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ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Andrew Cuomo (D)
Population: 19,465,197
GDP (per capita): $52,214
Number of S&P companies: 50
Top corporate tax rate: 7.10 percent
Top individual tax rate: 8.82 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 51.2 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa2/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1460/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 302
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