PIERRE — South Dakota’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $363 million in economic activity in 2022. This is according to Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), an economic and social impact study conducted by Americans for the Arts with support from the South Dakota Arts Council, Arts South Dakota, and local arts agencies in Aberdeen, Brookings, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and Yankton.

The reported economic activity supported more than 6,000 jobs, paid $196.4 million in personal income to South Dakota residents and generated $52 million in local, state, and federal government revenue. The nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $63.7 million in spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and $299.3 million in event-related spending by their audiences.