South Dakota Ranks 12th In Personal Income
by KDLT News
March 10, 2013 8:05 PM
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said that South Dakota's personal income from 2000 to 2011 grew by 82.5 percent.
This is greater than the national growth rate of 51. 4 percent.
Since 2000, South Dakota's per capita personal income has increased by 67.4 percent.
The state's per capita personal income in 2011 was $44,217.00.
State Labor and Regulation Secretary Pam Roberts said South Dakota ranked 36th in 2009 in the midst of the recession.
She said that the state has improved dramatically in a few years.