Margin of error: ±0.4 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

West Virginia: 5.8%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #36 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	8.6%	±0.4 points
2015	6.0%	±0.4 points
2016	5.3%	±0.3 points
2017	6.1%	±0.4 points
2018	6.4%	±0.4 points
2019	6.7%	±0.4 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	6.1%	±0.4 points
2022	5.9%	±0.4 points
2023	5.9%	±0.4 points
2024	5.8%	±0.4 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

72.2 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on West Virginia's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

West Virginia: 72.2 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #50 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	74.4 years
2019	74.5 years
2020	72.8 years
2021	71.0 years
2022	72.2 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total West Virginia population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

89.3%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of West Virginia residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

205.9Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 205.9
Grade 4 math: 231.5
Grade 8 reading: 247.4
Grade 8 math: 260.8

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

West Virginia: 205.9
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #48 of 50

Grade 4 math

West Virginia: 231.5
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #46 of 50

Grade 8 reading

West Virginia: 247.4
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #48 of 50

Grade 8 math

West Virginia: 260.8
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #49 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	219.2	230.8	259.6	270.8
2005	214.8	230.8	255.1	269.1
2007	215.1	236.3	255.0	270.1
2009	214.5	233.0	254.8	270.4
2011	214.4	234.7	256.1	273.3
2013	214.7	237.4	257.4	274.4
2015	216.3	235.2	260.2	271.5
2017	217.3	236.1	258.7	273.4
2019	213.2	231.5	255.6	272.3
2022	205.3	226.0	249.4	260.4
2024	205.9	231.5	247.4	260.8

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in West Virginia. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

11.05¢/kWh

Average retail electricity price

2024

Average retail electricity revenue per kilowatthour across customer sectors in the EIA state profile.

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Electric system

Primary generation source: Coal
In-state net generation: 50.6 million MWh
Carbon dioxide emissions: 43.967 million metric tons

How it was measured

U.S. Energy Information Administration Forms EIA-860, EIA-861, and EIA-923.

Keep in mind

The statewide average is not every customer's bill or current utility rate.
In-state generation differs from power consumed because electricity crosses state lines.

Environment

$3.86/gal

Lower Atlantic regular gasoline price

Week of September 7, 2026

Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's Lower Atlantic region, including taxes. The region contains Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

West Virginia$3.860/gal

United States$4.157/gal

The Lower Atlantic average was $0.297 per gallon lower, or about 7.1% below the U.S. average.

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West Virginia and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

West Virginia: $3.860/gal
United States: $4.157/gal

The Lower Atlantic average was $0.297 per gallon lower, or about 7.1% below the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of September 7, 2026. The West Virginia-side figure is the Lower Atlantic regional average, not a West Virginia statewide estimate.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $3.783/gal
Weekly change: +7.7¢
One year earlier: $2.949/gal
Change from one year earlier: +91.1¢

How it was measured

FactVote uses EIA’s Lower Atlantic series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes West Virginia. Changes are calculated from the published August 31, 2026 (prior week), and September 8, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current West Virginia statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This Lower Atlantic regional estimate should not be read as West Virginia’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, and does not represent the price at every station or in every West Virginia community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Related state trends

Environment over time

West Virginia electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

15.07¢/kWhresidential average

In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas7.5%
Coal85.2%
Nuclear0.0%
Solar0.4%
Hydroelectric2.7%
Wind4.0%
Other0.3%

Residential price: 15.07¢/kWh
Total generation: 50.6 TWh
Largest source: Coal · 85.2%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

West Virginia: 15.07¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #21 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Coal	Solar	Hydroelectric	Wind	Other	Residential price
2015	72.295 TWh	1.304 TWh	68.056 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.385 TWh	1.376 TWh	0.174 TWh	10.08¢/kWh
2016	75.943 TWh	1.225 TWh	71.513 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.638 TWh	1.432 TWh	0.135 TWh	11.44¢/kWh
2017	73.357 TWh	1.527 TWh	68.349 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.658 TWh	1.682 TWh	0.141 TWh	11.63¢/kWh
2018	67.249 TWh	1.420 TWh	62.039 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.848 TWh	1.770 TWh	0.172 TWh	11.18¢/kWh
2019	63.926 TWh	2.243 TWh	58.182 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.706 TWh	1.631 TWh	0.164 TWh	11.25¢/kWh
2020	56.662 TWh	2.777 TWh	50.216 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.592 TWh	1.898 TWh	0.179 TWh	11.80¢/kWh
2021	65.836 TWh	2.626 TWh	59.668 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.705 TWh	1.624 TWh	0.214 TWh	12.15¢/kWh
2022	56.665 TWh	2.110 TWh	50.718 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.647 TWh	2.007 TWh	0.183 TWh	13.23¢/kWh
2023	52.287 TWh	3.680 TWh	44.798 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.530 TWh	2.089 TWh	0.190 TWh	14.05¢/kWh
2024	50.595 TWh	3.782 TWh	43.098 TWh	0.186 TWh	1.361 TWh	2.003 TWh	0.165 TWh	15.07¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside West Virginia, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Hydroelectric combines conventional and pumped-storage net generation; the 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

Monthly regular gasoline price

$3.716/galmonthly average

Monthly regular-grade gasoline prices in EIA’s Lower Atlantic region show the market trend surrounding West Virginia. The regional average includes West Virginia.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $3.716/gal
From prior month: −0.5¢
From one year earlier: +80.0¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

West Virginia: $3.716/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #27* of 49

* EIA does not publish a current West Virginia statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a six-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.403/gal
February 2020	$2.270/gal
March 2020	$2.058/gal
April 2020	$1.733/gal
May 2020	$1.706/gal
June 2020	$1.899/gal
July 2020	$2.010/gal
August 2020	$2.011/gal
September 2020	$2.043/gal
October 2020	$2.025/gal
November 2020	$1.958/gal
December 2020	$2.060/gal
January 2021	$2.205/gal
February 2021	$2.377/gal
March 2021	$2.672/gal
April 2021	$2.689/gal
May 2021	$2.812/gal
June 2021	$2.876/gal
July 2021	$2.922/gal
August 2021	$2.930/gal
September 2021	$2.967/gal
October 2021	$3.109/gal
November 2021	$3.230/gal
December 2021	$3.129/gal
January 2022	$3.123/gal
February 2022	$3.373/gal
March 2022	$4.056/gal
April 2022	$3.884/gal
May 2022	$4.192/gal
June 2022	$4.609/gal
July 2022	$4.201/gal
August 2022	$3.615/gal
September 2022	$3.335/gal
October 2022	$3.295/gal
November 2022	$3.305/gal
December 2022	$2.960/gal
January 2023	$3.201/gal
February 2023	$3.227/gal
March 2023	$3.221/gal
April 2023	$3.436/gal
May 2023	$3.322/gal
June 2023	$3.290/gal
July 2023	$3.349/gal
August 2023	$3.622/gal
September 2023	$3.502/gal
October 2023	$3.224/gal
November 2023	$2.980/gal
December 2023	$2.974/gal
January 2024	$2.958/gal
February 2024	$3.112/gal
March 2024	$3.283/gal
April 2024	$3.394/gal
May 2024	$3.389/gal
June 2024	$3.265/gal
July 2024	$3.331/gal
August 2024	$3.214/gal
September 2024	$3.019/gal
October 2024	$2.944/gal
November 2024	$2.926/gal
December 2024	$2.900/gal
January 2025	$2.961/gal
February 2025	$2.944/gal
March 2025	$2.894/gal
April 2025	$2.957/gal
May 2025	$2.906/gal
June 2025	$2.919/gal
July 2025	$2.916/gal
August 2025	$2.911/gal
September 2025	$2.907/gal
October 2025	$2.835/gal
November 2025	$2.834/gal
December 2025	$2.741/gal
January 2026	$2.678/gal
February 2026	$2.745/gal
March 2026	$3.450/gal
April 2026	$3.859/gal
May 2026	$4.140/gal
June 2026	$3.721/gal
July 2026	$3.716/gal
August 2026	$3.767/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA’s monthly Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. Monthly averages are simple averages of the published weekly estimates; prices include taxes.

This regional series covers Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; it is not a West Virginia statewide average.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. The monthly series ends in August 2026 and can differ from the weekly fact.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

281

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 15.3 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Immigration

1.8%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

Share of West Virginia residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

1.8Mresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: −7.9K
Domestic migration: +6.4K
International migration: +244

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

West Virginia: 1,766,147
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #39 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

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Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	1,791,670	—	—	—	—
2021	1,785,921	-10,448	3,028	727	944
2022	1,774,003	-12,823	253	1,272	-620
2023	1,770,036	-8,822	3,348	1,750	-243
2024	1,767,402	-7,940	4,312	1,109	-115
2025	1,766,147	-7,887	6,408	244	-20

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

63.69%

Registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

Share of registered West Virginia voters recorded as casting a ballot in the November 2024 general election.

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General vs. latest primary turnout

General election turnout: 63.69%
Primary election turnoutMay 12, 2026 primary election: 21.02%

The West Virginia Secretary of State reported 252,008 primary voters among 1,198,934 registered voters after all 55 counties certified their results.

The 2026 Republican primary was closed to unaffiliated voters while the Democratic primary remained open, so ballot access differed by party and affiliation.
The Secretary of State had not yet published its fuller voter-history review when it released the certified statewide turnout total.

West Virginia Secretary of State: Certification of the 2026 Mid-Term Primary Election Review by January 31, 2027

How it was measured

The West Virginia Secretary of State reported 770,585 ballots cast among 1,209,977 registered voters when the statewide result was certified.

Keep in mind

This is registered-voter turnout, including inactive registrations, not participation among every voting-eligible resident.
Turnout does not by itself measure election access, administration quality, confidence, or the effect of a specific rule.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Reproductive rights

Induced terminations reported in-state

2025

Induced terminations of pregnancy reported as performed in West Virginia during 2025 under the exceptions in West Virginia Code §16-2R-3.

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Procedures by quarter

Quarter 1: 8
Quarter 2: 4
Quarter 3: 5
Quarter 4: 5

How it was measured

The West Virginia Health Statistics Center compiled reports required from physicians under West Virginia Code §16-5-22; the fourth-quarter report's monthly table provides the complete 2025 occurrence total.

Keep in mind

This is an occurrence count, not a count of procedures obtained by West Virginia residents: 20 were reported for West Virginia residents, one for an Ohio resident, and one had missing residence information.
West Virginia law has prohibited induced terminations except under specified circumstances since September 2022, so this administrative count is not directly comparable with broader pre-law totals or estimates of resident procedures obtained outside the state.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How West Virginia is changing

Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy. Gasoline uses an explicitly labeled regional average; other charts use West Virginia statewide measures. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

West Virginia

FY2027 General Revenue appropriation

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

Electric system

How it was measured

West Virginia and U.S. context

Recent EIA observations

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Selected beneficiary groups

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

General vs. latest primary turnout

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

Procedures by quarter

How it was measured