Figure 2.26 is a U.S. map showing cocaine use in past year among persons aged 18 to 25, by State: percentages, annual averages based on 2002 and 2003 NSDUHs. States listed here in alphabetical order within each group were divided into five groups based on the magnitude of their percentages. States in the highest group (7.48 to 12.05 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wyoming. States in the next highest group (7.00 to 7.47 percent) were Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and West Virginia. States in the mid group (6.43 to 6.99 percent) were California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. States in the next lowest group (5.53 to 6.42 percent) were Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee. States in the lowest group (4.18 to 5.52 percent) were Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, South Dakota, Utah, and Virginia.

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