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Mavdog · 01-27-2005, 03:56 PM

Ok folks, here's the lowdown.

It is impossible to rank the states based on IQ, as that is not a validated criteria. First, few people actually ever take the IQ test. IQ testing also doesn't rate a person's smarts it rates their ability to become smart. The SAT or ACT also is not representitive of the state's pop either.

The only qualified data to determine the state's relative "intelligence" is by the percentage of adult pop who have college degree, or at the least have earned a HS diploma. This is a line on the census forms for both of these and is therefore a reliable demographic stat.

Here's the states in descending order of percent of adults (over 25 years) who have a college degree (2000 census trended to reflect 2002):
DC 44.4%
Maryland 37.6%
Colorado 35.7%
Virginia 34.6%
Mass 34.3%
Conn 32.6%
NJ 31.4%
VT 30.8%
Minn 30.6%
NH 30.1%
RI 30.1%
Delaware 29.5%
Kansas 29.1%
NY 28.8%
Wash 28.3%
CA 27.9%
IL 27.3%
Nebraska 27.1%
Oregon 27.1%
HA 26.8%
Utah 26.8%
AZ 26.3%
TX 26.2%
Penn 26.1%
FL 25.7%
Alaska 25.6%
New Mex 25.4%
ND 25.3%
GA 25.0%
Wis 24.7%
Ohio 24.5%
Maine 23.8%
Indiana 23.7%
Montana 23.6
S Dakota 23.6%
S Carolina 23.3%
Iowa 23.1%
Alabama 22.7%
MI 22.5%
NC 22.4%
Nevada 22.1%
LA 22.1%
Kentucky 21.6%
TN 21.5%
Idaho 20.9%
Miss 20.9%
OK 20.4%
Wyoming 19.6%
Ark 18.3%
W Virginia 15.9%

Here's the percentage of adult pop who completed HS:
Alaska 92.2%
Minn 92.2%
WY 91.6%
Utah 91.0%
Wash 90.4%
NH 90.2%
Nebraska 89.8%
Montana 89.7%
SD 89.2%
NDakota 89.0%
Delaware 88.5%
Iowa 88.3%
Miss 88.1%
Conn 88.0%
Hawaii 87.9%
Oregon 87.7%
CO 87.6%
KS 87.5%
Maryland 87.5%
Maine 87.4%
VT 87.4%
Ohio 87.3%
Idaho 86.8%
Wis 86.8%
Virginia 86.7%
Mass 86.5%
MI 86.5%
Penn 86.1%
IL 85.9%
NJ 85.9%
Nevada 85.8%
IN 85.3%
OK 85.1%
AZ 84.6%
NY 83.7%
DC 83.5%
FL 83.3%
GA 82.9%
NMex 81.6%
Ark 81.0%
KY 80.8%
CA 80.2%
SCarolina 80.2%
NC 80.1%
TN 80.1%
RI 80.1%
Miss 79.1%
AL 78.9%
LA 78.8%
WV 78.5%
TX 78.1%

Kinda depressing that TX is at the bottom....[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img]

I'll leave it up to someone else to correlate the above as to which state voted for which candidate.

01-27-2005, 03:56 PM	#26
Mavdog Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 6,014	RE:here it is MR. XERXES- the TOP 16 voted KERRY!!! WOW.... Ok folks, here's the lowdown. It is impossible to rank the states based on IQ, as that is not a validated criteria. First, few people actually ever take the IQ test. IQ testing also doesn't rate a person's smarts it rates their ability to become smart. The SAT or ACT also is not representitive of the state's pop either. The only qualified data to determine the state's relative "intelligence" is by the percentage of adult pop who have college degree, or at the least have earned a HS diploma. This is a line on the census forms for both of these and is therefore a reliable demographic stat. Here's the states in descending order of percent of adults (over 25 years) who have a college degree (2000 census trended to reflect 2002): DC 44.4% Maryland 37.6% Colorado 35.7% Virginia 34.6% Mass 34.3% Conn 32.6% NJ 31.4% VT 30.8% Minn 30.6% NH 30.1% RI 30.1% Delaware 29.5% Kansas 29.1% NY 28.8% Wash 28.3% CA 27.9% IL 27.3% Nebraska 27.1% Oregon 27.1% HA 26.8% Utah 26.8% AZ 26.3% TX 26.2% Penn 26.1% FL 25.7% Alaska 25.6% New Mex 25.4% ND 25.3% GA 25.0% Wis 24.7% Ohio 24.5% Maine 23.8% Indiana 23.7% Montana 23.6 S Dakota 23.6% S Carolina 23.3% Iowa 23.1% Alabama 22.7% MI 22.5% NC 22.4% Nevada 22.1% LA 22.1% Kentucky 21.6% TN 21.5% Idaho 20.9% Miss 20.9% OK 20.4% Wyoming 19.6% Ark 18.3% W Virginia 15.9% Here's the percentage of adult pop who completed HS: Alaska 92.2% Minn 92.2% WY 91.6% Utah 91.0% Wash 90.4% NH 90.2% Nebraska 89.8% Montana 89.7% SD 89.2% NDakota 89.0% Delaware 88.5% Iowa 88.3% Miss 88.1% Conn 88.0% Hawaii 87.9% Oregon 87.7% CO 87.6% KS 87.5% Maryland 87.5% Maine 87.4% VT 87.4% Ohio 87.3% Idaho 86.8% Wis 86.8% Virginia 86.7% Mass 86.5% MI 86.5% Penn 86.1% IL 85.9% NJ 85.9% Nevada 85.8% IN 85.3% OK 85.1% AZ 84.6% NY 83.7% DC 83.5% FL 83.3% GA 82.9% NMex 81.6% Ark 81.0% KY 80.8% CA 80.2% SCarolina 80.2% NC 80.1% TN 80.1% RI 80.1% Miss 79.1% AL 78.9% LA 78.8% WV 78.5% TX 78.1% Kinda depressing that TX is at the bottom....[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img] I'll leave it up to someone else to correlate the above as to which state voted for which candidate.