Jackson Jambalaya

We are stupid?

Says who?

In practical terms, someone with an IQ of 94 can live independently, complete schooling, and hold a job, though highly abstract or academic tasks might feel more challenging compared to someone scoring higher. - This fact explains the state of our existence here in part and our politics.

Any chance we could remove Lumumba and his sister from our averages to greatly increase our overall score?

Must have done the survey while the Legislature was in session.

California has 1.3 points on Mississippi, but has 13x Mississippi's population. That's a lot of dumb leftists.

Shocked West Virginia is higher then us tbh.

Good luck getting your or or truck repaired properly by anyone with an IQ of 94.

Or an IQ of 102.

Or your central air.

"There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies, and statistics," attributed to Mark Twain, who himself attributed it to Benjamin Disraeli. The saying notes the power of statistics to bolster weak arguments or mislead, suggesting that numbers, despite seeming objective, can be used to create convincing but false narratives.

The lowest IQ people are the ones that have their breeding subsidized. The end results are predictable given that low income reproduction by fatherless households is incentivized.

September 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
That's the best comment I've heard all year.

"Too smart for your own good" describes someone whose intelligence leads to negative consequences, such as overthinking, social isolation, or arrogance, which can work against them. It suggests that intelligence, when misapplied or lacking accompanying wisdom and tact, becomes a disadvantage rather than a benefit. The phrase isn't about having too much intelligence, but rather misapplying or failing to temper it with wisdom, humility, or social skills.

Fat, drunk & stupid

It is because all of the smart people (like me) leave because literally ANYWHERE is better than Mississippi!

So much for Mississippi's "Education Miracle"....which is complete garbage any way you look at the bogus numbers they submit. Mississippi has the highest rate of "groupthink" and thus no critical thinking ability - because if you step out of line, you get cut down by the Magnolia Mafia.

I would like to see the source of that info, but it is very interesting we are within a few point of other states that look down at us! That is ok, keep thinking we are dumb and don't wear shoes and please don't come here

AI will make all of this moot!

This is news? Anyone that has ever left their home and interacted with anybody on MS society should not be surprised.

Start by just looking at the people parking in handicapped parking spots.

This is news? Anyone that has ever left their home and interacted with anybody on MS society should not be surprised.

Start by just looking at the people parking in handicapped parking spots.

Another indication of how people have to classify each other to feel better about themselves.

Meanwhile, an autistic person can be extraordinarily high IQ yet unable to function like a normal person.

What a silly post. Even sillier that so many people feel the need to respond. Nobody takes IQ tests. There is no way this "statistic" if valid.

Having been outside and run into people more than a time or two, the "Average IQ of 100" is some of the fakest of the fake news that I have ever encountered. I think that the IQ of the average citizen of the United States is closer to 60, which falls in Goddard's scale as "Moron," but we are quickly approaching the "Imbecile" level of 26-50 when you consider that Dearborn, New York City, Portland, and Chicago are in the U.S.

Apparently you. It's "Says WHOM."

Here's another "factoid" - the average (ahem) IQ in every state is within the range of "average IQ," 90-109, and amazingly (at least to some, I'm sure), the range from highest to lowest state, Mississippi (94ish) to Massachusetts (104ish) is in the middle of that range. For bonus points, any geniuses out there wanna guess what you'd find if you took all the averages, added them up, and then divided by 50? Here's a hint: the OP "factoid" means something, but it doesn't mean what many assume it means.

Whether one uses "factoid" in its original use or the now-common use of the word, the most a "factoid" can convey is incomplete or trivial information.

In totally unrelated news, Mississippi has the highest percentage of...oh never mind.

11:11 beat me to it - I don't know a single person that has ever taken and IQ test. And being an intellectual certainly does not make you smart.

Yet, here you are!

That explains all of the Trump supporters in this state.

Its sad and true. Many of my friends had one child at most due to financial planning etc.
The stupids don't bother with such silly details as "how will I pay for more than one child" so they are growing their ranks exponentially thanks to LBJ.

1:11 You said it for me. Bogus statistics.

“There are three kinds of liars; liars, damn liars, and statistics” Mark Twain

Raise your hand if you have taken an IQ test in the last 20 years. There is no way they have anything close to a representative sample for this.

I’ve been told that if you annexed Memphis into Mississippi that the IQ of both states would go up.

All you have to do for confirmation is log on to Facebook and read the comments to any article WAPT or WLBT publishes.

It's not just Mississippi. Traveling the world in search of stupid and ignorant -- they're not the same thing, you know -- you needn't even leave the US.

So we are stupid, but the rest of the U.S., who are by this study "smarter" while acting like total idiots all the time? Interesting.

I'll take Stupid for $500 Alex.

@ 10:25 - "The American Deep South is the best place in the world to live. I have traveled the planet as a soldier and do not make such a lofty claim glibly." - Dr. Dabbs

Yea, we are the stupid ones. Keep being liberal, it’s paying off so much for you guys. Lol

I took an IQ test at 6 years old
My intelligence was molly-coddled by my Mama and my result was 130-145+, "Gifted" range. The psychologist who administered the test warned my mother that long term, my intelligence would be affected by the quality of my teachers.

In 20 years working in Missippi, I worked with a 100+ people who inherited their business. 5 to 10 moved their business beyond what they oinherited. The rest who managed to survive, only did so because they inherited decent employees.