South Dakota Among States Where Middle Class Being Left Behind

According to MSN.COM South Dakota is in the top-6 for states where the middle class is being left behind.

MSN reports South Dakota has one of the healthiest economies in the country yet in the past 5 years incomes for the middle class are not growing nearly as fast as they are for the wealthiest in the state.

In that time period, the middle 20% of South Dakotans saw earnings increase about 5% while the wealthiest 20% have gone up 9.8%.

Here are the Top 6 States Where Middle Class Is Being Left Behind:

1. Wyoming
2. Alaska
3. Vermont
4. New York
5. Arizona
6. South Dakota

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