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WVU MEDICINE

Tax Revenue
$ 686.5 MILLION in state + local taxes.
$ 1 in state + local taxes for every $ 8.32 collected by state and local government.
Jobs

56,224

WV jobs( direct + indirect)
Return on Investment
$ 11.2 BILLION in statewide economic impact
Combined West Virginia Impact

$ 12 BILLION TO THE STATE ECONOMY

from WVU Medicine + WVU Health Sciences

WVU HEALTH SCIENCES

Jobs

7,377 supported and sustained statewide

3,276 direct jobs + 4,101 indirect / induced jobs
Tax Revenue
$ 40.6 MILLION in state + local taxes
Return on Investment
$ 811.5 MILLION in statewide economic impact
$ 240.8 million direct impact + $ 570.7 million in indirect / induced impact
Economic impact data was produced by Tripp Umbach, one of the nation’ s leading private consulting firms specializing in economic and community development. All data is from FY24.