State scorecard
Delaware in the US Political Rank
Every place Delaware 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.
#14
of 25 on States Ranked by Infrastructure Condition
#43
of 50 on States Ranked by K-12 Education Outcomes
43.7%
Governor Matt Meyer performance score, rank 32 of 50
9
state rankings that score Delaware
Governor
Delaware's governor, Matt Meyer (Democrat), holds performance rank 32 of 50 at 43.7% this week in the Governor Performance Rankings, scored on 263 metrics and updated every Monday.
| Ranking | Delaware's place | Score |
|---|---|---|
| States Ranked by Infrastructure ConditionA compact system with a poor-bridge share below the national rate (FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025). | #14 of 25 | 86.3 |
| Voting With Their Feet: States Ranked by Migration and Population GrowthOne of only three Northeastern states with positive net domestic migration in the year ending July 2025, alongside Maine and New Hampshire (Census Bureau, Vintage 2025). | #21 of 50 | 67.4 |
| States Ranked by Health Care OutcomesA middle-tier state with a below-average uninsured rate after expanding Medicaid, and near-average life expectancy (Commonwealth Fund, 2025; Census ACS, 2023). | #24 of 50 | 78.0 |
| States Ranked by Violent Crime Rate360.8 per 100,000 with a murder rate of 5.7, right around the national averages (FBI Crime Data Explorer, 2024). | #29 of 50 | 360.8 |
| States Ranked by Dependence on Federal MoneyA middle-ranking per-capita balance of payments, with corporate-heavy federal tax collections offsetting spending receipts (Rockefeller Institute, 2025). | #35 of 50 | 58.3 |
| States Ranked by Total Tax BurdenNo sales tax, but graduated income taxes and franchise-tax reliance leave the resident burden in the upper-middle range (Tax Foundation, 2022). The corporate-franchise machine funds much of the budget. | #36 of 50 | 63.2 |
| Ranking the 50 State Economies of 2026Among the states where unemployment rose over the year ending May 2026 (BLS, 2026). The corporate-franchise revenue base is stable, but the labor picture softened (BLS LAUS, 2026). | #37 of 50 | 64.2 |
| States Ranked by Fiscal Health: Reserves, Pensions, and What They OweConsistently among the weaker states in Truth in Accounting's per-taxpayer burden rankings despite its corporate-franchise revenue machine (TIA, Financial State of the States 2025). | #41 of 20 | 44.9 |
| States Ranked by K-12 Education OutcomesPosted some of the nation's largest score declines between 2019 and 2024 across the NAEP assessments (NCES, NAEP 2024 trend data). | #43 of 50 | 56.5 |
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