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Smartest State Award 2004-2005

Which State Is Smartest?

Prior Years' Rankings

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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