
Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities 2021:
Sioux Falls No. 7 Best in the Small City category
The Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities index tracks the economic performance of approximately 400 US metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) split between large and small cities. It uses an outcomes-based set of metrics—including job creation, wage gains, and high-tech GDP growth—to evaluate the performance of these cities relative to one another. Sioux Falls ranked No. 7 in the small city category.
