Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Dan Malloy (D) 

Population: 3,580,709 

GDP (per capita): $56,242 

Number of S&P companies: 14 

Top corporate tax rate: 9.0 percent 

Top individual tax rate: 6.7 percent 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 46.0 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa3/Stable 

SAT scores (average): 1535/2400   

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