#17 Wisconsin

Governor: Scott Walker (R)

Population: 5,711,767

GDP (per capita): $38,822

Number of S&P companies: 9

Top corporate tax rate: 7.90 percent

Top individual tax rate: 7.75 percent

Gasoline taxes/fees: 32.9 cents

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa2/Stable

SAT scores (average): 1767/2400

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 84

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