Texas came in 36th among the 50 states in a new ranking by the career research website Zappia examining which states exhibit the highest scores on the metrics of snobbiness.
Zappia rated states on their overall smugness quotient based on the following categories: share of state population with bachelor’s degrees, share of college degree holders in the arts and humanities field, number of Ivy League university graduates, and bottles of wine consumed per capita each year.
Those states that ranked high in these categories were deemed more snobby than others in the admittedly subjective analysis. Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and New York topped the list.
Texas rated much lower on the smugness meter, with the share of Texas adults with college degrees estimated at 29 percent. About 20 percent of the college graduates in the Lone Star state held degrees in the arts or humanities field, the study found.
In addition, Texans drink only 10 bottles of wine per person per year, compared to an average of 26 in Vermont, according to Zappia.
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Which States Are the Snobbiest?
| Rank | State | % of Adults With College Diploma | Degree Holders With Arts or Humanities Degree | Wine Bottles Per Person |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 42% | 24% | 21 |
| 2 | Vermont | 37% | 29% | 26 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 38% | 24% | 19 |
| 4 | New York | 35% | 27% | 16 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 36% | 23% | 28 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 33% | 25% | 18 |
| 7 | California | 33% | 26% | 19 |
| 8 | Oregon | 32% | 26% | 18 |
| 9 | Maine | 34% | 27% | 14 |
| 10 | Virginia | 38% | 24% | 15 |
| 11 | Washington | 35% | 24% | 16 |
| 12 | New Jersey | 38% | 21% | 18 |
| 13 | Maryland | 39% | 23% | 12 |
| 14 | Illinois | 34% | 23% | 14 |
| 15 | Hawaii | 32% | 22% | 18 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 35% | 23% | 14 |
| 17 | Alaska | 29% | 23% | 16 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 30% | 23% | 14 |
| 19 | Idaho | 26% | 22% | 37 |
| 20 | Utah | 33% | 24% | 6 |
| 21 | Colorado | 25% | 23% | 16 |
| 22 | Delaware | 31% | 20% | 23 |
| 23 | Florida | 31% | 20% | 17 |
| 23 | Montana | 31% | 21% | 16 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | 30% | 22% | 10 |
| 26 | Nevada | 24% | 22% | 19 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 29% | 21% | 12 |
| 28 | Missouri | 28% | 22% | 12 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 27% | 23% | 10 |
| 30 | Arizona | 28% | 21% | 12 |
| 31 | Michigan | 28% | 21% | 13 |
| 32 | Kansas | 32% | 22% | 4 |
| 32 | Louisiana | 23% | 23% | 10 |
| 34 | Tennessee | 26% | 23% | 10 |
| 35 | Georgia | 30% | 21% | 7 |
| 36 | Texas | 29% | 20% | 10 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 31% | 20% | 6 |
| 37 | North Dakota | 29% | 19% | 10 |
| 39 | Kentucky | 23% | 23% | 6 |
| 39 | Ohio | 27% | 21% | 9 |
| 41 | Indiana | 25% | 22% | 9 |
| 41 | South Carolina | 27% | 21% | 8 |
| 43 | Iowa | 28% | 21% | 7 |
| 44 | Wyoming | 26% | 20% | 10 |
| 45 | South Dakota | 28% | 19% | 7 |
| 46 | Alabama | 24% | 20% | 8 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 22% | 20% | 7 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | 25% | 20% | 6 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 21% | 20% | 5 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 20% | 19% | 3 |
Source: Zappia.com
