New York•In office since 2021•Party: D

Kathy Hochul

Serving as Governor of New York since 2021. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeD+

41.7 / 100

Ranked #43 of 50 nationally

Economy

61.4 / 100B-

Unemployment RateD-

4.2%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 41 of 5019 pct

Trend since took officefrom 4.2%

Median Household IncomeA

$82,095

National avg $74,580

Rank 13 of 5076 pct

Trend since took officefrom $68,486

Job GrowthB-

3.5%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 35 of 5032 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Real GDP GrowthC+

5.0%

National avg 8.0%

Rank 37 of 5028 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.0%

Real Wage GrowthA-

3.0%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 19 of 5064 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

43.4 / 100C-

State Debt per CapitaC+

$3,200

National avg $3,580

Rank 33 of 5036 pct

Trend since took officefrom $3,800

Rainy Day FundB

15.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 29 of 5044 pct

Trend since took officefrom 12.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenF

15.9%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 50 of 500 pct

Trend since took officefrom 15.7%

Credit RatingD

National avg 90

Rank 39 of 5023 pct

Trend since took officefrom 85

Quality of Life

45.3 / 100C-

Poverty RateF

13.9%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 41 of 5019 pct

Trend since took officefrom 13.6%

High School Graduation RateD+

84.6%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 35 of 5031 pct

Trend since took officefrom 83.4%

Life ExpectancyA-

79.4 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 4 of 5094 pct

Trend since took officefrom 80.5 yrs

Violent Crime RateC

363 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 25 of 5051 pct

Trend since took officefrom 364 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionD-

9.9%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 44 of 5012 pct

Trend since took officefrom 10.4%

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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