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Idaho•In office since 2019•Party: R
Brad Little
Serving as Governor of Idaho since 2019. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeB+
73.9 / 100
Ranked #13 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
80.4 / 100A
Unemployment RateF
3.6%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 31 of 5039 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Median Household IncomeA-
$74,636
National avg $74,580
Rank 19 of 5063 pct
Trend since took officefrom $52,225
Job GrowthA+
10.2%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 3 of 5096 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.0%
Real GDP GrowthA+
16.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 2 of 5099 pct
Trend since took officefrom 5.0%
Real Wage GrowthA+
4.5%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 1 of 50100 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
61.5 / 100B-
State Debt per CapitaA-
$1,500
National avg $3,580
Rank 10 of 5083 pct
Trend since took officefrom $1,650
Rainy Day FundB+
18.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 14 of 5073 pct
Trend since took officefrom 16.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenC-
10.7%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 28 of 5046 pct
Trend since took officefrom 10.6%
Credit RatingC
92
National avg 90
Rank 27 of 5047 pct
Trend since took officefrom 92
Category
Quality of Life
54.3 / 100C+
Poverty RateB
10.7%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 18 of 5065 pct
Trend since took officefrom 11.2%
High School Graduation RateF
82.1%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 47 of 507 pct
Trend since took officefrom 79.7%
Life ExpectancyB
78.0 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 15 of 5071 pct
Trend since took officefrom 78.4 yrs
Violent Crime RateC+
259 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 13 of 5077 pct
Trend since took officefrom 228 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionB
4.6%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 18 of 5066 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.9%
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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