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 1999 and 2000. 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 (11.81 to 14.58 percent) were Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. States in the next highest group (10.61 to 11.80 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Washington, and Wisconsin. States in the mid group (9.40 to 10.60 percent) were Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. States in the next lowest group (8.58 to 9.39 percent) were District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming. States in the lowest group (6.46 to 8.57 percent) were Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, and Virginia.