Figure 5.8 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past year alcohol dependence among persons aged 26 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 (2.13 to 3.42 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Oregon. States in the next highest group (1.96 to 2.12 percent) were Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Vermont. States in the mid group (1.83 to 1.95 percent) were Connecticut, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington. States in the next lowest group (1.72 to 1.82 percent) were Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia. States in the lowest group (1.58 to 1.71 percent) were Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.