#47 Alaska
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Trans-Alaska oil pipeline
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Sean Parnell (R)
Population: 722,718
GDP (per capita): $61,853
Number of S&P 500 companies: 0
Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent
Top individual tax rate: None
Gasoline taxes/fees: 8.0 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1513/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 7
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
