New Hampshire•In office since 2017•Party: R

Chris Sununu

Serving as Governor of New Hampshire since 2017. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeA+

91.3 / 100

Ranked #3 of 50 nationally

Economy

83.6 / 100A

Unemployment RateA+

2.1%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 3 of 5096 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.6%

Median Household IncomeA+

$90,845

National avg $74,580

Rank 6 of 5090 pct

Trend since took officefrom $71,305

Job GrowthA-

5.0%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 21 of 5060 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.0%

Real GDP GrowthA-

7.0%

National avg 8.0%

Rank 20 of 5061 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.0%

Real Wage GrowthA-

3.0%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 19 of 5064 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

67.4 / 100B+

State Debt per CapitaC-

$5,500

National avg $3,580

Rank 42 of 5016 pct

Trend since took officefrom $6,900

Rainy Day FundA-

17.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 21 of 5059 pct

Trend since took officefrom 8.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenB-

9.6%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 16 of 5069 pct

Trend since took officefrom 9.5%

Credit RatingA+

100

National avg 90

Rank 12 of 5079 pct

Trend since took officefrom 100

Quality of Life

70.2 / 100B+

Poverty RateA

7.2%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 1 of 50100 pct

Trend since took officefrom 7.6%

High School Graduation RateB

88.9%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 16 of 5069 pct

Trend since took officefrom 88.4%

Life ExpectancyB+

78.9 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 10 of 5083 pct

Trend since took officefrom 79.3 yrs

Violent Crime RateB+

150 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 2 of 5098 pct

Trend since took officefrom 138 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionB

4.8%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 20 of 5062 pct

Trend since took officefrom 5.2%

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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