What is Colorado’s Average IQ in 2025?

It was fairly recently released that a study showed Colorado as one of the most educated states in the nation in 2025.

While this particular statistic is nothing to gawk at, the data takes a different turn when measuring the average IQ scores of Coloradans as a whole.

What is Colorado's Average IQ in 2025?

The latest research regarding IQ scores across the United States has revealed that while above the median level, Colorado lands at number 20 out of 50 with an average IQ score of 101.6.

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How Do Colorado's Bordering States Match Up?

If we dig deeper, we'll find that about half of the states that share a border with Colorado are ranked higher on the list as far as IQ is concerned.

For example, Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska were all found to have higher average IQ levels than the Centennial State with respective of 102.4, 102.8, and 102.3.

However, Coloradans' average IQ scores are higher than those in Utah, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, with respective scores of 101.1, 95.7, and 99.3.

If we look at the entire country, the five states with the highest IQ scores are Minnesota, Vermont, North Dakota, New Hampshire, and once again, Massachusetts tops the list of average IQ scores in the nation.

At the bottom of the list, we find our aforementioned neighbor New Mexico, Hawaii, California, Louisiana, and the state with the lowest average IQ in 2025 is Mississippi.

Check out the entire interactive map from World Population Review's official website here.

KEEP SCROLLING TO LEARN MORE: Colorado is Home to the Highest Vehicular Tunnel in the U.S.

At a maximum elevation of over 11,000 feet, the Eisenhower-Edwin C. Johnson Memorial Tunnel on Colorado's I-70 is the highest vehicular tunnel in the United States.

The first bore of the tunnel was opened in 1973 and named for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the second bore was opened six years later, named for former governor Edwin C. Johnson.

Gallery Credit: Nate Wilde

KEEP SCROLLING TO LEARN MORE: Colorado is Home to the Highest Bridge in the US

Colorado is home to many magnificent attractions, some that occur naturally, and some that are man-made. However, the Royal Gorge embodies both, with the highest bridge in the United States.

The bridge was built in 1929 and crosses the Royal Gorge at 955 above the Arkansas River, with a total length of 1,260 feet.

Gallery Credit: Nate Wilde