New research has discovered the states where business owners are most confident about the future, with South Dakota taking the top spot. The research also revealed which sectors are most confident about the future of their businesses’ performance.
Web hosting provider, Hostinger, analyzed survey data from the US Census Bureau to determine the states where business owners are most confident about their current performance, as well as their predicted performance in six months’ time.
- South Dakota take the top spot, with 43.5% of business owners feeling confident about the future
- New Mexico and South Carolina are second and third, respectively
- Business owners in the utilities sector are the most confident about the future
|
Rank |
State |
% of business owners confident about their future performance |
|
1 |
South Dakota |
43.5 |
|
2 |
New Mexico |
43.2 |
|
3 |
South Carolina |
37.9 |
|
4 |
Montana |
37 |
|
5 |
Alaska |
36.6 |
|
6 |
Nebraska |
36.4 |
|
7 |
Idaho |
36.2 |
