#1 Texas
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Rick Perry (R)
Population: 25,674,681
GDP (per capita): $44,788
Number of S&P companies: 52
Top corporate tax rate: No corporate income tax but do have a gross receipts tax with rates not strictly comparable to corporate income tax rates
Top individual tax rate: None
Gasoline taxes/fees: 20.0 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Stable
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 252
SAT scores (average): 1446/2400
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