Figure 4.8 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past month use of cigarettes 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 (27.03 to 31.32 percent) were Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. States in the next highest group (25.24 to 27.02 percent) were Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Tennessee. States in the mid group (23.55 to 25.23 percent) were Florida, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming. States in the next lowest group (22.85 to 23.54 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. States in the lowest group (16.91 to 22.84 percent) were California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont.