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Texas•In office since 2015•Party: R
Greg Abbott
Serving as Governor of Texas since 2015. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeA+
85.6 / 100
Ranked #4 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
77.5 / 100A-
Unemployment RateF
4.0%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 38 of 5024 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.4%
Median Household IncomeB+
$73,035
National avg $74,580
Rank 23 of 5055 pct
Trend since took officefrom $59,570
Job GrowthA+
12.5%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 1 of 50100 pct
Trend since took officefrom 5.0%
Real GDP GrowthA+
16.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 2 of 5099 pct
Trend since took officefrom 6.0%
Real Wage GrowthA+
4.0%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 4 of 5094 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
81.6 / 100A
State Debt per CapitaA+
$1,200
National avg $3,580
Rank 4 of 5094 pct
Trend since took officefrom $1,400
Rainy Day FundA-
17.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 21 of 5059 pct
Trend since took officefrom 8.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenA-
8.6%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 5 of 5092 pct
Trend since took officefrom 8.7%
Credit RatingA+
100
National avg 90
Rank 12 of 5079 pct
Trend since took officefrom 100
Category
Quality of Life
54.0 / 100C+
Poverty RateD
14.2%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 42 of 5016 pct
Trend since took officefrom 14.7%
High School Graduation RateB+
90.0%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 11 of 5080 pct
Trend since took officefrom 89.7%
Life ExpectancyD+
76.5 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 32 of 5038 pct
Trend since took officefrom 77.7 yrs
Violent Crime RateD+
431 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 35 of 5031 pct
Trend since took officefrom 438 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionA+
1.3%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 3 of 5096 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.5%
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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