Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Robert Bentley (R) 

GDP (per capita): $31,301 

Number of S&P 500 companies: 1 

Top corporate tax rate: 6.50 percent 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 20.9 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable 

SAT scores (average): 1623/2400  

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