Figure 5.9 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past year any illicit drug dependence or abuse 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 (2.28 to 2.87 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. States in the next highest group (2.03 to 2.27 percent) were Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, and Vermont. States in the mid group (1.88 to 2.02 percent) were Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. States in the next lowest group (1.79 to 1.87 percent) were Alabama, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. States in the lowest group (1.37 to 1.78 percent) were Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Virginia.