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Alabama•In office since 2017•Party: R
Kay Ivey
Serving as Governor of Alabama since 2017. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeB
62.7 / 100
Ranked #23 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
76.5 / 100A-
Unemployment RateA
2.9%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 10 of 5083 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.5%
Median Household IncomeC-
$59,609
National avg $74,580
Rank 45 of 5010 pct
Trend since took officefrom $46,472
Job GrowthA+
6.2%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 13 of 5076 pct
Trend since took officefrom 2.0%
Real GDP GrowthA
8.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 14 of 5073 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
57.4 / 100B-
State Debt per CapitaC
$2,400
National avg $3,580
Rank 28 of 5046 pct
Trend since took officefrom $2,500
Rainy Day FundA
18.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 14 of 5073 pct
Trend since took officefrom 15.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenB-
9.8%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 20 of 5061 pct
Trend since took officefrom 9.9%
Credit RatingD+
85
National avg 90
Rank 39 of 5023 pct
Trend since took officefrom 78
Category
Quality of Life
46.4 / 100C-
Poverty RateF
16.0%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 46 of 508 pct
Trend since took officefrom 17.0%
High School Graduation RateB+
90.2%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 9 of 5084 pct
Trend since took officefrom 89.3%
Life ExpectancyF
73.2 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 47 of 506 pct
Trend since took officefrom 74.1 yrs
Violent Crime RateC+
419 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 34 of 5034 pct
Trend since took officefrom 510 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionC+
5.6%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 27 of 5048 pct
Trend since took officefrom 6.0%
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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