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        America's Smartest Cities - From First to Worst

        Which metropolis has the most intelligent residents? The Daily Beast crunched the data on the brainpower of America’s 55 largest cities, from first-to-worst. How did your hometown rank?

        Updated Jul. 14, 2017 5:44PM ET / Published Oct. 01, 2009 7:46PM ET 

        Matej Krajcovic

        #1, RALEIGH-DURHAM

        Matej Krajcovic

        #2, SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-SAN JOSE 

        #3, BOSTON

        AP Photo

        #4, MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL

        #5, DENVER

        Doug Pensinger / Getty Images

        #6, HARTFORD-NEW HAVEN

        #7 (tie), SEATTLE-TACOMA

        #7 (tie), WASHINGTON, DC

        #9, PORTLAND, OR

        AP Photo

        #10, BALTIMORE

        Greg Pease / Getty Images

        #11, PHILADELPHIA

        #12, AUSTIN

        Jack Plunkett / AP Photo

        #13, NEW YORK

        #14, SALT LAKE CITY

        #15, MILWAUKEE

        #16, CHARLOTTE 

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        #17 (tie), KANSAS CITY

        
#17 (tie), COLUMBUS

        Kiichiro Sato / AP Photo

        #19, NASHVILLE

        John Russell / AP Photo

        #20 (tie), SAN DIEGO

        #20 (tie), INDIANAPOLIS

        Darron Cummings / AP Photo

        #22, PROVIDENCE

        #23, ATLANTA

        #24 (tie), ST. LOUIS

        #24 (tie), CHICAGO

        Scott Olson / Getty Images

        #26, ROCHESTER, NY 

        #27 (tie), PITTSBURGH

        AP Photo

        
#27 (tie), LOS ANGELES

        Michael Heiman / Getty Images

        #27 (tie), RICHMOND

        Wayne Scarberry / AP Photo

        #30, GRAND RAPIDS-KALAMAZOO-BATTLE CREEK

        David M. Converse

        #31 (tie), CLEVELAND 

        #31 (tie), WEST PALM BEACH

        Paul Giamou

        #33, TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG

        #34, TUCSON

        #35 (tie), OKLAHOMA CITY

        #35 (tie), SACRAMENTO

        #37 (tie), GREENSBORO (NC)

        #37 (tie), JACKSONVILLE (FL)

        #39, MIAMI

        #40, DETROIT

        #41, NORFOLK (VA)

        #42, BIRMINGHAM

        #43, CINCINNATI

        #44,  BUFFALO

        #45, NEW ORLEANS

        #46 (tie), HOUSTON

        #46 (tie), ORLANDO

        Getty Images

        #48, DALLAS-FORT WORTH

        #49, PHOENIX

        #50 HARRISBURG (PA)

        #51, MEMPHIS

        Per-Anders Pettersson / Getty Images

        #52, LOUISVILLE

        #53, SAN ANTONIO

        #54 LAS VEGAS

        #55, FRESNO (CA.)

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