Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Paul LePage (R) 

Population: 1,328,188 

GDP (per capita): $33,746 

Number of S&P companies: 0 

Top corporate tax rate: 8.93 percent 

Top individual tax rate: 8.50 percent 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 31.5 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa2/Negative 

SAT scores (average): 1391/2400   

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 32 

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