#21 Washington
#21 Washington
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Christine Gregoire (D)
Population: 6,830,038
GDP (per capita): $45,520
Number of S&P 500 companies: 8
Top corporate tax rate: None but a there is a gross receipts tax with rates not strictly comparable to corporate income tax rates
Top individual tax rate: None
Gasoline taxes/fees: 37.5 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Negative
SAT scores (average): 1560/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 85
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