Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Sean Parnell (R) 

Population: 722,718 

GDP (per capita): $61,853 

Number of S&P 500 companies: 0 

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent 

Top individual tax rate: None 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 8.0 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Stable 

SAT scores (average): 1513/2400   

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 7 

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