Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Gary Herbert (R)

Population: 2, 817, 222

GDP (per capita): $38, 452

Number of S&P companies: 1

Top corporate tax rate: 5.00 percent

Top individual tax rate: 5.00 percent

Gasoline taxes/fees: 24.5 cents

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Stable

SAT scores (average): 1667/2400

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 41

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