What is the least intelligent state?

The state with the lowest IQ score turns out to be Mississippi, with the IQ score of residents coming to about 94.2 on average. There is a difference of 10.1 IQ points between Mississippi and Massachusetts, which is not as drastic of a discrepancy as you might predict there'd be among fifty states.
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What is the lowest level of intelligence?

A Breakdown of IQ Scores
  • 1 to 24: Profound mental disability.
  • 25 to 39: Severe mental disability.
  • 40 to 54: Moderate mental disability.
  • 55 to 69: Mild mental disability.
  • 70 to 84: Borderline mental disability.
  • 85 to 114: Average intelligence.
  • 115 to 129: Above average or bright.
  • 130 to 144: Moderately gifted.
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Which US state is the smartest?

Massachusetts is the smartest state in the U.S. Massachusetts has the highest percentage of Bachelor's degree holders at 42.1% of adults and graduate or professional degree holders at about 32.4%. Additionally, Massachusetts is home to MIT, Harvard, and several other high-ranked institutions.
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Who has the highest IQ in the US?

The person with the highest IQ score in the world is American magazine columnist Marilyn vos Savant, 74, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
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Who has 400 IQ?

Marilyn vos Savant (/ˌvɒs səˈvɑːnt/; born Marilyn Mach; August 11, 1946) is an American magazine columnist who has the highest recorded intelligence quotient (IQ) in the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired.
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Does IQ change with age?

Not generally. IQ tests are age adjusted, basically to take account of youth and inexperience (under 18) or age and diminishing speed. The reason is that, as we get older, diminishing speed and spatial awareness are balanced by having more knowledge and experience to draw on to solve problems.
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What is the stupidest state?

Every state has its intelligence, natural beauty, and other great qualities. The ten dumbest states in the United States are Hawaii, Nevada, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, West Virginia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Arizona. Of the ten dumbest states, seven are located in the South.
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What state ranks lowest in education?

West Virginia is the least educated U.S. state, with an overall score of 23.65. West Virginia ranks last for Educational Attainment with the lowest shares of people with associate degrees or some college experience and those with Bachelor's degrees, at 20.6%.
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What are the least educated states?

Here's how every state ranked in most to least educated:
  • West Virginia.
  • Idaho.
  • New Mexico.
  • Mississippi.
  • Arizona.
  • Louisiana.
  • Nevada.
  • Oklahoma.
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What's the average IQ for a 13 year old?

Price, a professor at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London, and colleagues, tested 33 "healthy and neurologically normal" adolescents aged 12 to 16. Their IQ scores ranged from 77 to 135, with an average score of 112. Four years later, the same group took another IQ test.
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What IQ is genius?

The average score on an IQ test is 100. Most people fall within the 85 to 114 range. Any score over 140 is considered a high IQ. A score over 160 is considered a genius IQ.
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Can you have 0 IQ?

There is no zero point for IQ. We do not think of a person as having no intelligence (although we may be tempted to make that evaluation upon occasion).
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What is the smartest race in the world?

Top 10 Smartest Countries by IQ - Ulster Institute 2019:*
  • Japan - 106.49.
  • Taiwan - 106.47.
  • Singapore - 105.89.
  • Hong Kong (China) - 105.37.
  • China - 104.10.
  • South Korea - 102.35.
  • Belarus - 101.60.
  • Finland - 101.20.
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What is the least educated city in America?

The least educated city in America is Dalton, Georgia, which has the highest percentage of people with less than a high school diploma (35.70%). Dalton ranked the worst for having the lowest amount of people with at least some college (20%).
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What country is #1 in education?

Students had average math, science and reading scores on the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment. The United Kingdom is home to two of the top 10 Best Global Universities, according to U.S. News. For a second consecutive year, the United States has remained the No. 1 best country for education.
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What is the ugliest state in the United States?

Nevada. Nevada is considered to be one of the ugliest states in the U.S. because of its unforgiving desert landscape and test sites for military nuclear testing. Despite this, Nevada is also home to Red Rock Canyon, Lake Tahoe, and the swirling rock formations of Valley of Fire State Park.
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Is Arizona the dumbest state?

Arizona Named 10th Stupidest State in Nation

It seems all those years on the bottom of the education-funding heap are finally paying off: Arizona now is the 10th stupidest state in the country.
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Where is the best place to live in the USA?

Boulder, Colorado is still America's #1 place to live in 2021-2022 according to U.S. News & World Report.
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Can you lose your IQ?

Individuals can change IQ scores. Your score may change not because of any real change in general intelligence, but that different tests may be used which measure different mixtures of abilities.
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Is IQ genetic?

Researchers have previously shown that a person's IQ is highly influenced by genetic factors, and have even identified certain genes that play a role. They've also shown that performance in school has genetic factors.
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Can your IQ lower?

In most cases, IQ scores don't change dramatically unless there has been an unusual event (injury, trauma, etc.) When we see falling IQ test scores, we ask if this is due to the "Matthew Effect."
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