Montana•In office since 2021•Party: R

Greg Gianforte

Serving as Governor of Montana since 2021. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeB-

62.0 / 100

Ranked #24 of 50 nationally

Economy

72.7 / 100B+

Unemployment RateB

3.2%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 18 of 5066 pct

Trend since took officefrom 3.4%

Median Household IncomeC+

$66,341

National avg $74,580

Rank 38 of 5024 pct

Trend since took officefrom $52,559

Job GrowthA

5.5%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 16 of 5069 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 GrowthA-

3.0%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 19 of 5064 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

62.8 / 100B

State Debt per CapitaB-

$2,200

National avg $3,580

Rank 22 of 5058 pct

Trend since took officefrom $2,400

Rainy Day FundC

12.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 41 of 5018 pct

Trend since took officefrom 9.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenC

10.5%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 26 of 5049 pct

Trend since took officefrom 10.8%

Credit RatingA+

100

National avg 90

Rank 12 of 5079 pct

Trend since took officefrom 100

Quality of Life

43.7 / 100C-

Poverty RateC

12.0%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 28 of 5046 pct

Trend since took officefrom 12.6%

High School Graduation RateC

86.7%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 28 of 5046 pct

Trend since took officefrom 85.4%

Life ExpectancyC-

76.5 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 32 of 5038 pct

Trend since took officefrom 77.0 yrs

Violent Crime RateF

461 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 39 of 5022 pct

Trend since took officefrom 397 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionC+

5.4%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 25 of 5052 pct

Trend since took officefrom 5.7%

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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