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