#38 Alabama
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Robert Bentley (R)
GDP (per capita): $31,301
Number of S&P 500 companies: 1
Top corporate tax rate: 6.50 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 20.9 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1623/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 75
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