Connecticut•In office since 2019•Party: D

Ned Lamont

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

Overall GradeB-

59.8 / 100

Ranked #28 of 50 nationally

Economy

67.4 / 100B+

Unemployment RateB-

3.5%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 28 of 5046 pct

Trend since took officefrom 4.2%

Median Household IncomeA

$87,497

National avg $74,580

Rank 9 of 5084 pct

Trend since took officefrom $76,348

Job GrowthB+

4.5%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 25 of 5052 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.5%

Real GDP GrowthC+

5.0%

National avg 8.0%

Rank 37 of 5028 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.0%

Real Wage GrowthB

2.8%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 29 of 5044 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

39.5 / 100D+

State Debt per CapitaF

$17,100

National avg $3,580

Rank 49 of 502 pct

Trend since took officefrom $18,900

Rainy Day FundB+

21.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 9 of 5084 pct

Trend since took officefrom 20.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenF

15.4%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 49 of 502 pct

Trend since took officefrom 15.3%

Credit RatingD

National avg 90

Rank 39 of 5023 pct

Trend since took officefrom 85

Quality of Life

69.2 / 100B+

Poverty RateB+

9.7%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 6 of 5091 pct

Trend since took officefrom 9.3%

High School Graduation RateB

89.1%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 14 of 5073 pct

Trend since took officefrom 87.9%

Life ExpectancyA-

79.6 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 3 of 5097 pct

Trend since took officefrom 80.1 yrs

Violent Crime RateA+

182 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 4 of 5094 pct

Trend since took officefrom 207 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionC-

7.0%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 32 of 5037 pct

Trend since took officefrom 7.4%

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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