Figure 3.3 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past month use of alcohol among persons aged 18 to 25, 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 (67.18 to 76.27 percent) were Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wisconsin. States in the next highest group (59.85 to 67.17 percent) were Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wyoming. States in the mid group (54.96 to 59.84 percent) were Alaska, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, and Virginia. States in the next lowest group (51.19 to 54.95 percent) were Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Texas. States in the lowest group (32.66 to 51.18 percent) were Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia.