Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Mark Dayton (D) 

Population: 5,344,861 

GDP (per capita): $45,822 

Number of S&P companies: 19 

Top corporate tax rate: 9.80 percent 

Top individual tax rate: 7.85 percent 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 28.1 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Negative 

SAT scores (average): 1778/2400   

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 113 

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