South Dakota
#12of 5159B−
Starting up
How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
58+3 vs median
- Business applications per 1,000 residents1.326 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- State tax collected per resident$2,90690 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Population health
One comparable public-health read, asked the same way of every state.
28-22 vs median
- Adult obesity, 202437.0%20 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Firearm-injury deaths per 100,000 (crude)17.336 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC NCIPC, CDC NCIPC 2024
Productive base
Output per worker and how much of the job base is manufacturing.
63+12 vs median
- Output per worker$165,55752 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Manufacturing share of jobs9.3%73 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labour market
How tight the market is, and which way it moved last month.
70+21 vs median
- Unemployment rate2.0%100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment change, latest month-0.02%40 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prosperity
What the average person in the state actually earns.
57+5 vs median
- Per-capita personal income$79,29774 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher34.2%40 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year
Things get built
Housing authorised per worker — a direct read on whether projects clear.
77+19 vs median
- Housing units authorised per 1,000 workers1.796 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- House price index (FHFA)642.558 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsFederal Housing Finance Agency
Fiscal standing
What the bond market thinks of the state as a counterparty.
100+8 vs median
- General-obligation ratingAaa · Stable100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsMoody's, indicative 2025
Openness
Whether you can get an answer out of the state without telephoning it.
18-33 vs median
- Open-data portal answers an APIPublished address answers nothing0 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09
- Incentive, permit & finance datasets00 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA discovery, 2026-09
- Government or agency newsroom feeds254 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09