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Tennessee•In office since 2019•Party: R
Bill Lee
Serving as Governor of Tennessee since 2019. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeA
82.4 / 100
Ranked #6 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
76.9 / 100A-
Unemployment RateB
3.3%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 20 of 5061 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.7%
Median Household IncomeC
$64,035
National avg $74,580
Rank 41 of 5018 pct
Trend since took officefrom $50,972
Job GrowthA+
8.0%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 10 of 5083 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Real GDP GrowthA+
11.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 8 of 5087 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.0%
Real Wage GrowthA+
3.3%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 12 of 5078 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
84.2 / 100A
State Debt per CapitaA+
$1,100
National avg $3,580
Rank 2 of 5099 pct
Trend since took officefrom $1,250
Rainy Day FundA
18.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 14 of 5073 pct
Trend since took officefrom 12.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenA-
7.6%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 3 of 5096 pct
Trend since took officefrom 7.5%
Credit RatingA+
100
National avg 90
Rank 12 of 5079 pct
Trend since took officefrom 100
Category
Quality of Life
47.3 / 100C
Poverty RateC-
13.6%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 39 of 5023 pct
Trend since took officefrom 15.2%
High School Graduation RateB+
90.6%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 8 of 5087 pct
Trend since took officefrom 89.6%
Life ExpectancyF
74.4 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 44 of 5013 pct
Trend since took officefrom 75.5 yrs
Violent Crime RateF
672 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 48 of 504 pct
Trend since took officefrom 672 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionB+
3.7%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 13 of 5077 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.0%
How this grade is built
Each metric gets two scores: how the state ranks among all 50 states (60%) and how much it changed under this governor (40%). These combine into a 0–100 score per metric, averaged within three pillars — Economy, Fiscal Health, Quality of Life — then curved across the cohort so grades spread A–F.
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