State scorecard
Vermont in the US Political Rank
Every place Vermont 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.
#5
of 50 on States Ranked by Health Care Outcomes
#46
of 50 on States Ranked by Total Tax Burden
54.1%
Governor Phil Scott performance score, rank 15 of 50
8
state rankings that score Vermont
Governor
Vermont's governor, Phil Scott (Republican), holds performance rank 15 of 50 at 54.1% this week in the Governor Performance Rankings, scored on 263 metrics and updated every Monday.
| Ranking | Vermont's place | Score |
|---|---|---|
| States Ranked by Health Care OutcomesA perennial top-tier state on the Commonwealth Fund Scorecard, and a top-ranked state on the Fund's separate 2025 Medicare beneficiary scorecard (Commonwealth Fund, 2025). | #5 of 50 | 94.1 |
| States Ranked by Violent Crime Rate219.1 per 100,000, keeping northern New England's three states all inside the safest dozen (FBI Crime Data Explorer, 2024). | #11 of 50 | 219.1 |
| Ranking the 50 State Economies of 2026An unemployment rate near 2.6 percent, among the lowest in the country (BLS LAUS, 2026), and a credit outlook that S&P moved from stable to positive (S&P Global Ratings). Small, slow-growing, but fully employed. | #18 of 50 | 77.9 |
| States Ranked by Dependence on Federal MoneyA small, older population and a Medicaid-heavy budget keep the federal share of state revenue above the national average (Pew, 2025). | #20 of 50 | 75.8 |
| States Ranked by K-12 Education OutcomesAround the national average, with small samples adding uncertainty to its year-to-year movement (NCES, NAEP 2024). | #28 of 50 | 77.3 |
| Voting With Their Feet: States Ranked by Migration and Population GrowthRoughly balanced net domestic migration in the Vintage 2025 estimates (Census Bureau, 2025), with the state's aging demographics limiting growth even as its labor market stays tight (BLS LAUS, 2026). | #35 of 50 | 47.2 |
| States Ranked by Business Climate: What the Major Raters Agree On47th on CNBC's 2025 rankings, weighed down by cost of doing business and a small, aging labor pool (CNBC, 2025). | #44 of 25 | 41.4 |
| States Ranked by Total Tax BurdenAmong the highest burdens in the Tax Foundation series (Tax Foundation, 2022), with property taxes that fund education driving much of the load. | #46 of 50 | 38.4 |
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