#50 Rhode Island
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Providence, Rhode Island
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Lincoln Chafee (Independent)
Population: 1,051,302
GDP (per capita): $41, 532
Number of S&P companies: 2Budget gap (projected 2012): $390 million
Top corporate tax rate: 9.00 percent
Top individual tax rate: 5.99 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 33.0 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa2/Negative
SAT scores (average): 1477/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 13
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
