#11 Minnesota
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Mark Dayton (D)
Population: 5,344,861
GDP (per capita): $45,822
Number of S&P companies: 19
Top corporate tax rate: 9.80 percent
Top individual tax rate: 7.85 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 28.1 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Negative
SAT scores (average): 1778/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 113
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
