CNBC rates South Dakota tops for business; 8 of top 10 are Western states

South Dakota is tops when it comes to doing business. That's the word from CNBC, which just released the annual ranking of America's Top States for Business 2013 that also showed 8 of the top 10 states were in the West.

While South Dakota topped the rankings, the top ten also included Texas (2), North Dakota (3), Nebraska (4), Utah (5), Colorado (7), Wyoming (9) and Idaho (10). The next ten included Kansas, Oregon, Montana and Arizona.

CNBC profiled the state and interviewed South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard (Watch here). Here's where to find how ALL states ranked and how they earned their ranking.