#36 (tie) New Mexico
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Roswell, New Mexico
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Susana Martinez (R)
Population: 2,082,224
GDP (per capita): $33,857
Number of S&P companies: 0
Top corporate tax rate: 7.60 percent
Top individual tax rate: 4.90 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 18.9 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Negative
SAT scores (average): 1618/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 44
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
