No. 15
South Dakota
Taxation and Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Key Metrics |
Taxation and Regulations
- State Corporate Income Tax Rate: None
- Highest Personal Income Tax Rate: None
Workforce Quality
- % with High School diploma or more: 90.3
- % with Bachelor’s degree or more: 25.1
- % with Advanced degree or more: 7.3
- Patents per 100K: 8.62
- % of Employed Represented by Unions: 6.6
Quality of Life
- Hopsitals per 10K: 0.644
- Elementary/Secondary Schools per 1000 people: 0.955
- Violent Crimes per 100K: 165.02
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Key Companies |
- Blask Hills Corp.
- NorthWest Corp.
- LodgeNet Interactive
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Other Highlights |
- South Dakota fell to #15 from #14 in 2010 — the state took #13 in 2009
- South Dakota ranks #12 in state debt per capita with $4485
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Sources:
TaxFoundation.org
Statemaster.com
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education