Quit hugging our state, South Dakota

Rock County is now considered part of the Sioux Falls, S.D., Metropolitan Statistical Area.

What it means is the U.S. Office of Management and Budget has determined that based on 2020 census data, Sioux Falls, population 202,000, and Rock County, population 10,000, have a high degree of economic and social integration.

Columnist Karen Tolkkinen shared her thoughts in a July 19 column in the Star Tribune, which can be accessed here: https://www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-quit-hugging-our-state-south-dakota/600382141/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2p9RdwrGlwh4Tm-D-g4-ZchzbKvLHEfJh2BbZei-a60zZTZ3rSqmpuD0Q_aem_BsiY_1-4xWQFx53t1EvymA