Washington State Shines In National Education Rankings

A lot of people have a lot of opinions on other people in Washington State.

The people they meet at the store, their co-workers, the other drivers on the road... sure, there's a lot of insults being thrown around, usually behind people's backs, but just when you thought you knew it all, it turns out many people in Washington do, too.

According to the experts at Wallet Hub, Washington State is in the top 10 most intelligent people in the US.

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Wallet Hub took into account their educational attainment and the quality of their education and found that, out of all 50 states, Washington State ranked 10th place.

10th place means it's in the top 10 so we'll run with it.

Rounding out the top 10:

1st Massachusetts
2nd Vermont
3rd Maryland
4th Connecticut
5th Colorado
6th New Jersey
7th Virginia
8th New Hampshire
and Minnesota at #9 with Washington at 10.

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Here are a few more stats about Washington State and where it ranks in education in different categories.

1st for Gender Gap in Educational Attainment
4th for percentage of Associate's Degree Holders or College-Experienced Adults
8th for Average University Quality
10th for percentage of Bachelor’s Degree Holders
10th for percentage of Graduate- or Professional-Degree Holders
15th for percentage of High-School Diploma Holders
26th for Racial Gap in Educational Attainment

Last place, because we know you're curious, is West Virginia followed by Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Nevada to come up with the bottom 5.