State scorecard
New Mexico in the US Political Rank
Every place New Mexico 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.
#1
of 50 on States Ranked by Dependence on Federal Money
#50
of 50 on States Ranked by K-12 Education Outcomes
27.8%
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham performance score, rank 48 of 50
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state rankings that score New Mexico
Governor
New Mexico's governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democrat), holds performance rank 48 of 50 at 27.8% this week in the Governor Performance Rankings, scored on 263 metrics and updated every Monday.
| Ranking | New Mexico's place | Score |
|---|---|---|
| States Ranked by Dependence on Federal MoneySecond-highest per-capita balance of payments in the nation at 16,178 dollars per resident above taxes paid, combined with one of the highest Medicaid enrollment rates in the country, driven by federal labs and military installations (Rockefeller Institute, 2025). | #1 of 50 | 100.0 |
| The Top 20 Energy-Producing States7,651.8 trillion Btu in 2023, up from 5,505 trillion Btu in 2021, a 39 percent jump in two years on Permian Basin growth that made it the nation's second-largest crude oil producer (EIA SEDS, 2023 and 2021). | #3 of 20 | 28.2 |
| States Ranked by Total Tax BurdenOil-and-gas severance revenue lets residents bear a moderate burden relative to what the state collects (Tax Foundation, 2022), a milder version of the Alaska and Wyoming pattern. | #26 of 50 | 71.2 |
| States Ranked by Health Care OutcomesAn early Medicaid expansion state whose coverage gains are undercut by among the nation's lower life expectancies and provider shortages (Commonwealth Fund, 2025; CDC NCHS, 2023). | #32 of 50 | 71.6 |
| Voting With Their Feet: States Ranked by Migration and Population GrowthRoughly balanced net domestic migration in the Vintage 2025 estimates (Census Bureau, 2025), though a rising unemployment rate over the year is a headwind (BLS LAUS, 2026). | #33 of 50 | 50.1 |
| Ranking the 50 State Economies of 2026Oil-and-gas output in the Permian Basin supports state revenue, but unemployment rose over the year ending May 2026, one of the states with a statistically significant increase (BLS LAUS, 2026). | #36 of 50 | 64.9 |
| States Ranked by Violent Crime Rate717.1 per 100,000, nearly double the national rate, with a murder rate of 10.5 per 100,000, second highest in the nation (FBI Crime Data Explorer, 2024). | #49 of 50 | 717.1 |
| States Ranked by K-12 Education OutcomesThe lowest proficiency rate recorded on the 2024 assessment: 14 percent of eighth graders at or above NAEP Proficient in math, the bottom of all states. Its graduation rate also runs roughly ten points below the national average (NCES, NAEP 2024; NCES ACGR). | #50 of 50 | 48.7 |
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