Illinois•In office since 2019•Party: D

JB Pritzker

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

Overall GradeD-

31.6 / 100

Ranked #48 of 50 nationally

Economy

46.8 / 100C-

Unemployment RateF

5.3%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 49 of 503 pct

Trend since took officefrom 4.4%

Median Household IncomeA

$80,306

National avg $74,580

Rank 16 of 5069 pct

Trend since took officefrom $63,575

Job GrowthC

3.0%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 42 of 5017 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Real GDP GrowthC-

4.0%

National avg 8.0%

Rank 45 of 5011 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.0%

Real Wage GrowthC

2.4%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 42 of 5016 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

43.4 / 100C-

State Debt per CapitaD+

$5,800

National avg $3,580

Rank 44 of 5012 pct

Trend since took officefrom $6,800

Rainy Day FundB

15.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 29 of 5044 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenF

12.9%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 44 of 5012 pct

Trend since took officefrom 13.0%

Credit RatingD+

National avg 90

Rank 50 of 500 pct

Trend since took officefrom 55

Quality of Life

45.4 / 100C-

Poverty RateC

11.8%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 25 of 5051 pct

Trend since took officefrom 11.5%

High School Graduation RateB-

88.0%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 20 of 5061 pct

Trend since took officefrom 86.0%

Life ExpectancyD+

76.4 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 34 of 5034 pct

Trend since took officefrom 77.0 yrs

Violent Crime RateC-

418 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 32 of 5037 pct

Trend since took officefrom 420 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionD+

8.0%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 40 of 5020 pct

Trend since took officefrom 8.6%

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.

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