New Report Verifies What SD Nurses Know

It's Not an Easy Place to Be a Nurse

A new report from the personal finance website WalletHub ranks South Dakota among the worst states for nurses.

The study evaluated a variety of metrics to come up with scores for 50 US cities. Among them were average annual salary adjusted for cost of living, nurse job openings per capita, healthcare facilities per capita, percentage of residents living in an underserved healthcare area, and numbers of residents over 65.

South Dakota ranked 45th out of the 50 states. North Dakota fared even worse in the report ranking 48th on the list. There is some good news for nurses in the Plains states, however. Minnesota ranked 8th on the list. Iowa was right in the middle at number 25.

CLICK HERE to read the full report including an in-depth analysis.