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Nevada•In office since 2023•Party: R
Joe Lombardo
Serving as Governor of Nevada since 2023. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeB
64.5 / 100
Ranked #21 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
69.0 / 100B+
Unemployment RateF
5.5%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 50 of 500 pct
Trend since took officefrom 5.3%
Median Household IncomeB
$71,646
National avg $74,580
Rank 29 of 5043 pct
Trend since took officefrom $58,646
Job GrowthA+
6.5%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 12 of 5078 pct
Trend since took officefrom 2.5%
Real GDP GrowthA+
9.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 12 of 5079 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Real Wage GrowthA+
3.5%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 9 of 5085 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
63.6 / 100B
State Debt per CapitaA
$1,500
National avg $3,580
Rank 10 of 5083 pct
Trend since took officefrom $1,750
Rainy Day FundB
14.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 32 of 5038 pct
Trend since took officefrom 8.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenB
9.6%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 16 of 5069 pct
Trend since took officefrom 9.7%
Credit RatingC
92
National avg 90
Rank 27 of 5047 pct
Trend since took officefrom 92
Category
Quality of Life
50.2 / 100C
Poverty RateD+
12.8%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 34 of 5034 pct
Trend since took officefrom 12.5%
High School Graduation RateF
82.7%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 44 of 5012 pct
Trend since took officefrom 83.3%
Life ExpectancyB-
77.6 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 19 of 5063 pct
Trend since took officefrom 78.0 yrs
Violent Crime RateD+
460 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 38 of 5024 pct
Trend since took officefrom 493 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionA+
1.6%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 5 of 5093 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.9%
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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