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ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Scott Walker (R)
Population: 5,711,767
GDP (per capita): $38,822
Number of S&P companies: 9
Top corporate tax rate: 7.90 percent
Top individual tax rate: 7.75 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 32.9 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa2/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1767/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 84
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