Figure 2.1 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past month use of any illicit drug among persons aged 12 or older, by State, for 2000 and 2001. 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 (7.90 to 10.73 percent) were Alaska, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. States in the next highest group (6.70 to 7.89 percent) were Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington. States in the mid group (6.04 to 6.69 percent) were Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. States in the next lowest group (5.41 to 6.03 percent) were Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wyoming. States in the lowest group (4.11 to 5.40 percent) were Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.