#29 Florida

Governor: Richard Lynn Scott (R)

Population: 19,057,542

GDP (per capita): $34,689

Number of S&P companies: 16

Top corporate tax rate: 5.5 percent

Top individual tax rate: None

Gasoline taxes/fees: 35.0 cents

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa1/Stable

SAT scores (average): 1447/2400

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 223

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