#6 Nebraska
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Lincoln, Nebraska
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Dave Heineman (R)
Population: 1,842,641
GDP (per capita): $43,356
Number of S&P companies: 5
Top corporate tax rate: 7.81 percent
Top individual tax rate: 6.84 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 27.6 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: No G.O. rating/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1745/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 43
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
