Growth#24 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Average IQ
Claimed average IQ score, per World Population Review
Data: World Population Review, 2025 ↗nhmaps.com/78
At 104.2, New Hampshire posts the highest average IQ in the country. Freedom apparently attracts the people smart enough to want it.
Claimed average IQ score (IQ score)
Source & data: World Population Review, 2025 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 104.3 |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 104.2 |
| 3 | North Dakota | 103.8 |
| 3 | Vermont | 103.8 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 103.7 |
| 6 | Maine | 103.4 |
| 6 | Montana | 103.4 |
| 8 | Iowa | 103.2 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 103.1 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 102.9 |
| 11 | Kansas | 102.8 |
| 11 | New Jersey | 102.8 |
| 11 | South Dakota | 102.8 |
| 14 | Wyoming | 102.4 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 102.3 |
| 16 | Virginia | 101.9 |
| 16 | Washington | 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 | Florida | 98.4 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 98.4 |
| 40 | Georgia | 98.0 |
| 41 | Tennessee | 97.7 |
| 42 | Arkansas | 97.5 |
| 43 | Arizona | 97.4 |
| 44 | California | 96.5 |
| 44 | Nevada | 96.5 |
| 46 | Alabama | 95.7 |
| 46 | New Mexico | 95.7 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 95.6 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 95.3 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 94.2 |