PY03 Older Youth Credential Rate State Rankings

This map shows the Credential Rate rankings for the WIA Older Youth program in PY 03. The rate ranges from a high of 73.5% in Michigan to a low of 27.3% in Hawaii. The map highlights the ten highest and lowest states for this measure. The ten highest states in order are Michigan, Maryland, Delaware, Utah, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Alaska, Oregon, Iowa and Tennessee. The ten lowest states from top to bottom are North Dakota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio, California, Alabama, Kansas, Florida and Hawaii.

Table 1

PY 03 Older Youth Credential Rate State Rankings

Rank	States	Outcome	Remarks
1	Michigan	73.5	Top Ten
2	Maryland	72.8	Top Ten
3	Delaware	65.7	Top Ten
4	Utah	64.6	Top Ten
5	District of Columbia	64.0	Top Ten
6	Georgia	62.9	Top Ten
7	Alaska	62.7	Top Ten
8	Oregon	62.2	Top Ten
9	Iowa	61.3	Top Ten
10	Tennessee	61.0	Top Ten
11	New Hampshire	60.0	Mode
12	Montana	58.8	Mode
13	Oklahoma	58.0	Mode
14	Washington	56.6	Mode
15	Idaho	56.4	Mode
16	Rhode Island	56.1	Mode
17	Maine	55.8	Mode
18	Puerto Rico	55.1	Mode
19	New Mexico	54.7	Mode
20	West Virginia	54.5	Mode
21	Virginia	54.2	Mode
22	Nebraska	53.6	Mode
23	Wyoming	53.4	Mode
24	Texas	53.1	Mode
25	Vermont	52.4	Mode
26	Connecticut	52.3	Mode
27	Mississippi	51.6	Mode
27	New Jersey	51.6	Mode
29	Illinois	50.8	Mode
30	South Dakota	50.3	Mode
31	Wisconsin	49.7	Mode
32	Colorado	49.1	Mode
33	Minnesota	48.5	Mode
34	Arizona	47.5	Mode
35	New York	47.2	Mode
36	Pennsylvania	46.8	Mode
37	Massachusetts	45.5	Mode
38	Kentucky	44.2	Mode
39	Indiana	43.3	Mode
40	Missouri	43.1	Mode
41	Arkansas	42.8	Mode
42	Nevada	42.5	Mode
43	North Dakota	42.3	Bottom Ten
44	North Carolina	41.2	Bottom Ten
45	South Carolina	40.1	Bottom Ten
46	Louisiana	39.7	Bottom Ten
47	Ohio	38.4	Bottom Ten
48	California	35.7	Bottom Ten
49	Alabama	35.1	Bottom Ten
50	Kansas	33.1	Bottom Ten
51	Florida	31.9	Bottom Ten
52	Hawaii	27.3	Bottom Ten