Smartest State Prior Years' Rankings

Prior Years' Rankings (#1 Ranking is "Smartest"). Because the factors used to determine the Smartest State Award have changed through the years, caution is advised when comparing annual rankings.

STATE	05-06	04-05	03-04	02-03
Alabama	43	44	46	41
Alaska	44	45	23	25
Arizona	50	48	45	44
Arkansas	37	36	38	38
California	46	43	44	29
Colorado	23	21	35	27
Connecticut	2	2	3	1
Delaware	25	27	19	43
Florida	36	39	40	47
Georgia	40	38	36	40
Hawaii	42	42	43	45
Idaho	28	29	30	22
Illinois	32	24	27	33
Indiana	26	17	13	9
Iowa	14	8	8	11
Kansas	13	15	15	14
Kentucky	35	37	37	28
Louisiana	45	46	47	49
Maine	5	11	6	5
Maryland	19	18	18	30
Massachusetts	3	1	1	7
Michigan	27	31	20	20
Minnesota	6	7	12	12
Mississippi	49	47	48	48
Missouri	21	26	28	31
Montana	9	10	4	3
Nebraska	12	13	11	13
Nevada	47	49	49	46
New Hampshire	15	14	26	19
New Jersey	4	4	5	4
New Mexico	48	50	50	50
New York	10	6	10	26
North Carolina	22	25	21	24
North Dakota	20	19	24	21
Ohio	31	20	22	41
Oklahoma	39	40	39	32
Oregon	38	35	32	23
Pennsylvania	11	9	7	15
Rhode Island	16	23	16	10
South Carolina	29	32	41	36
South Dakota	18	22	31	34
Tennessee	41	41	42	39
Texas	24	33	34	16
Utah	33	28	25	17
Vermont	1	3	2	2
Virginia	7	12	17	37
Washington	30	30	33	35
West Virginia	34	33	29	18
Wisconsin	8	5	8	6
Wyoming	17	16	14	8

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Prior Years' Rankings