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🧠 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE & LITERACY (2026)
📍 The national average IQ in the U.S. is estimated at 100.3.
📍 Approx. 68.2% of the population falls in the “normal” range (85-115).
📍 Roughly 6.6 million Americans are classified as “geniuses” (130-145 IQ).
📍 Massachusetts leads the nation with the highest average IQ at 104.3.
📍 Mississippi currently holds the lowest state average IQ at 94.2.
📍 79% of U.S. adults are considered literate as of early 2026.
📍 21% of adults (43 million people) are classified as functionally illiterate.
📍 54% of Americans aged 16–74 read below a 6th-grade level.
📍 The average American adult reads at a 7th to 8th-grade level.
📍 National literacy scores dropped by 12 points between 2017 and 2023.
📍 Low literacy is estimated to cost the U.S. economy $2.2 trillion annually.
📍 Nearly half (49.6%) of adults 25+ hold a postsecondary credential.
📍 Women outpaced men in 2025 grads, making up 61.8% of all graduates.
📍 23.7% of U.S. adults hold a bachelor’s degree as their highest level.
📍 Master’s degree holders have doubled since 2000, reaching 21 million.
📍 High school graduates peaked at 3.5 million in 2025 before a projected decline.