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 April 18, 2024.
State governors
| 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, 8 days | 79 years, 186 days | Republican |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 5 years, 137 days | 62 years, 349 days | Republican |
| Arizona | Katie Hobbs | December 28, 1969 | January 2, 2023 | 53 years, 5 days | 1 year, 107 days | 54 years, 112 days | Democratic |
| Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | August 13, 1982 | January 10, 2023 | 40 years, 150 days | 1 year, 99 days | 41 years, 249 days | Republican |
| California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 5 years, 102 days | 56 years, 191 days | Democratic |
| Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 5 years, 101 days | 48 years, 342 days | Democratic |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 5 years, 100 days | 70 years, 106 days | Democratic |
| Delaware | John Carney | May 20, 1956 | January 17, 2017 | 60 years, 242 days | 7 years, 92 days | 67 years, 334 days | Democratic |
| Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 5 years, 101 days | 45 years, 217 days | Republican |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 5 years, 95 days | 60 years, 168 days | Republican |
| Hawaii | Josh Green | February 11, 1970 | December 5, 2022 | 52 years, 297 days | 1 year, 135 days | 54 years, 67 days | Democratic |
| Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 7, 2019 | 64 years, 326 days | 5 years, 103 days | 70 years, 63 days | Republican |
| Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 5 years, 95 days | 59 years, 90 days | Democratic |
| Indiana | Eric Holcomb | May 2, 1968 | January 9, 2017 | 48 years, 252 days | 7 years, 100 days | 55 years, 352 days | Republican |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 6 years, 330 days | 64 years, 258 days | Republican |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 5 years, 95 days | 74 years, 85 days | Democratic |
| Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 4 years, 130 days | 46 years, 141 days | Democratic |
| Louisiana | Jeff Landry | December 23, 1970 | January 8, 2024 | 53 years, 16 days | 101 days | 53 years, 117 days | Republican |
| Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 5 years, 107 days | 76 years, 110 days | Democratic |
| Maryland | Wes Moore | October 15, 1978 | January 18, 2023 | 44 years, 95 days | 1 year, 91 days | 45 years, 186 days | Democratic |
| Massachusetts | Maura Healey | February 8, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 331 days | 1 year, 104 days | 53 years, 70 days | Democratic |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 5 years, 108 days | 52 years, 239 days | Democratic |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 5 years, 102 days | 60 years, 12 days | Democratic (DFL) |
| Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 4 years, 95 days | 49 years, 318 days | Republican |
| Missouri | Mike Parson | September 17, 1955 | June 1, 2018 | 62 years, 257 days | 5 years, 322 days | 68 years, 214 days | Republican |
| Montana | Greg Gianforte | April 17, 1961 | January 4, 2021 | 59 years, 262 days | 3 years, 105 days | 63 years, 1 day | Republican |
| Nebraska | Jim Pillen | December 31, 1955 | January 5, 2023 | 67 years, 5 days | 1 year, 104 days | 68 years, 109 days | Republican |
| Nevada | Joe Lombardo | November 8, 1962 | January 2, 2023 | 60 years, 55 days | 1 year, 107 days | 61 years, 162 days | Republican |
| New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | November 5, 1974 | January 5, 2017 | 42 years, 61 days | 7 years, 104 days | 49 years, 165 days | Republican |
| New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 6 years, 93 days | 66 years, 246 days | Democratic |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 5 years, 108 days | 64 years, 177 days | Democratic |
| New York | Kathy Hochul | August 27, 1958 | August 24, 2021 | 62 years, 362 days | 2 years, 238 days | 65 years, 235 days | Democratic |
| North Carolina | Roy Cooper | June 13, 1957 | January 1, 2017 | 59 years, 202 days | 7 years, 108 days | 66 years, 310 days | Democratic |
| North Dakota | Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 | December 15, 2016 | 60 years, 136 days | 7 years, 125 days | 67 years, 261 days | Republican |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 5 years, 95 days | 77 years, 104 days | Republican |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 5 years, 95 days | 51 years, 112 days | Republican |
| Oregon | Tina Kotek | September 30, 1966 | January 9, 2023 | 56 years, 101 days | 1 year, 100 days | 57 years, 201 days | Democratic |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | June 20, 1973 | January 17, 2023 | 49 years, 211 days | 1 year, 92 days | 50 years, 303 days | Democratic |
| Rhode Island | Dan McKee | June 16, 1951 | March 2, 2021 | 69 years, 259 days | 3 years, 47 days | 72 years, 307 days | Democratic |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 7 years, 85 days | 76 years, 327 days | Republican |
| South Dakota | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 | January 5, 2019 | 47 years, 36 days | 5 years, 104 days | 52 years, 140 days | Republican |
| Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 5 years, 90 days | 64 years, 192 days | Republican |
| Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 9 years, 89 days | 66 years, 157 days | Republican |
| Utah | Spencer Cox | July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 | 45 years, 177 days | 3 years, 105 days | 48 years, 282 days | Republican |
| Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 7 years, 104 days | 65 years, 258 days | Republican |
| Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | December 9, 1966 | January 15, 2022 | 55 years, 37 days | 2 years, 94 days | 57 years, 131 days | Republican |
| Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 11 years, 93 days | 73 years, 69 days | Democratic |
| West Virginia | Jim Justice | April 27, 1951 | January 16, 2017 | 65 years, 264 days | 7 years, 93 days | 72 years, 357 days | Republican |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 5 years, 102 days | 72 years, 165 days | Democratic |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 5 years, 102 days | 67 years, 35 days | Republican |
Territorial governors
| 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, 106 days | 64 years, 106 days | Democratic |
| Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 5 years, 102 days | 73 years, 162 days | Democratic |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Arnold Palacios | August 22, 1955 [2] | January 9, 2023 | 67 years, 140 days | 1 year, 100 days | 68 years, 240 days | Independent |
| Puerto Rico | Pedro Pierluisi | April 26, 1959 | January 2, 2021 | 61 years, 251 days | 3 years, 107 days | 64 years, 358 days | New Progressive, Democratic |
| United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 5 years, 102 days | 56 years, 57 days | Democratic |
Mayors of federal districts
| 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, 107 days | 51 years, 260 days | Democratic |
Demographics of state governors
 | 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, 126 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 63 years, 75 days.
- The median term length is 9 years, 301 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 67 years, 151 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 68 years, 52 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
References
- ^ "Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga". National Governors Association. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Arnold Palacios". National Governors Association. Retrieved 31 January 2023.