Missouri•In office since 2018•Party: R

Mike Parson

Serving as Governor of Missouri since 2018. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeC+

55.5 / 100

Ranked #33 of 50 nationally

Economy

58.5 / 100B-

Unemployment RateC+

3.4%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 23 of 5055 pct

Trend since took officefrom 3.4%

Median Household IncomeC

$65,920

National avg $74,580

Rank 40 of 5020 pct

Trend since took officefrom $53,560

Job GrowthB+

4.0%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 27 of 5047 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.5%

Real GDP GrowthB

6.0%

National avg 8.0%

Rank 28 of 5045 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.0%

Real Wage GrowthC+

2.5%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 39 of 5022 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

64.8 / 100B

State Debt per CapitaB+

$1,800

National avg $3,580

Rank 15 of 5071 pct

Trend since took officefrom $2,000

Rainy Day FundD

8.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 49 of 503 pct

Trend since took officefrom 7.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenB+

9.3%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 12 of 5079 pct

Trend since took officefrom 9.4%

Credit RatingA+

100

National avg 90

Rank 12 of 5079 pct

Trend since took officefrom 100

Quality of Life

46.6 / 100C-

Poverty RateC

12.4%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 32 of 5037 pct

Trend since took officefrom 13.4%

High School Graduation RateA-

91.1%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 4 of 5094 pct

Trend since took officefrom 89.4%

Life ExpectancyF

75.1 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 42 of 5016 pct

Trend since took officefrom 75.8 yrs

Violent Crime RateF

495 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 43 of 5014 pct

Trend since took officefrom 495 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionC

6.0%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 30 of 5041 pct

Trend since took officefrom 6.4%

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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