Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Rick Perry (R) 

Population: 25,674,681 

GDP (per capita): $44,788 

Number of S&P companies: 52 

Top corporate tax rate: No corporate income tax but do have a gross receipts tax with rates not strictly comparable to corporate income tax rates 

Top individual tax rate: None 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 20.0 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Stable 

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 252 

SAT scores (average): 1446/2400 

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