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Georgia•In office since 2019•Party: R
Brian Kemp
Serving as Governor of Georgia since 2019. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeA
81.6 / 100
Ranked #7 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
83.7 / 100A
Unemployment RateA
3.1%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 14 of 5073 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.5%
Median Household IncomeB
$71,355
National avg $74,580
Rank 30 of 5041 pct
Trend since took officefrom $55,821
Job GrowthA+
8.0%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 10 of 5083 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Real GDP GrowthA+
10.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 10 of 5083 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Real Wage GrowthA+
3.5%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 9 of 5085 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
77.5 / 100A-
State Debt per CapitaA+
$1,200
National avg $3,580
Rank 4 of 5094 pct
Trend since took officefrom $1,450
Rainy Day FundB-
16.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 26 of 5050 pct
Trend since took officefrom 14.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenB+
8.9%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 8 of 5087 pct
Trend since took officefrom 8.8%
Credit RatingA+
100
National avg 90
Rank 12 of 5079 pct
Trend since took officefrom 100
Category
Quality of Life
46.1 / 100C-
Poverty RateD
13.6%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 39 of 5023 pct
Trend since took officefrom 13.3%
High School Graduation RateD+
84.1%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 37 of 5027 pct
Trend since took officefrom 82.0%
Life ExpectancyD
75.6 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 38 of 5026 pct
Trend since took officefrom 76.4 yrs
Violent Crime RateC-
395 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 30 of 5042 pct
Trend since took officefrom 396 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionA
2.8%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 7 of 5088 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.1%
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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