Rankings ยท United States
Each ranking lists every office-holder by how one indicator moved from their first day in office, next to the United States or the state over the same months. A ranking of what happened during a tenure, not of who did it. Data as of Sep 2026. The worldwide rankings set them against every other country's.
Presidents
- Real GDP during each president's tenureBEA via FRED (GDPC1)
- Real GDP per person during each president's tenureBEA via FRED (A939RX0Q048SBEA), seasonally adjusted annual rate
- Average hourly pay during each president's tenureBLS CES via FRED (CES0500000003), adjusted for inflation with CPI-U (CPIAUCSL)
- Unemployment rate during each president's tenureBLS via FRED (UNRATE)
- Nonfarm payroll jobs during each president's tenureBLS via FRED (PAYEMS)
- Consumer prices (CPI-U) during each president's tenureBLS via FRED (CPIAUCSL)
- Regular gasoline during each president's tenureEIA via FRED (GASREGM)
- Federal deficit during each president's tenureOMB / Treasury via FRED (FYFSGDA188S), fiscal years ending 30 Sep
Governors
- Real state GDP during each governor's tenureBEA regional via FRED (SQGDP), quarterly, seasonally adjusted annual rate
- Real GDP per person during each governor's tenureBEA regional via FRED (SQGDP) over the Census July 1 population estimate, interpolated between years and carried forward after the latest estimate
- Average weekly pay during each governor's tenureBLS CES via FRED, adjusted for inflation with US CPI-U (CPIAUCSL)
- Unemployment rate during each governor's tenureBLS LAUS via FRED
- Nonfarm payroll jobs during each governor's tenureBLS CES via FRED
- House price index during each governor's tenureFHFA all-transactions HPI via FRED
- Population during each governor's tenureCensus Population Estimates via FRED
Mayors
- Unemployment rate during each mayor's tenureBLS LAUS, city series
- Typical home value during each mayor's tenureZillow Research (ZHVI, city)
- Typical rent during each mayor's tenureZillow Research (ZORI, city)
- Average hourly pay during each mayor's tenureBLS CES via FRED, metro area, adjusted for inflation with US CPI-U (CPIAUCSL)
- Real GDP per person during each mayor's tenureBEA county GDP (CAGDP1) over county population (CAINC1), the city's county (all five boroughs for New York), calendar years dated at mid-year
- Violent crime rate during each mayor's tenureFBI Crime Data Explorer, city police agency
- Homelessness during each mayor's tenureHUD Continuum of Care PIT count
- Population during each mayor's tenureCensus Population Estimates (places)
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