State scorecard
Arkansas in the US Political Rank
Every place Arkansas holds across our state rankings, in one scorecard. Economy, taxes, education, crime, healthcare, and more, each measured the same way for all 50 states and each linked to the full cited ranking.
#6
of 25 on States Ranked by Housing Affordability
#47
of 50 on States Ranked by Health Care Outcomes
46.3%
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders performance score, rank 31 of 50
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state rankings that score Arkansas
Governor
Arkansas's governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican), holds performance rank 31 of 50 at 46.3% this week in the Governor Performance Rankings, scored on 263 metrics and updated every Monday.
| Ranking | Arkansas's place | Score |
|---|---|---|
| States Ranked by Housing AffordabilityHome values among the nation's five lowest (Zillow data, 2026) and a growing inbound migration flow taking advantage of it (Census Bureau, Vintage 2025). | #6 of 25 | 91.3 |
| States Ranked by Fiscal Health: Reserves, Pensions, and What They OweOne of six states holding more than 100 days of operating costs in reserve, at 105.0 days (Pew, FY2025 data). Quietly one of the most cushioned budgets in the country. | #10 of 20 | 83.8 |
| States Ranked by Dependence on Federal MoneyAmong the states where federal funds were the largest single revenue source in fiscal 2023, ahead of the state's own tax collections (Pew Charitable Trusts, 2025). | #11 of 50 | 85.9 |
| Voting With Their Feet: States Ranked by Migration and Population GrowthA net domestic migration gainer in the Vintage 2025 estimates, with home values among the five lowest of any state supporting the inflow (Census Bureau, Vintage 2025; Zillow, 2026). | #12 of 50 | 79.9 |
| States Ranked by Total Tax BurdenA below-average total burden with home values among the five lowest of any state (Tax Foundation, 2022; Zillow, 2026), and a rate on a downward path in recent years. | #29 of 50 | 68.9 |
| Ranking the 50 State Economies of 2026A net domestic migration gainer with home values among the five lowest of any state (Census Bureau, Vintage 2025; Zillow, 2026), and one of six states holding more than 100 days of budget reserves (Pew, FY2025). | #32 of 50 | 67.9 |
| States Ranked by K-12 Education OutcomesBelow the national average across the 2024 NAEP assessments, with reading among the weaker tier of states (NCES, NAEP 2024). | #40 of 50 | 68.4 |
| States Ranked by Violent Crime Rate579.4 per 100,000, roughly 61 percent above the national rate, with a murder rate of 7.3 (FBI Crime Data Explorer, 2024). | #46 of 50 | 579.4 |
| States Ranked by Health Care OutcomesBottom five on the 2025 Commonwealth Fund Scorecard, with high avoidable hospital use and low healthy-lives scores (Commonwealth Fund, 2025). | #47 of 50 | 52.8 |
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