Virginia•In office since 2022•Party: R

Glenn Youngkin

Serving as Governor of Virginia since 2022. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeA

83.9 / 100

Ranked #5 of 50 nationally

Economy

81.1 / 100A

Unemployment RateA+

2.7%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 6 of 5090 pct

Trend since took officefrom 3.5%

Median Household IncomeA

$80,963

National avg $74,580

Rank 14 of 5073 pct

Trend since took officefrom $66,149

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 3.0%

Real Wage GrowthA-

3.0%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 19 of 5064 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

64.5 / 100B

State Debt per CapitaA-

$1,500

National avg $3,580

Rank 10 of 5083 pct

Trend since took officefrom $1,700

Rainy Day FundB

14.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 32 of 5038 pct

Trend since took officefrom 11.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenF

12.5%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 42 of 5016 pct

Trend since took officefrom 12.4%

Credit RatingA+

100

National avg 90

Rank 12 of 5079 pct

Trend since took officefrom 100

Quality of Life

65.0 / 100B

Poverty RateB

10.2%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 11 of 5080 pct

Trend since took officefrom 9.9%

High School Graduation RateA-

92.3%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 2 of 5098 pct

Trend since took officefrom 91.5%

Life ExpectancyC

77.3 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 25 of 5052 pct

Trend since took officefrom 77.8 yrs

Violent Crime RateB

231 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 6 of 5090 pct

Trend since took officefrom 208 / 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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