Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Richard Snyder (R) 

Population: 9,876,187 

GDP (per capita): $34,166 

Number of S&P companies: 20 

Top corporate tax rate: 6.00 percent 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 42.9 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa2/Stable 

SAT scores (average): 1761/2400   

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 107 

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