#32 South Carolina
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Nikki Haley (R)
Population: 4,679,230
GDP (per capita): $30,620
Number of S&P companies: 1
Top corporate tax rate: 5.00 percent
Top individual tax rate: 7.00 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 16.8 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1436/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 75
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
