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In fact, the South makes a very strong showing here. Of the 10 states that saw the greatest net gains of AGI from 1995 to 2010, six are in the south:

• Florida, which gained $86.4 billion
• Texas, which gained $22.1 billion
• North Carolina, which gained $21.6 billion
• South Carolina, which gained $13 billion
• Georgia, which gained $12.4 billion
• Tennessee, which gained $8.3 billion