Figure 5.6 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past year alcohol dependence among youths aged 12 to 17, 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 (2.38 to 4.02 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine, New Mexico, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. States in the next highest group (2.11 to 2.37 percent) were Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Vermont, and Wyoming. States in the mid group (1.85 to 2.10 percent) were Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. States in the next lowest group (1.58 to 1.84 percent) were California, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Tennessee. States in the lowest group (1.10 to 1.57 percent) were District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.