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Rhode Island•In office since 2021•Party: D
Dan McKee
Serving as Governor of Rhode Island since 2021. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeC
50.0 / 100
Ranked #34 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
67.9 / 100B+
Unemployment RateD
4.1%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 39 of 5022 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.2%
Median Household IncomeA-
$80,650
National avg $74,580
Rank 15 of 5071 pct
Trend since took officefrom $67,167
Job GrowthA-
5.0%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 21 of 5060 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.5%
Real GDP GrowthA-
7.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 20 of 5061 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Real Wage GrowthB+
2.9%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 24 of 5054 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
44.0 / 100C-
State Debt per CapitaD
$8,400
National avg $3,580
Rank 47 of 506 pct
Trend since took officefrom $9,500
Rainy Day FundB+
16.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 26 of 5050 pct
Trend since took officefrom 11.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenD+
11.4%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 35 of 5031 pct
Trend since took officefrom 11.5%
Credit RatingD
85
National avg 90
Rank 39 of 5023 pct
Trend since took officefrom 85
Category
Quality of Life
50.1 / 100C
Poverty RateC+
11.4%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 23 of 5055 pct
Trend since took officefrom 11.5%
High School Graduation RateD+
84.6%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 35 of 5031 pct
Trend since took officefrom 84.0%
Life ExpectancyB+
78.9 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 10 of 5083 pct
Trend since took officefrom 79.2 yrs
Violent Crime RateB
236 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 8 of 5086 pct
Trend since took officefrom 222 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionF
18.6%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 50 of 500 pct
Trend since took officefrom 19.1%
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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