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Minnesota•In office since 2019•Party: D
Tim Walz
Serving as Governor of Minnesota since 2019. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeB+
74.6 / 100
Ranked #12 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
73.1 / 100B+
Unemployment RateA+
2.7%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 6 of 5090 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.2%
Median Household IncomeA+
$84,313
National avg $74,580
Rank 12 of 5078 pct
Trend since took officefrom $68,411
Job GrowthB-
3.5%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 35 of 5032 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 GrowthA-
3.0%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 19 of 5064 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
60.4 / 100B-
State Debt per CapitaC+
$2,800
National avg $3,580
Rank 29 of 5043 pct
Trend since took officefrom $3,050
Rainy Day FundB+
18.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 14 of 5073 pct
Trend since took officefrom 17.0%
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
63.7 / 100B
Poverty RateB+
9.6%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 4 of 5095 pct
Trend since took officefrom 9.0%
High School Graduation RateD
84.0%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 39 of 5023 pct
Trend since took officefrom 83.2%
Life ExpectancyB+
79.1 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 6 of 5090 pct
Trend since took officefrom 79.5 yrs
Violent Crime RateB
239 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 9 of 5084 pct
Trend since took officefrom 229 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionB+
3.7%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 13 of 5077 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.0%
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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