Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Richard Lynn Scott (R) 

Population: 19,057,542 

GDP (per capita): $34,689 

Number of S&P companies: 16 

Top corporate tax rate: 5.5 percent 

Top individual tax rate: None 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 35.0 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable 

SAT scores (average): 1447/2400   

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 223 

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