Source registry

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Wikipedia and Wikidata help discover entities and references. IQ Caddy reviews and cites the original source wherever possible. Inclusion does not imply that a source endorses this atlas.

government guidance

Normal Distribution

National Institute of Standards and Technology · 2013 · Accessed 2026-08-11

United States government work (public domain in the U.S.). NIST-authored material is not subject to U.S. copyright; attribution is requested.

official dataset

NAEP Data Explorer: 2024 Reading and Mathematics

National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 · Accessed 2026-08-11

United States government work (public domain in the U.S.). NCES content produced by federal employees is generally public domain; cited third-party material can differ.

official dataset

U.S. PIAAC Skills Map: State and County Estimates

National Center for Education Statistics · 2020 · Accessed 2026-08-11

United States government work; underlying PIAAC terms apply. The U.S. estimates and site are federal products; users should retain OECD/PIAAC attribution where identified.

official dataset

American Community Survey 2024 Data

United States Census Bureau · 2024 · Accessed 2026-08-11

United States government work (public domain in the U.S.). Census Bureau data are free to use with source attribution; logos and third-party content are excluded.

peer-reviewed research

Updated IQ and Well-Being Scores for the 50 U.S. States

Journal of Intelligence (MDPI) · 2022 · Accessed 2026-08-11

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution must identify Bryan J. Pesta, the article, journal, year, and DOI.

official dataset

Harmonized Learning Outcomes (HLO) Database

World Bank · 2021 · Accessed 2026-08-11

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Use is subject to the license shown for the specific catalog resource and World Bank dataset terms.

official dataset

Learning Poverty Global Database: Historical Data and Sub-components

World Bank · 2024 · Accessed 2026-08-11

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Use is subject to the license shown for the selected release; estimates combine learning and schooling inputs.

official dataset

Human Capital Index Plus

World Bank · 2026 · Accessed 2026-08-11

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (dataset). The data catalog asset license governs the dataset; related publications can carry CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.

official dataset

UIS Data Browser: Sustainable Development Goal 4

UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2025 · Accessed 2026-08-11

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO. Retain UNESCO-UIS attribution, indicate changes, and follow the license and platform terms for the selected release.

official API

Nobel Prize API 2.1

Nobel Foundation · 2026 · Accessed 2026-08-11

Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal. The Nobel API services are free to use under CC0 subject to their service terms.

official dataset

Wikidata

Wikimedia Foundation · 2026 · Accessed 2026-08-11

Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal. Structured Wikidata statements are released under CC0; referenced external sources retain their own rights.

archival catalog

API for the National Archives Catalog

National Archives and Records Administration · 2026 · Accessed 2026-08-11

Public domain metadata; item-level rights vary. Catalog metadata is generally a U.S. government work. Check each archival item's use restrictions and include NARA's API non-endorsement notice when applicable.

archival catalog

JSON/YAML API for loc.gov

Library of Congress · 2026 · Accessed 2026-08-11

Item-level rights vary. The Library does not grant a blanket license for collection items; inspect each Rights and Access statement.

peer-reviewed research

Presidential IQ, Openness, Intellectual Brilliance, and Leadership: Estimates and Correlations for 42 U.S. Chief Executives

Political Psychology (Wiley) · 2006 · Accessed 2026-08-11

All rights reserved. Only factual citations and a small curated set of reported estimates are represented; the article is not redistributed.

expert analysis

The Search for Albert Einstein's IQ

Russell T. Warne · 2023 · Accessed 2026-08-11

All rights reserved. Cited as analysis; no article text or media is redistributed.

fact check

No Evidence Donald Trump Scored 73 on an IQ Test

Full Fact · 2025 · Accessed 2026-08-11

All rights reserved. The verdict is cited and summarized; Full Fact text and graphics are not redistributed.

professional guidance

IQ Test: Frequently Asked Questions

Mensa International · 2026 · Accessed 2026-08-11

All rights reserved. Policy is cited for percentile context; test content and proprietary conversion tables are excluded.

professional guidance

Defining Criteria for Intellectual Disability

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities · 2021 · Accessed 2026-08-11

All rights reserved. Guidance is cited to explain that diagnosis requires adaptive-behavior and developmental-context evidence, not an IQ number alone.