Study: Smarter people use iPhones

Apple or Android? A new study just added another weapon to the arsenal in the eternal smartphone battle — smarter people use iPhones.

CNNMoney reports a study conducted by online advertising network Chitika found more college graduates tend to also have higher iPhone sales. Notably, Chitika found that increased wealth also is linked to greater iPhone sales – but since college degrees also correlate with higher incomes, Chitika says those results are redundant.

Alaska tops the list with the largest percent of iPhone users at 66, while New Mexico came in last with just 40 percent. Missouri is the sixth lowest in the nation at just 43 percent.

Overall, Google Inc.’s (Nasdaq: GOOG) Android outpaces Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone sales, but the iPhone remains the single most popular smartphone in the United States with more than 42 percent of the market overall.

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