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Utah•In office since 2021•Party: R
Spencer Cox
Serving as Governor of Utah since 2021. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeA+
92.3 / 100
Ranked #2 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
84.2 / 100A
Unemployment RateC-
3.4%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 23 of 5055 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Median Household IncomeA+
$86,833
National avg $74,580
Rank 10 of 5082 pct
Trend since took officefrom $68,374
Job GrowthA+
10.0%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 5 of 5093 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.0%
Real GDP GrowthA+
15.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 3 of 5096 pct
Trend since took officefrom 5.0%
Real Wage GrowthA+
4.0%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 4 of 5094 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
67.4 / 100B+
State Debt per CapitaB+
$1,700
National avg $3,580
Rank 13 of 5076 pct
Trend since took officefrom $1,900
Rainy Day FundA-
17.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 21 of 5059 pct
Trend since took officefrom 12.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenD
12.1%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 39 of 5023 pct
Trend since took officefrom 12.0%
Credit RatingA+
100
National avg 90
Rank 12 of 5079 pct
Trend since took officefrom 100
Category
Quality of Life
71.0 / 100B+
Poverty RateA
8.6%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 2 of 5098 pct
Trend since took officefrom 9.0%
High School Graduation RateB-
88.2%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 19 of 5063 pct
Trend since took officefrom 87.4%
Life ExpectancyB
78.6 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 12 of 5078 pct
Trend since took officefrom 79.1 yrs
Violent Crime RateB
242 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 10 of 5082 pct
Trend since took officefrom 232 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionA
1.7%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 6 of 5090 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.9%
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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