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Smartest State Award 2005-2006

Which State Is Smartest?

Prior Years' Rankings

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Prior Years' Rankings (#1 Ranking is "Smartest").  Because the factors used to determine the Smartest State Award have changed through the years, caution is advised when comparing annual rankings.

Clicking on the column heading will take you to that year's press release:

STATE 05-06 04-05 03-04 02-03
Alabama 43 44 46 41
Alaska 44 45 23 25
Arizona 50 48 45 44
Arkansas 37 36 38 38
California 46 43 44 29
Colorado 23 21 35 27
Connecticut 2 2 3 1
Delaware 25 27 19 43
Florida 36 39 40 47
Georgia 40 38 36 40
Hawaii 42 42 43 45
Idaho 28 29 30 22
Illinois 32 24 27 33
Indiana 26 17 13 9
Iowa 14 8 8 11
Kansas 13 15 15 14
Kentucky 35 37 37 28
Louisiana 45 46 47 49
Maine 5 11 6 5
Maryland 19 18 18 30
Massachusetts 3 1 1 7
Michigan 27 31 20 20
Minnesota 6 7 12 12
Mississippi 49 47 48 48
Missouri 21 26 28 31
Montana 9 10 4 3
Nebraska 12 13 11 13
Nevada 47 49 49 46
New Hampshire 15 14 26 19
New Jersey 4 4 5 4
New Mexico 48 50 50 50
New York 10 6 10 26
North Carolina 22 25 21 24
North Dakota 20 19 24 21
Ohio 31 20 22 41
Oklahoma 39 40 39 32
Oregon 38 35 32 23
Pennsylvania 11 9 7 15
Rhode Island 16 23 16 10
South Carolina 29 32 41 36
South Dakota 18 22 31 34
Tennessee 41 41 42 39
Texas 24 33 34 16
Utah 33 28 25 17
Vermont 1 3 2 2
Virginia 7 12 17 37
Washington 30 30 33 35
West Virginia 34 33 29 18
Wisconsin 8 5 8 6
Wyoming 17 16 14 8