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South Dakota
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Two million tourists flock to South Dakota every year to witness first-hand the breathtaking accomplishment of Gutzon Borglum and the 400 workers who helped him carve the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln 60-feet tall into the granite of Mount Rushmore. Carved between 1927 and 1941, the Mount Rushmore monument was not without its controversy. Native Americans consider the mountain to be sacred and in 1971 a group led by Lakota holy man John Fire Lame Deer occupied the monument in protest. A minor controversy erupted in 1937 when a bill proposing the addition of the head of Susan B. Anthony to the monument was denied citing lack of funds. Tourism is South Dakota's second-largest industry behind only the service industry.
The service industry sector of South Dakota's economy includes the retail, finance, and health care industries. Favorable banking regulations in the state have attracted major players such as Citibank to establish national operations there. Government spending gives the state's economy a boost with Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City contributing mightily. South Dakota produces cattle, corn, wheat, and soybeans and in addition to the tourists who visit to see Mount Rushmore, millions are drawn annually to historic Deadwood and to the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. South Dakota's 800,000 citizens enjoy the lowest per capita state tax rate in America and pay no personal or corporate income tax.
The service industry sector of South Dakota's economy includes the retail, finance, and health care industries. Favorable banking regulations in the state have attracted major players such as Citibank to establish national operations there. Government spending gives the state's economy a boost with Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City contributing mightily. South Dakota produces cattle, corn, wheat, and soybeans and in addition to the tourists who visit to see Mount Rushmore, millions are drawn annually to historic Deadwood and to the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. South Dakota's 800,000 citizens enjoy the lowest per capita state tax rate in America and pay no personal or corporate income tax.
Incidents
Fatal Truck Accidents: 14 per year
Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 279 per year
Accident Locales: 93%(Rural), 7%(Urban)
Carrier Fact: 50% of South Dakota's truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not South Dakota.
In 64% of South Dakota's truck accidents, weather conditions were NOT a factor.
Roads
Interstate 90: A major east-west highway, I-90 crosses South Dakota's southern half near cities that include Spearfish, Sturgis, Rapid City, and Mitchell.
Interstate 29: Traversing the eastern portion of South Dakota, I-29 is a major artery through the state's largest city, Sioux Falls.
Counties
Aurora -- Beadle -- Bennett -- Bon Homme -- Brookings -- Brown -- Brule -- Buffalo -- Butte -- Campbell -- Charles Mix -- Clark -- Clay -- Codington -- Corson -- Custer -- Davison -- Day -- Deuel -- Dewey -- Douglas -- Edmunds -- Fall River -- Faulk -- Grant -- Gregory -- Haakon -- Hamlin -- Hand -- Hanson -- Harding -- Hughes -- Hutchinson -- Hyde -- Jackson -- Jerauld -- Jones -- Kingsbury -- Lake -- Lawrence -- Lincoln -- Lyman -- Marshall -- McCook -- McPherson -- Meade -- Mellette -- Miner -- Minnehaha -- Moody -- Pennington -- Perkins -- Potter -- Roberts -- Sanborn -- Shannon -- Spink -- Stanley -- Sully -- Todd -- Tripp -- Turner -- Union -- Walworth -- Yankton