How Does Federal Fiscal Policy Impact South Dakota’s Budget?
It had to end at some point. More than six years after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world stage, federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) aid is finally coming to an end. As South…
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A Farmer, a Nurse, and a Welder Walk into a Bar: Healthcare in the South Dakota Economy
While the title of this article might sound like a setup for a joke, agriculture, healthcare, and manufacturing make up almost 30% of South Dakota’s GDP. If you were surprised to see healthcare on…
The Price of Power: Data Centers and South Dakota’s Energy Future
Introduction The data center industry is in the midst of a historic expansion, driven by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the rising volume of data that modern life generates. South Dakota sits at an…
From Fields to Finance: South Dakota’s Economic Landscape in Early 2025
South Dakota’s economy surged 5.2% in the second quarter of 2025, rebounding sharply from a 3.1% contraction just months earlier. This volatile pattern—from downturn to recovery in just six months—reveals the dual nature of…
How Will South Dakota Be Impacted by Recent Tariffs?
Tariffs have become a focal point of discussion among economists, business leaders, and policymakers. To understand their potential impact on South Dakota, examining their historical role in U.S. trade policy and the reasoning behind…
Thirty Years of Change: Dynamics of Income, Education, Labor, Housing, and Age
Over the last three decades, South Dakota has seen uneven and striking shifts in its economic conditions, social composition, and demographic profile. Using detailed neighborhood-level data aggregated to county boundaries from the 1990 and…
