Top States For Business 2012

Governor: Steve Beshear (D) 

Population: 4,369,356 

GDP (per capita): $32,331 

Number of S&P companies: 6 

Top corporate tax rate: 6.00 percent 

Top individual tax rate: 6.00 percent 

Gasoline taxes/fees: 27.8 cents 

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa2/Negative 

SAT scores (average): 1711/2400   

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 76 

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