Figure 5.18 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past year dependence or abuse for any illicit drug or alcohol 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 (9.35 to 11.65 percent) were Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Washington. States in the next highest group (8.67 to 9.34 percent) were Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. States in the mid group (8.07 to 8.66 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. States in the next lowest group (7.04 to 8.06 percent) were Alabama, California, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. States in the lowest group (5.75 to 7.03 percent) were District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, and Virginia.