Figure 2.2 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past month use of any illicit drug among youths aged 12 to 17, 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 (12.12 to 15.99 percent) were Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont. States in the next highest group (11.14 to 12.11 percent) were Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. States in the mid group (9.95 to 11.13 percent) were Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. States in the next lowest group (8.90 to 9.94 percent) were Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. States in the lowest group (6.85 to 8.89 percent) were Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.