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Indiana•In office since 2017•Party: R
Eric Holcomb
Serving as Governor of Indiana since 2017. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeB+
69.0 / 100
Ranked #18 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
68.2 / 100B+
Unemployment RateC
3.5%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 28 of 5046 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.5%
Median Household IncomeB-
$69,477
National avg $74,580
Rank 33 of 5035 pct
Trend since took officefrom $52,182
Job GrowthA-
5.0%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 21 of 5060 pct
Trend since took officefrom 2.0%
Real GDP GrowthA
8.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 14 of 5073 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
68.8 / 100B+
State Debt per CapitaA
$1,400
National avg $3,580
Rank 6 of 5090 pct
Trend since took officefrom $1,550
Rainy Day FundD+
12.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 41 of 5018 pct
Trend since took officefrom 11.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenB+
9.3%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 12 of 5079 pct
Trend since took officefrom 9.4%
Credit RatingA+
100
National avg 90
Rank 12 of 5079 pct
Trend since took officefrom 100
Category
Quality of Life
52.2 / 100C+
Poverty RateC+
12.0%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 28 of 5046 pct
Trend since took officefrom 12.9%
High School Graduation RateC
86.7%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 28 of 5046 pct
Trend since took officefrom 87.0%
Life ExpectancyD
75.4 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 39 of 5022 pct
Trend since took officefrom 76.0 yrs
Violent Crime RateC
371 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 26 of 5049 pct
Trend since took officefrom 377 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionA-
3.5%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 10 of 5082 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.9%
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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