Page 1 of 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 > Last » 01-24-2009, 11:01 AM radiodude84 181 posts, read 805,085 times Reputation: 187 Advertisements Based on education data.



Yes, I'm aware it's not quite fair to compare a state like Montana or ND which are mostly white to heavily minority areas like CA or even TX, but whatever.



1. MASSACHUSETTS..................................... ...104.3



2. NEW HAMPSHIRE......................................... .104.2



3. NORTH DAKOTA............................................ 103.8



4. VERMONT........................................... .........103.8



5. MINNESOTA......................................... ........103.7



6. MONTANA........................................... .........103.4



7. MAINE............................................. ............103.4



8. IOWA.............................................. ............103.2



9. CONNECTICUT....................................... ........103.1



10. WISCONSIN......................................... ........102.9



11. KANSAS............................................ ..........102.8



12. SOUTH DAKOTA............................................ 102.8



13. NEW JERSEY............................................ ....102.8



14. WYOMING........................................... .........102.4



15. NEBRASKA.......................................... ..........102.3



16. WASHINGTON........................................ ........101.9



17. VIRGINIA.......................................... ............101.9



18. OHIO.............................................. .............101.8



19. INDIANA........................................... ............101.7



20. COLORADO.......................................... ..........101.6



21. PENNSYLVANIA...................................... ........101.5



22. IDAHO............................................. .............101.4



23. OREGON............................................ ...........101.2



24. UTAH.............................................. .............101.1



25. MISSOURI.......................................... ............101.0



26. NEW YORK.............................................. .......100.7



27. MICHIGAN.......................................... ............100.5



28. DELAWARE.......................................... ...........100.4



29. NORTH CAROLINA.......................................... ...100.2



30. TEXAS............................................. ..............100.0



31. ILLINOIS.......................................... ................99.9



32. MARYLAND.......................................... .............99.7



33. RHODE ISLAND............................................ ......99.5



34. KENTUCKY.......................................... ..............99.4



35. OKLAHOMA.......................................... .............99.3



36. ALASKA............................................ ................99.0



37. WEST VIRGINIA.......................................... ........98.7



38. SOUTH CAROLINA.......................................... .....98.4



39. FLORIDA........................................... ................98.4



40. GEORGIA........................................... ................98.0



41. TENNESSEE......................................... ..............97.7



42. ARKANSAS.......................................... ...............97.5



43. ARIZONA........................................... ................97.4



44. NEVADA............................................ ................96.5



45. ALABAMA........................................... ................95.7



46. NEW MEXICO............................................ ..........95.7



47. HAWAII............................................ ..................95.6



48. CALIFORNIA........................................ ................95.5



49. LOUISIANA......................................... .................95.3



50. MISSISSIPPI....................................... .................94.2





01-24-2009, 11:04 AM Rachael84 Location: Concrete jungle where dreams are made of. 8,900 posts, read 13,895,882 times Reputation: 1819 NY would be a lot higher if it weren't for the bad sections of NYC which really bring it down lol. 01-24-2009, 11:05 AM city_data91 6,046 posts, read 10,443,272 times Reputation: 2365 Massachusetts is number 1. Not a shock. But keep in mind these are just averages. There's a narrow range of IQ's on this list and there are smart and dumb people in every state. 01-24-2009, 11:05 AM radiodude84 181 posts, read 805,085 times Reputation: 187 Quote: Rachael84 Originally Posted by NY would be a lot higher if it weren't for a good portion of NYC lol. haha true, but presumably most states can say that too! E.g. Cal wouldn't be as low without most of L.A., Oakland, etc. 01-24-2009, 11:06 AM Newarkbomb Location: Teaneck, NJ 1,576 posts, read 5,276,533 times Reputation: 684





well i did go to Newark public schools those good ol' schools haha, i have the Rhode Island range (99.5)... but NJ has a 102/103 rangewell i did go to Newark public schoolsthose good ol' schools 01-24-2009, 11:07 AM radiodude84 181 posts, read 805,085 times Reputation: 187 Quote: city_data91 Originally Posted by Massachusetts is number 1. Not a shock. But keep in mind these are just averages. There's a narrow range of IQ's on this list and there are smart and dumb people in every state. Yeh. Also, Mass is TINY it's kind of hard to compare it to huge states like Cal and Tex, which each have little enclaves of highly intelligent (parts of Bay Area in Cal or JPL in socal, all the high-tech stuff in Texas with NASA , Texas Instruments, etc.) but also vast swaths of poor minorities and rural people. 01-24-2009, 11:14 AM city_data91 6,046 posts, read 10,443,272 times Reputation: 2365 Quote: radiodude84 Originally Posted by Yeh. Also, Mass is TINY it's kind of hard to compare it to huge states like Cal and Tex, which each have little enclaves of highly intelligent (parts of Bay Area in Cal or JPL in socal, all the high-tech stuff in Texas with NASA , Texas Instruments, etc.) but also vast swaths of poor minorities and rural people. Population-wise, Massachusetts is big, especially for a state that size. Montana is huge but has a low population. I think the factor that makes Massachusetts smart is the number of colleges. There are a lot of colleges in a small state, so no matter where you are in the state, you're near a college. 01-24-2009, 11:16 AM radiodude84 181 posts, read 805,085 times Reputation: 187 Quote: city_data91 Originally Posted by Population-wise, Massachusetts is big, especially for a state that size. Montana is huge but has a low population. I think the factor that makes Massachusetts smart is the number of colleges. There are a lot of colleges in a small state, so no matter where you are in the state, you're near a college.



I agree - it really is like one big college town! Boston U, MIT, Boston Coll, Harvard, Wellesley, U Mass, etc. Compared to mont. its population is large, but even in terms of # of people its tiny compared to Tex or CalI agree - it really is like one big college town! Boston U, MIT, Boston Coll, Harvard, Wellesley, U Mass, etc. 01-24-2009, 11:21 AM 20yrsinBranson Location: SW Missouri 15,849 posts, read 31,721,445 times Reputation: 22478 I'm assuming the number on the right is the average for the state.



It is so shocking to me to see where Missouri lies on this list, as it is to see how LOW the average IQ is. Boy, the dumbing down of America really shows.



20yrsinBranson 01-24-2009, 11:32 AM WILWRadio 5,801 posts, read 9,515,346 times Reputation: 2569 Quote: 20yrsinBranson Originally Posted by I'm assuming the number on the right is the average for the state.



It is so shocking to me to see where Missouri lies on this list, as it is to see how LOW the average IQ is. Boy, the dumbing down of America really shows.



20yrsinBranson No doubt the Kansas City metro brings the entire state of MO down a notch. The people in rural MO seem more intelligent than those I've encountered in the KC metro area. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.



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