Figure 2.23 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past year use of cocaine among persons aged 26 or older, 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 (1.35 to 2.02 percent) were Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, and Tennessee. States in the next highest group (1.12 to 1.34 percent) were Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina. States in the mid group (1.02 to 1.11 percent) were Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, and Wisconsin. States in the next lowest group (0.88 to 1.01 percent) were Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. States in the lowest group (0.77 to 0.87 percent) were Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia.