#16 Tennessee

Governor: Bill Haslam (R)

Population: 6,403,353

GDP (per capita): $36,543

Number of S&P companies: 9

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent

Top individual tax rate: 6.0 percent

Gasoline taxes/fees: 21.4 cents

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aaa/Stable

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 109

SAT scores (average): 1710/2400

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