#24 Montana
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Brian Schweitzer (D)
Population: 998,199
GDP (per capita): $32,041
Number of S&P companies: 0
Top corporate tax rate: 6.75 percent
Top individual tax rate: 6.90 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 27.8 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1592/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 23
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