#2 Utah
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Salt Lake City, Utah
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Gary Herbert (R)
Population: 2, 817, 222
GDP (per capita): $38, 452
Number of S&P companies: 1
Top corporate tax rate: 5.00 percent
Top individual tax rate: 5.00 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 24.5 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1667/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 41
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
