Arkansas #20
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Little Rock, Arkansas
Governor: Mike Beebe (D)
Population: 2,937,979
GDP (per capita): $31,142
Number of S&P companies: 4
Top corporate tax rate: 6.50 percent
Top individual tax rate: 7.00 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 21.8 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1692/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 51
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
