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What is the average I.Q. In the U.S?

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  • Joey
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    This is of course, if you place a lot of emphasis on the score.

    Intelligence Interval / Cognitive Designation

    40 - 54 Severely challenged (Less than 1% of test takers)

    55 - 69 Challenged (2.3% of test takers)

    70 - 84 Below average

    85 - 114 Average (68% of test takers)

    115 - 129 Above average

    130 - 144 Gifted (2.3% of test takers)

    145 - 159 Genius (Less than 1% of test takers)

    160 - 175 Extraordinary genius

  • 1 decade ago

    100

  • 1 decade ago

    As for the actual number I'm not sure there are some good sites out there try google. BUt it is all just numbers that don't always matter. A person can be honest and good and still only have an IQ of 60 or there abouts'

  • 1 decade ago

    I had always thought that it was 100.

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  • 1 decade ago

    well looking at the world now

    uh my shoe size....

    about a ten or eleven and a half,

  • 1 decade ago

    Very High thats why they lost the twin tower........

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