Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Matt Mead (R) 

Population: 568,158 

GDP (per capita): $55,516  

Number of S&P companies: 0 

Top corporate tax rate: None 

Top individual tax rate: None 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 14.0 cents 

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

SAT scores (average): 1692/2400 

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 11 

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