Figure 5.19 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past year dependence or abuse for any illicit drug or alcohol among persons aged 18 to 25, 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 (18.17 to 23.77 percent) were Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont. States in the next highest group (16.71 to 18.16 percent) were Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. States in the mid group (15.60 to 16.70 percent) were District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania. States in the next lowest group (14.06 to 15.59 percent) were Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia. States in the lowest group (12.24 to 14.05 percent) were Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia.