#18 Oregon
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: John Kitzhaber (D)
Population: 3,871,859
GDP (per capita): $48,098
Number of S&P companies: 2
Top corporate tax rate: 7.6 percent
Top individual tax rate: 9.9 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 31.0 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1540/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 60
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