Bill Lee (Republican) has been Governor of Tennessee since 19 Jan 2019. In the time since Bill Lee took office, January 2019, real state GDP has climbed 3.0% a year, against +2.5% for the United States. On population growth Tennessee is 7th of the 39 states, on pay growth 26th of 49. The widest gap with the United States is in the house price index: +8.7% a year against +7.4%; the gap was widest in Q3 2025, +83.4% against +66.5%. Over Bill Haslam's tenure, 2011 to 2019, real state GDP rose 2.6% a year. Nonfarm payroll jobs are up 9.5% since day zero (1.2% a year).

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