List of current United States governors by age
The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors, the five territorial governors, as well as the mayor of Washington, D.C. in office as of May 20, 2024.
State governors[edit]
| State | Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration |
Age at inauguration |
Time in office | Current age |
Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Kay Ivey | October 15, 1944 | April 10, 2017 | 72 years, 177 days | 7 years, 40 days | 79 years, 218 days | Republican |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 5 years, 169 days | 63 years, 15 days | Republican |
| Arizona | Katie Hobbs | December 28, 1969 | January 2, 2023 | 53 years, 5 days | 1 year, 139 days | 54 years, 144 days | Democratic |
| Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | August 13, 1982 | January 10, 2023 | 40 years, 150 days | 1 year, 131 days | 41 years, 281 days | Republican |
| California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 5 years, 134 days | 56 years, 223 days | Democratic |
| Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 5 years, 133 days | 49 years, 8 days | Democratic |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 5 years, 132 days | 70 years, 138 days | Democratic |
| Delaware | John Carney | May 20, 1956 | January 17, 2017 | 60 years, 242 days | 7 years, 124 days | 68 years, 0 days | Democratic |
| Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 5 years, 133 days | 45 years, 249 days | Republican |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 5 years, 127 days | 60 years, 200 days | Republican |
| Hawaii | Josh Green | February 11, 1970 | December 5, 2022 | 52 years, 297 days | 1 year, 167 days | 54 years, 99 days | Democratic |
| Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 7, 2019 | 64 years, 326 days | 5 years, 135 days | 70 years, 95 days | Republican |
| Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 5 years, 127 days | 59 years, 122 days | Democratic |
| Indiana | Eric Holcomb | May 2, 1968 | January 9, 2017 | 48 years, 252 days | 7 years, 132 days | 56 years, 18 days | Republican |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 6 years, 362 days | 64 years, 290 days | Republican |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 5 years, 127 days | 74 years, 117 days | Democratic |
| Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 4 years, 162 days | 46 years, 173 days | Democratic |
| Louisiana | Jeff Landry | December 23, 1970 | January 8, 2024 | 53 years, 16 days | 133 days | 53 years, 149 days | Republican |
| Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 5 years, 139 days | 76 years, 142 days | Democratic |
| Maryland | Wes Moore | October 15, 1978 | January 18, 2023 | 44 years, 95 days | 1 year, 123 days | 45 years, 218 days | Democratic |
| Massachusetts | Maura Healey | February 8, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 331 days | 1 year, 136 days | 53 years, 102 days | Democratic |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 5 years, 140 days | 52 years, 271 days | Democratic |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 5 years, 134 days | 60 years, 44 days | Democratic (DFL) |
| Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 4 years, 127 days | 49 years, 350 days | Republican |
| Missouri | Mike Parson | September 17, 1955 | June 1, 2018 | 62 years, 257 days | 5 years, 354 days | 68 years, 246 days | Republican |
| Montana | Greg Gianforte | April 17, 1961 | January 4, 2021 | 59 years, 262 days | 3 years, 137 days | 63 years, 33 days | Republican |
| Nebraska | Jim Pillen | December 31, 1955 | January 5, 2023 | 67 years, 5 days | 1 year, 136 days | 68 years, 141 days | Republican |
| Nevada | Joe Lombardo | November 8, 1962 | January 2, 2023 | 60 years, 55 days | 1 year, 139 days | 61 years, 194 days | Republican |
| New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | November 5, 1974 | January 5, 2017 | 42 years, 61 days | 7 years, 136 days | 49 years, 197 days | Republican |
| New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 6 years, 125 days | 66 years, 278 days | Democratic |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 5 years, 140 days | 64 years, 209 days | Democratic |
| New York | Kathy Hochul | August 27, 1958 | August 24, 2021 | 62 years, 362 days | 2 years, 270 days | 65 years, 267 days | Democratic |
| North Carolina | Roy Cooper | June 13, 1957 | January 1, 2017 | 59 years, 202 days | 7 years, 140 days | 66 years, 342 days | Democratic |
| North Dakota | Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 | December 15, 2016 | 60 years, 136 days | 7 years, 157 days | 67 years, 293 days | Republican |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 5 years, 127 days | 77 years, 136 days | Republican |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 5 years, 127 days | 51 years, 144 days | Republican |
| Oregon | Tina Kotek | September 30, 1966 | January 9, 2023 | 56 years, 101 days | 1 year, 132 days | 57 years, 233 days | Democratic |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | June 20, 1973 | January 17, 2023 | 49 years, 211 days | 1 year, 124 days | 50 years, 335 days | Democratic |
| Rhode Island | Dan McKee | June 16, 1951 | March 2, 2021 | 69 years, 259 days | 3 years, 79 days | 72 years, 339 days | Democratic |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 7 years, 117 days | 76 years, 359 days | Republican |
| South Dakota | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 | January 5, 2019 | 47 years, 36 days | 5 years, 136 days | 52 years, 172 days | Republican |
| Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 5 years, 122 days | 64 years, 224 days | Republican |
| Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 9 years, 121 days | 66 years, 189 days | Republican |
| Utah | Spencer Cox | July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 | 45 years, 177 days | 3 years, 137 days | 48 years, 314 days | Republican |
| Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 7 years, 136 days | 65 years, 290 days | Republican |
| Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | December 9, 1966 | January 15, 2022 | 55 years, 37 days | 2 years, 126 days | 57 years, 163 days | Republican |
| Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 11 years, 125 days | 73 years, 101 days | Democratic |
| West Virginia | Jim Justice | April 27, 1951 | January 16, 2017 | 65 years, 264 days | 7 years, 125 days | 73 years, 23 days | Republican |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 5 years, 134 days | 72 years, 197 days | Democratic |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 5 years, 134 days | 67 years, 67 days | Republican |
Territorial governors[edit]
| Territory | Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age |
Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Lemanu Peleti Mauga | January 3, 1960[1] | January 3, 2021 | 61 years, 0 days | 3 years, 138 days | 64 years, 138 days | Democratic |
| Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 5 years, 134 days | 73 years, 194 days | Democratic |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Arnold Palacios | August 22, 1955[2] | January 9, 2023 | 67 years, 140 days | 1 year, 132 days | 68 years, 272 days | Independent |
| Puerto Rico | Pedro Pierluisi | April 26, 1959 | January 2, 2021 | 61 years, 251 days | 3 years, 139 days | 65 years, 24 days | New Progressive, Democratic |
| United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 5 years, 134 days | 56 years, 89 days | Democratic |
Mayors of federal districts[edit]
| District | Mayor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | Muriel Bowser | August 2, 1972 | January 2, 2015 | 42 years, 153 days | 9 years, 139 days | 51 years, 292 days | Democratic |
Demographics of state governors[edit]
 | This article needs to be updated. (January 2022) |
Note: The following information for currently serving state governors is correct as of 2021.
- Statistics (not counting territorial governors):
- The median age is 67 years, 158 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 63 years, 107 days.
- The median term length is 9 years, 333 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 67 years, 183 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 68 years, 84 days.
- Age Ranges:
- 10 governors are in their 70s;
- 21 governors are in their 60s;
- 12 governors are in their 50s; and
- 7 governors are in their 40s.
- Political Party:
- 28 Republicans (56%)
- 22 Democrats (44%)
- Sex:
- 41 Males (82%)
- 9 Females (18%)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Arnold Palacios". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 31, 2023.