Categories: 2014 Best & Worst States

South Dakota

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

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

Key Companies
Blask Hills Corp. NorthWest Corp. LodgeNet Interactive

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

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

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