The Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia ranks as the second most dependent state on the federal government, according to a new study by SmartAsset, a New York-based a financial technology company.
“We analyzed data across four metrics to find the states that are most dependent on the federal government, and West Virginia ranks in the number two spot,” according to Derek Miller, SmartAsset’s data journalist who performed the analysis.
The data showed that over 35 percent of West Virginia’s government revenue comes from the federal government.
“That’s the 15th-highest number in our study,” Miller said.
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