Where Hawaii Ranks 37

Nothing but bad news this time. We Hawaii citizens are, on average, dumber than any other state. Honolulu is the most expensive, most over-priced city, college grads can’t find houses, and our welfare payments are the highest.

But, but … we have nice weather.

Least Intelligent State (Washington Post, 2015)

(Score based on average IQ, average SAT score, average ACT score, and percentage of college graduates)

1. HAWAII (-27)
2. Nevada (-23.4)
3. Mississippi (-22.4)
4. Alabama (21.9)
5. Florida (21.5)

Most Expensive Cities for Singles (Economic Policy Institute, 2015)

1. HONOLULU, HI ($46,308)
2. Stamford, CT
3. San Francisco, CA
4. New York, NY

Worst State for House-Hunting College Graduates (OnlineDegrees.com, 2015)

1. HAWAII
2. West Virginia
3. Vermont
4. Montana
5. North Dakota

Nation's Top Welfare States (Cato Institute, 2013)

1. HAWAII (Hourly wage equivalent: $29.15. Pre-tax annual income equivalent: $60,590)
2. District of Columbia ($24.43, $50,820)
3. Massachusetts ($24.30, $50,540)
4. Connecticut ($21.33, $44,370)
5. New York ($21.01, $43,700)

Nation’s Most Over-Priced City (Forbes Magazine, 2015)

1. HONOLULU, HI
2. Bridgeport-Stamford, CT
3. Boston, MA
4. New York, NY
5. Cambridge, MA