#19 New Hampshire
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: John Lynch (D)
Population: 1,318,194
GDP (per capita): $42,916
Number of S&P companies: 0
Top corporate tax rate: 8.50 percent
Top individual tax rate: 5.00 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 19.6 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1559/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 29
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