State scorecard
Georgia in the US Political Rank
Every place Georgia 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.
#2
of 25 on States Ranked by Infrastructure Condition
#41
of 50 on States Ranked by Health Care Outcomes
62.7%
Governor Brian Kemp performance score, rank 3 of 50
10
state rankings that score Georgia
Governor
Georgia's governor, Brian Kemp (Republican), holds performance rank 3 of 50 at 62.7% this week in the Governor Performance Rankings, scored on 263 metrics and updated every Monday.
| Ranking | Georgia's place | Score |
|---|---|---|
| States Ranked by Infrastructure ConditionOne of only three states with an ASCE C+ overall grade, and second in the nation in the Reason Foundation's 29th Annual Highway Report for performance and cost-effectiveness (ASCE; Reason Foundation, 29th Annual Highway Report). | #2 of 25 | 98.4 |
| The 2026 Battleground States, RankedSen. Jon Ossoff defends the Democrats' most exposed incumbency (Cook and Sabato: Lean/Leans Democratic) while the open governor race sits at Toss Up after Rick Jackson's runoff upset of Trump-endorsed Burt Jones (Cook Political Report, 2026; Sabato's Crystal Ball, 2026; NBC News, 2026). Georgia has flipped twice at the presidential level since 2016. | #2 of 15 | 9.2 |
| States Ranked by Business Climate: What the Major Raters Agree OnSeventh with CNBC in 2025, powered by logistics and workforce (CNBC, 2025), with a flat income tax of 5.19 percent on a legislated downward path (Tax Foundation, 2026). | #6 of 25 | 90.6 |
| Voting With Their Feet: States Ranked by Migration and Population GrowthOne of the 31 states with positive net domestic migration in the year ending July 2025, part of a South region that captured nine of the 15 largest migration gains (Census Bureau, Vintage 2025; NAR, 2026). | #8 of 50 | 86.3 |
| Ranking the 50 State Economies of 2026Seventh on CNBC's 2025 Top States for Business and now operating under a 5.19 percent flat income tax (CNBC, 2025; Tax Foundation, 2026). A large, diversified Sun Belt economy. | #12 of 50 | 82.2 |
| States Ranked by Total Tax BurdenConverted to a flat income tax now at 5.19 percent and scheduled to keep falling (Tax Foundation, 2026). Collections per capita remain well below the national average (Tax Foundation, FY2023). | #15 of 50 | 79.8 |
| States Ranked by Violent Crime Rate325.7 per 100,000 with a murder rate of 6.9, a violent crime rate just below the national average (FBI, 2024). | #25 of 50 | 325.7 |
| States Ranked by Dependence on Federal MoneyMilitary installations and a growing Medicaid program keep the balance of payments favorable against a fast-rising tax base (Rockefeller Institute, 2025). | #26 of 50 | 68.8 |
| States Ranked by K-12 Education OutcomesNear the national average, with fourth grade results outpacing eighth grade on the 2024 assessments (NCES, NAEP 2024). | #29 of 50 | 76.6 |
| States Ranked by Health Care OutcomesAn uninsured rate above 11 percent, among the nation's highest, and below-average life expectancy (Census ACS, 2023; CDC NCHS). | #41 of 50 | 58.8 |
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