The dumbest states, as measured by the percent of the population with a bachelor's degree, the median household income and the 2010 average SAT score in each state.
1. West Virginia, 17.3 percent of population has bachelor' degree; average SAT is 1513.
2. Arkansas, 18.9 percent of population has bachelor's degree; average SAT is 1697
3. Mississippi, 19.6 percent of population has bachelor's degree; average SAT is 1673
4. Kentucky, 21 percent of population has bachelor's degree; average SAT is 1841
5. Louisiana, 21.4 percent of population has bachelor's degree; average SAT is 1655
6. Nevada, 21.8 percent of population has bachelor's degree; average SAT is 1454
7. Alabama, 22 percent of population has bachelor's degree; average SAT is 1608
8. Indiana, 22.5 percent of population has bachelor' degree
9. Oklahoma, 22.7 percent of population has bachelor's degree; average SAT is 1689
10. Tennessee, 23 percent of population has bachelor's degree; average SAT 1709
Source: The Street, "The Dumbest States in America." SAT based on 2010 results. The smartest state is Massachusetts.