Washington•In office since 2013•Party: D

Jay Inslee

Serving as Governor of Washington since 2013. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeA-

75.3 / 100

Ranked #11 of 50 nationally

Economy

83.5 / 100A

Unemployment RateC-

5.0%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 47 of 506 pct

Trend since took officefrom 7.0%

Median Household IncomeA+

$90,325

National avg $74,580

Rank 7 of 5088 pct

Trend since took officefrom $67,106

Job GrowthA+

8.5%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 7 of 5088 pct

Trend since took officefrom 3.0%

Real GDP GrowthA+

12.0%

National avg 8.0%

Rank 6 of 5091 pct

Trend since took officefrom 4.0%

Real Wage GrowthA+

3.8%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 6 of 5090 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

57.6 / 100B-

State Debt per CapitaC-

$2,300

National avg $3,580

Rank 25 of 5051 pct

Trend since took officefrom $2,200

Rainy Day FundC

12.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 41 of 5018 pct

Trend since took officefrom 5.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenC-

10.7%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 28 of 5046 pct

Trend since took officefrom 10.4%

Credit RatingA+

100

National avg 90

Rank 12 of 5079 pct

Trend since took officefrom 100

Quality of Life

57.1 / 100B-

Poverty RateA

10.1%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 9 of 5085 pct

Trend since took officefrom 11.5%

High School Graduation RateD

82.9%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 42 of 5016 pct

Trend since took officefrom 80.3%

Life ExpectancyB+

79.2 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 5 of 5092 pct

Trend since took officefrom 79.6 yrs

Violent Crime RateF

388 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 27 of 5047 pct

Trend since took officefrom 302 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionB+

4.2%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 15 of 5071 pct

Trend since took officefrom 4.6%

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 →