Mississippi•In office since 2020•Party: R

Tate Reeves

Serving as Governor of Mississippi since 2020. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeC-

45.2 / 100

Ranked #38 of 50 nationally

Economy

51.6 / 100C

Unemployment RateA-

3.2%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 18 of 5066 pct

Trend since took officefrom 5.4%

Median Household IncomeD+

$52,985

National avg $74,580

Rank 50 of 500 pct

Trend since took officefrom $42,009

Job GrowthC-

2.5%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 45 of 5011 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%

Fiscal Health

59.6 / 100B-

State Debt per CapitaB

$2,100

National avg $3,580

Rank 19 of 5064 pct

Trend since took officefrom $2,300

Rainy Day FundA-

17.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 21 of 5059 pct

Trend since took officefrom 13.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenC+

9.8%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 20 of 5061 pct

Trend since took officefrom 9.7%

Credit RatingD+

National avg 90

Rank 39 of 5023 pct

Trend since took officefrom 78

Quality of Life

43.9 / 100C-

Poverty RateF

18.1%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 49 of 502 pct

Trend since took officefrom 19.7%

High School Graduation RateB+

89.4%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 13 of 5076 pct

Trend since took officefrom 85.0%

Life ExpectancyF

71.9 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 50 of 500 pct

Trend since took officefrom 73.5 yrs

Violent Crime RateB

278 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 15 of 5071 pct

Trend since took officefrom 279 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionD+

7.6%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 36 of 5030 pct

Trend since took officefrom 7.9%

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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