Watford City, North Dakota
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ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Jack Dalrymple (R)
Population: 683,932
GDP (per capita): $50,096
Number of S&P 500 companies: 0
Top corporate tax rate: 5.20 percent
Top individual tax rate: 3.99 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 23.0 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1759/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 21Sources: 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