#41 New Jersey
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Hoboken, New Jersey
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Christopher Christie (R)
Population: 8,821,155
GDP (per capita): $48,380
Number of S&P 500 companies: 21
Top corporate tax rate: 9.00 percent
Top individual tax rate: 8.97 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 14.5 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa3/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1508/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 66
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
