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Delaware•In office since 2017•Party: D
John Carney
Serving as Governor of Delaware since 2017. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeB+
70.8 / 100
Ranked #16 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
78.1 / 100A-
Unemployment RateC
3.9%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 37 of 5027 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.6%
Median Household IncomeA
$79,325
National avg $74,580
Rank 17 of 5067 pct
Trend since took officefrom $63,036
Job GrowthA+
8.3%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 8 of 5086 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Real GDP GrowthA+
9.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 12 of 5079 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Real Wage GrowthA
3.1%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 15 of 5072 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
49.3 / 100C
State Debt per CapitaC-
$5,800
National avg $3,580
Rank 44 of 5012 pct
Trend since took officefrom $7,400
Rainy Day FundD
7.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 50 of 500 pct
Trend since took officefrom 6.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenD
12.4%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 41 of 5019 pct
Trend since took officefrom 12.5%
Credit RatingA+
100
National avg 90
Rank 12 of 5079 pct
Trend since took officefrom 100
Category
Quality of Life
64.4 / 100B
Poverty RateC+
11.3%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 22 of 5057 pct
Trend since took officefrom 11.3%
High School Graduation RateC+
87.7%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 22 of 5058 pct
Trend since took officefrom 88.0%
Life ExpectancyC+
77.4 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 22 of 5058 pct
Trend since took officefrom 77.8 yrs
Violent Crime RateB+
355 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 24 of 5053 pct
Trend since took officefrom 440 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionA+
1.1%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 2 of 5098 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.3%
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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