#48 West Virginia
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Charleston, West Virginia
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
Population: 1, 855, 364
GDP (per capita): $30, 056
Number of S&P companies: 0
Top corporate tax rate: 7.75 percent
Top individual tax rate: 6.50 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 33.4 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1512/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 46
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
