BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A new study revealed that Louisiana is among the Top 10 least intelligent states in the United States. Excel Champs spreadsheet and data analysis experts used data from Visual Capitalist to find out which states have Intelligence Quotient (IQ) levels above or below the national average of 99.25. Louisiana was named the second-least intelligent state with an IQ of 95.3, which is 3.95 points below the national average, according to the study. Mississippi was named the least intelligent state with an IQ of 94.2, which is 5.05 points below the national average. According to the study, Massachusetts was named the smartest state with a 104.3 IQ, which surpasses the national average by 5.05 points. Study: Louisiana named one of the worst states to move to in 2024 "There is only a difference of 10.1 IQ points between Massachusetts and Mississippi, which is not as drastic of a discrepancy as expected across 50 states," said Puneet Georgia, excel and data analytics expert at Excel Champs. Check out the Top 10 least intelligent U.S. states, according to the study from Excel Champs. Mississippi Louisiana California Hawaii Alabama New Mexico Nevada Arizona Arkansas Tennessee Latest News Check the label of your Levi's jeans. They may be worth thousands Louisiana woman faces 3 years in federal prison after 2023 Baton Rouge bank robbery Trump tests GOP with controversial Cabinet picks 2 arrested, accused of throwing chairs at man's apartment, beating him with gun in Baton Rouge LSU gymnastics signs three five-star recruits; ranks third for recruiting class