Figure 5.5 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past year alcohol dependence 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 (2.58 to 3.43 percent) were Alaska, California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, and South Dakota. States in the next highest group (2.44 to 2.57 percent) were Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Vermont, and Washington. States in the mid group (2.32 to 2.43 percent) were Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Wyoming. States in the next lowest group (2.21 to 2.31 percent) were Florida, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. States in the lowest group (2.09 to 2.20 percent) were Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin.