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Florida•In office since 2019•Party: R
Ron DeSantis
Serving as Governor of Florida since 2019. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeA+
94.0 / 100
Ranked #1 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
88.1 / 100A+
Unemployment RateA+
2.9%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 10 of 5083 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.0%
Median Household IncomeB-
$67,917
National avg $74,580
Rank 36 of 5029 pct
Trend since took officefrom $52,594
Job GrowthA+
10.5%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 2 of 5098 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.0%
Real GDP GrowthA+
14.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 4 of 5094 pct
Trend since took officefrom 5.0%
Real Wage GrowthA+
4.2%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 2 of 5098 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
71.0 / 100B+
State Debt per CapitaA
$1,500
National avg $3,580
Rank 10 of 5083 pct
Trend since took officefrom $1,850
Rainy Day FundD+
8.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 49 of 503 pct
Trend since took officefrom 5.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenB+
9.1%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 10 of 5083 pct
Trend since took officefrom 9.2%
Credit RatingA+
100
National avg 90
Rank 12 of 5079 pct
Trend since took officefrom 100
Category
Quality of Life
66.0 / 100B
Poverty RateD+
12.8%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 34 of 5034 pct
Trend since took officefrom 12.7%
High School Graduation RateB+
90.1%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 10 of 5082 pct
Trend since took officefrom 86.1%
Life ExpectancyC
77.0 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 28 of 5046 pct
Trend since took officefrom 77.5 yrs
Violent Crime RateA+
259 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 13 of 5077 pct
Trend since took officefrom 378 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionA
1.6%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 5 of 5093 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.8%
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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