Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Dave Heineman (R) 

Population: 1,842,641 

GDP (per capita): $43,356 

Number of S&P companies: 5 

Top corporate tax rate: 7.81 percent 

Top individual tax rate: 6.84 percent 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 27.6 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: No G.O. rating/Stable 

SAT scores (average): 1745/2400 

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 43 

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