When it comes to your intelligence quotient (IQ), the state you live in might play a factor.
A new study from Web3 platform Freename ranked the top 10 smartest states according to business and professional indicators, educational attainment and achievement, IQ, lifelong learning and intellectual engagement, standardized test scores and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) focus and innovation.
The top brainiest states were the following:
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- Washington
- Vermont
- Virginia
- New Jersey
- New Hampshire
- Maryland
- Colorado
- Minnesota
Massachusetts claimed the top spot in part because it had the highest average IQ (104.3) and highest proportion of residents holding graduate or bachelor’s degrees.
The top state is also home to some of the top colleges like Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The variety and quality of education in the area is likely correlated with the stronger performance on the smartest state metrics Freename looked at.
Connecticut, meanwhile, was just a little behind Massachusetts, with an average IQ …