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Utah ranks No. 4 for personal income growth in second quarter this year

Feel richer? Utah just ranked No. 4 among the states for its increase in personal income between the first and second quarters of this year.

It increased by 6.9% in that time, well above the national average of 5.4%, according to estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The only states where total personal income rose faster were Texas, 7.5%; Idaho, 7.4%; and Washington, 7.0%.

The states that ranked the worst were North Dakota, with no growth, and South Dakota at 1.3%.

The measure looks at the combined personal income of all residents in the state from all sources.