Chicago, Illinois
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ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Pat Quinn (D)
Population: 12,869,257
GDP (per capita): $45,231
Number of S&P companies: 32
Top corporate tax rate: 9.5 percent
Top individual tax rate: 5.0 percent w/ modification
Gasoline taxes/fees: 44.4 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: A2/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1807/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 181
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