New Mexico•In office since 2019•Party: D

Michelle Lujan Grisham

Serving as Governor of New Mexico since 2019. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeD+

38.0 / 100

Ranked #44 of 50 nationally

Economy

64.8 / 100B

Unemployment RateC+

3.7%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 34 of 5034 pct

Trend since took officefrom 4.5%

Median Household IncomeC-

$58,722

National avg $74,580

Rank 46 of 508 pct

Trend since took officefrom $47,169

Job GrowthA-

5.0%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 21 of 5060 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.0%

Real GDP GrowthA-

7.0%

National avg 8.0%

Rank 20 of 5061 pct

Trend since took officefrom 3.0%

Real Wage GrowthB+

2.9%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 24 of 5054 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

55.3 / 100C+

State Debt per CapitaC-

$3,500

National avg $3,580

Rank 35 of 5031 pct

Trend since took officefrom $3,800

Rainy Day FundA+

33.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 3 of 5096 pct

Trend since took officefrom 28.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenC

10.2%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 25 of 5052 pct

Trend since took officefrom 10.1%

Credit RatingD

National avg 90

Rank 39 of 5023 pct

Trend since took officefrom 85

Quality of Life

24.7 / 100F

Poverty RateF

18.4%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 50 of 500 pct

Trend since took officefrom 18.2%

High School Graduation RateF

76.8%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 50 of 500 pct

Trend since took officefrom 74.0%

Life ExpectancyD-

75.3 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 41 of 5019 pct

Trend since took officefrom 76.7 yrs

Violent Crime RateF

832 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 49 of 502 pct

Trend since took officefrom 792 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionD

8.4%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 42 of 5017 pct

Trend since took officefrom 8.8%

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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