Denver, Colorado
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ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: John Hickenlooper (D)
Population: 5,116,796
GDP (per capita): $45,792
Number of S&P companies: 9
Top corporate tax rate: 4.63 percent
Top individual tax rate: 4.63 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 22.0 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1699/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 85
Sources: Census Bureau (2011), Standard & Poor's (2012), Tax Foundation (2012), American Petroleum Institute (2012), Bureau Labor Statistics (2011), National Center For Education Statistics (2011), Moody's (2012), CNBC