Savannah, Georgia
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ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Nathan Deal (R)
Population: 9,815,210
GDP (per capita): $37,270
Number of S&P 500 companies: 15
Top corporate tax rate: 6.0 percent
Top individual tax rate: 6.0 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 29.4 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1445/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 132
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