Figure 5.5 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past year alcohol dependence among persons aged 12 or older, by State, for 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 (2.59 to 3.11 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and South Dakota. States in the next highest group (2.37 to 2.58 percent) were Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, and Tennessee. States in the mid group (2.29 to 2.36 percent) were Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. States in the next lowest group (2.19 to 2.28 percent) were Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. States in the lowest group (1.96 to 2.18 percent) were Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Utah, and Virginia.