Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Tom Corbett (R) 

Population: 12, 742, 886 

GDP (per capita): $39, 272 

Number of S&P companies: 23 

Top corporate tax rate: 9.99 percent 

Top individual tax rate: 3.07 percent 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 32.3 cents

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Negative 

SAT scores (average): 1473/2400 

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 262 

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