Energy boom pushes North Dakota past Minnesota in disposable income

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This story was filed on November 14, 2012

The energy boom has helped push North Dakota ahead of Minnesota when it comes to disposable income.

Even South Dakota, which has benefited little from the discovery of oil and gas deposits over the last few years, has passed Minnesota, according to a new study of U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis numbers.

The study by The Business Journals studied per capita disposable personal income during two different time periods – over the last five years and over the last 25 years. Disposable income includes…

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