Virginia

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Virginia owns more than it owes.
Virginia has a $6,800 Taxpayer Surplus.™
Virginia is a Sunshine State with enough assets to cover its debt.
Elected officials have created a Taxpayer Surplus™, which is each taxpayer's share of money available after state bills have been paid.
TIA's Taxpayer Surplus™ measurement incorporates both assets and liabilities, not just pension debt.
Virginia has $79.1 billion of assets available to pay the state's bills totaling $58 billion.
Virginia has $21.1 billion available after bills have been paid, which breaks down to $6,800 per taxpayer.
Virginia's reported net position is overstated by $888.1 million, largely because the state delays recognizing losses incurred when the net pension liability increases.
The state's financial report was released 166 days after its fiscal year end, which is considered timely according to the 180 day standard.

IN THE NEWS
Virginia posts $21B surplus in new report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 | THE CENTER SQUARE | by Shirleen Guerra

(The Center Square) – Virginia ended fiscal year 2024 with more money than it needed to cover its bills, placing it in the top quarter of states reviewed in a new financial report.

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