Washington State is More Educated than Most of the Other Dumb States

There's a lot that can play into the average intelligence of the common folk walking around today.

From education to how we get our education, through process of elimination, some states are, let's be honest, just more educated than others.

You figure Washington State not only has some great colleges but also has some pretty rich and powerful people living here from smart things like computers and all that. You'd think Washington would be pretty high on the list for most educational states and, sure enough, you'd be right.

Washington came in 9th place which is far better than average.

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The top 10 most educated states, according to Wallet Hub:

Massachusetts
Maryland
Vermont
Colorado
Connecticut
Virginia
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Washington State (Hey! that's us!)
Minnesota

This list is made from looking at the educational attainment rankings as well as quality of education rankings.

Take a wild guess to what you think would be the least educated state.

Go on, guess.

If you immediately thought of West Virginia, shame on you... though you're also correct. They came in last place, followed by Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma for least educated.

Here are a few other stats that bring Washington in the top 10 most educated states listings.

1st place for gender gap in educational attainment.
3rd place for percentage of associate's degree holders or college-experienced adults.
8th place for average university quality.
10th place for racial gap in educational attainment.
10th place for percentage of graduate or professional-degree holders.
11th place for percentage of bachelor's degree holders.
15th place for percentage of highs school diploma holders.

This report comes from Wallet Hub, a finance website who has more information on the most educational cities as well as other lists by state.