Maine•In office since 2019•Party: D

Janet Mills

Serving as Governor of Maine since 2019. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeB-

61.3 / 100

Ranked #27 of 50 nationally

Economy

70.0 / 100B+

Unemployment RateC

3.6%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 31 of 5039 pct

Trend since took officefrom 4.0%

Median Household IncomeB+

$71,973

National avg $74,580

Rank 27 of 5047 pct

Trend since took officefrom $55,425

Job GrowthA

5.5%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 16 of 5069 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 2.0%

Real Wage GrowthB+

2.9%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 24 of 5054 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

46.3 / 100C-

State Debt per CapitaC-

$4,200

National avg $3,580

Rank 38 of 5024 pct

Trend since took officefrom $4,800

Rainy Day FundB+

18.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 14 of 5073 pct

Trend since took officefrom 16.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenD

12.4%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 41 of 5019 pct

Trend since took officefrom 12.5%

Credit RatingD

National avg 90

Rank 39 of 5023 pct

Trend since took officefrom 85

Quality of Life

61.9 / 100B-

Poverty RateA

10.0%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 7 of 5088 pct

Trend since took officefrom 11.3%

High School Graduation RateC+

87.4%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 24 of 5053 pct

Trend since took officefrom 86.9%

Life ExpectancyC+

77.5 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 20 of 5061 pct

Trend since took officefrom 78.2 yrs

Violent Crime RateA+

108 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 1 of 50100 pct

Trend since took officefrom 123 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionF

11.2%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 45 of 5010 pct

Trend since took officefrom 11.7%

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.

Full methodology →