West Virginia Income Tax Rate
Graduated Brackets
West Virginia taxes individual income at graduated rates rising to 4.82 percent across 5 brackets, ranking 24 of 41 among the states that tax income.
What “Graduated Brackets” means
Rates rise through brackets as income increases.
26 of 50 states are in the same category
Alongside West Virginia: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, and 13 more.
Source: Tax Foundation · as of January 2026 · last verified October 16, 2026
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