#22 Arizona
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Jan Brewer (R)
Population: 6,482,505
GDP (per capita): $35,032
Number of S&P companies: 6
Top corporate tax rate: 6.97 percent
Top individual tax rate: 4.54 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 19.0 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa3/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1539/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 84
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