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Arizona•In office since 2023•Party: D
Katie Hobbs
Serving as Governor of Arizona since 2023. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeB-
57.1 / 100
Ranked #32 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
64.2 / 100B
Unemployment RateB
3.4%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 23 of 5055 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.9%
Median Household IncomeB
$72,581
National avg $74,580
Rank 24 of 5053 pct
Trend since took officefrom $61,529
Job GrowthB
3.8%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 30 of 5042 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.5%
Real GDP GrowthA-
7.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 20 of 5061 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Real Wage GrowthC
2.4%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 42 of 5016 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
56.9 / 100C+
State Debt per CapitaB
$1,900
National avg $3,580
Rank 17 of 5067 pct
Trend since took officefrom $2,050
Rainy Day FundC
12.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 41 of 5018 pct
Trend since took officefrom 10.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenB
9.5%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 14 of 5074 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
50.9 / 100C
Poverty RateC+
12.1%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 30 of 5041 pct
Trend since took officefrom 13.5%
High School Graduation RateF
80.4%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 49 of 503 pct
Trend since took officefrom 79.5%
Life ExpectancyC
77.3 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 25 of 5052 pct
Trend since took officefrom 77.7 yrs
Violent Crime RateD+
453 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 37 of 5027 pct
Trend since took officefrom 484 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionA+
1.0%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 1 of 50100 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.1%
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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