CA has the most ppl so its gonna have the most smart and most dumb, but if you take it on average Im pretty sure its not #1 or anywhere near it, it would be one of the deep south ones, alabama, missisipi etc.
Use data dont go off on what you believe is the case
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/worst-states-to-live-in
- Louisiana
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- West Virginia
- New Mexico
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/average-iq-by-state
here mississippi is the dumbest, though cal is #3 and flo #13 (so neither bright)
You can see ppl tend to get dumber the more south you get, part of this is due to higher chance of certain diseases.
also we all know florida (florida man) gets a bad rap because of there media organizations/ maybe anyone can get access to court records much easier to court documents than other states so its easier to report about the stuff, the same stuff is happening all over the place, but just doesnt make the news