Colorado•In office since 2019•Party: D

Jared Polis

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

Overall GradeB-

58.6 / 100

Ranked #29 of 50 nationally

Economy

78.7 / 100A-

Unemployment RateD-

3.8%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 36 of 5030 pct

Trend since took officefrom 3.5%

Median Household IncomeA+

$87,598

National avg $74,580

Rank 8 of 5086 pct

Trend since took officefrom $71,953

Job GrowthA+

7.1%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 11 of 5080 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.5%

Real GDP GrowthA+

10.0%

National avg 8.0%

Rank 10 of 5083 pct

Trend since took officefrom 4.0%

Real Wage GrowthA+

4.0%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 4 of 5094 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

48.4 / 100C

State Debt per CapitaD+

$2,400

National avg $3,580

Rank 28 of 5046 pct

Trend since took officefrom $2,200

Rainy Day FundC-

13.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 35 of 5031 pct

Trend since took officefrom 12.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenB-

9.7%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 18 of 5065 pct

Trend since took officefrom 9.8%

Credit RatingC

National avg 90

Rank 27 of 5047 pct

Trend since took officefrom 92

Quality of Life

47.3 / 100C

Poverty RateB+

9.7%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 6 of 5091 pct

Trend since took officefrom 9.6%

High School Graduation RateD+

83.9%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 40 of 5020 pct

Trend since took officefrom 79.1%

Life ExpectancyB

78.3 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 13 of 5076 pct

Trend since took officefrom 78.7 yrs

Violent Crime RateF

492 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 42 of 5016 pct

Trend since took officefrom 381 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionC

5.7%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 28 of 5045 pct

Trend since took officefrom 6.0%

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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