Figure 4.5 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past month use of cigarettes among persons aged 12 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 (27.23 to 32.49 percent) were Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia. States in the next highest group (26.40 to 27.22 percent) were Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, and North Dakota. States in the mid group (24.99 to 26.39 percent) were Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. States in the next lowest group (23.88 to 24.98 percent) were Arizona, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, South Dakota, and Vermont. States in the lowest group (17.39 to 23.87 percent) were California, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.