Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Mitch Daniels (R) 

Population: 6,516,922 

GDP (per capita): $36,970 

Number of S&P companies: 6 

Top corporate tax rate: 8.5 percent 

Top individual tax rate: 3.4 percent w/ modification 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 43.0 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Stable 

SAT scores (average): 1470/2400   

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 109 

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