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Tennessee #17
39.3 composite of 100 Based on 65% of intended metrics
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Bill Lee R
Governor · since 2019-01-19
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Real median earnings (price-adjusted)45,233 · ACS 2023 ÷ BEA RPP 2024 ·
15.9
Cost-of-living level (RPP)91.87 · BEA RPP 2024 ·
79.3
Wage growth (YoY)3.4% · 2022→2023 ·
41.0
Not yet sourced: State + local tax burden (Tax Foundation / Census govs feed pending); Minimum wage vs living wage gap (MIT Living Wage dataset download pending).