Figure 5.11 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past year any illicit drug dependence or abuse among persons aged 18 to 25, 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 (7.19 to 8.37 percent) were Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, and Vermont. States in the next highest group (6.51 to 7.18 percent) were Alaska, California, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, and Rhode Island. States in the mid group (5.92 to 6.50 percent) were District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming. States in the next lowest group (5.18 to 5.91 percent) were Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. States in the lowest group (4.22 to 5.17 percent) were Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.