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Alaska•In office since 2018•Party: R
Mike Dunleavy
Serving as Governor of Alaska since 2018. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeD
35.1 / 100
Ranked #46 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
51.8 / 100C
Unemployment RateC-
4.6%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 45 of 5011 pct
Trend since took officefrom 6.5%
Median Household IncomeA-
$86,631
National avg $74,580
Rank 11 of 5080 pct
Trend since took officefrom $75,463
Job GrowthD+
1.5%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 49 of 502 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Real GDP GrowthC-
4.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 45 of 5011 pct
Trend since took officefrom 2.0%
Real Wage GrowthC-
2.0%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 46 of 508 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
51.4 / 100C
State Debt per CapitaF
$21,800
National avg $3,580
Rank 50 of 500 pct
Trend since took officefrom $20,500
Rainy Day FundB+
55.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 1 of 50100 pct
Trend since took officefrom 60.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenA
4.6%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 1 of 50100 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.8%
Credit RatingD
85
National avg 90
Rank 39 of 5023 pct
Trend since took officefrom 85
Category
Quality of Life
37.4 / 100D+
Poverty RateB-
10.6%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 17 of 5068 pct
Trend since took officefrom 10.1%
High School Graduation RateF
80.4%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 49 of 503 pct
Trend since took officefrom 78.5%
Life ExpectancyC-
76.6 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 30 of 5042 pct
Trend since took officefrom 77.1 yrs
Violent Crime RateF
837 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 50 of 500 pct
Trend since took officefrom 830 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionC-
7.1%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 34 of 5034 pct
Trend since took officefrom 7.3%
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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