Intelligence quotient
We are in no way trying to say that one state is smarter than any other, as IQ can only indicate so much about anyone's actual intelligence—and there are a multitude of factors, both social and economic, that affect said scores. But, with that being said, these are a ranking of all 50 states based solely on average IQ.
50: Mississippi
Average IQ: 94.2
49: Nevada
Average IQ: 94.5
48: Louisiana
Average IQ: 95.3
47: California
Average IQ: 95.5
46: Hawaii
Average IQ: 95.6
45: New Mexico
Average IQ: 95.7
44: Alabama
Average IQ: 95.7
43: Arizona
Average IQ: 97.4
42: Arkansas
Average IQ: 97.5
41: Tennessee
Average IQ: 97.7
40: Georgia
Average IQ: 98
39: South Carolina
Average IQ: 98.4
38: Florida
Average IQ: 98.4
37: West Virginia
Average IQ: 98.7
36: Alaska
Average IQ: 99
35: Oklahoma
Average IQ: 99.3
34: Kentucky
Average IQ: 99.4
33: Rhode Island
Average IQ: 99.5
32: Maryland
Average IQ: 99.7
31: Illinois
Average IQ: 99.9
30: Texas
Average IQ: 100
29: North Carolina
Average IQ: 100.2
28: Delaware
Average IQ: 100.4
27: Michigan
Average IQ: 100.5
26: New York
Average IQ: 100.7
25: Missouri
Average IQ: 101
24: Utah
Average IQ: 101.1
23: Oregon
Average IQ: 101.2
22: Idaho
Average IQ: 101.4
21: Pennsylvania
Average IQ: 101.5
20: Colorado
Average IQ: 101.6
19: Indiana
Average IQ: 101.7
18: Ohio
Average IQ: 101.8
17: Washington
Average IQ: 101.9
16: Virginia
Average IQ: 101.9
15: Nebraska
Average IQ: 102.3
14: Wyoming
Average IQ: 102.4
13: South Dakota
Average IQ: 102.8
12: New Jersey
Average IQ: 102.8
11: Kansas
Average IQ: 102.8
10: Wisconsin
Average IQ: 102.9
9: Connecticut
Average IQ: 103.1
8: Iowa
Average IQ: 103.2
7: Montana
Average IQ: 103.4
6: Maine
Average IQ: 103.4
5: Minnesota
Average IQ: 103.7
4: Vermont
Average IQ: 103.8
3: North Dakota
Average IQ: 103.8
2: New Hampshire
Average IQ: 104.2
1: Massachusetts
Average IQ: 104.3