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South Dakota #34
45.1 composite of 100 Based on 68% of intended metrics
LR
Larry Rhoden R
Governor · since 2025-01-05
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Median household income71,810 · ACS 1-year 2023 ·
32.6
Income growth (YoY)2.99% · 2022→2023 ·
40.9
Poverty rate11.4% · SAIPE 2023 ·
64.7
Income inequality (Gini)0.462 · ACS 1-year 2023 ·
57.9
Not yet sourced: Real (cost-of-living-adjusted) income (BEA Regional Price Parities API key pending); Economic mobility (Opportunity Insights dataset download pending).