Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Jan Brewer (R)

 Population: 6,482,505

GDP (per capita): $35,032 

Number of S&P companies: 6 

Top corporate tax rate: 6.97 percent 

Top individual tax rate: 4.54 percent 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 19.0 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa3/Stable 

SAT scores (average): 1539/2400  

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 84 

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