#28 Massachusetts
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Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston, Massachusetts
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Deval Patrick (D)
Population: 6,587,536
GDP (per capita): $52,915
Number of S&P companies: 11
Top corporate tax rate: 8.00 percent
Top individual tax rate: 5.30 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 23.5 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1549/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 124
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
