Figure 5.7 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting past year alcohol dependence 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 (5.49 to 6.81 percent) were Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and South Dakota. States in the next highest group (5.12 to 5.48 percent) were Arkansas, District of Columbia, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. States in the mid group (4.66 to 5.11 percent) were Alabama, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, and Wyoming. States in the next lowest group (4.22 to 4.65 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. States in the lowest group (2.78 to 4.21 percent) were California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.