Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland
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ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Martin O'Malley (D)
Population: 5,828,289
GDP (per capita): $45,360
Number of S&P companies: 6
Top corporate tax rate: 8.25 percent
Top individual tax rate: 5.50 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 23.5 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Negative
SAT scores (average): 1492/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 61
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