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Brownsville and McAllen are among America's least intelligent cities, according to a survey released late last week.

A survey by the website portfolio.com, ranked the two Rio Grande Valley cities among America's dumbest.

Using new data released by the U.S. Census bureau, the website look at the average level of higher education obtained by the residents in 200 cities or metropolitan statistical areas.

Education levels were matched to income.

Boulder, Colorado ranked number 1 in the USA in terms of intelligence while Merced, California ranked number 200.

Brownsville ranked 198 out of 200 while McAllen-Edinburg ranked 199 out of 200.

Laredo, another Texas border community, ranked 104 out of 200.