PY05 WIA Adult Earnings Change State Rankings

This map shows the Earnings Change State rankings for the WIA Adult program in PY 2005. The change ranges from a high of $8,196 in Wyoming to a low of $1,401 in the Virgin Islands. The ten highest and ten lowest states for this ranking are highlighted on the map. The ten highest states in order are Wyoming, Arkansas, Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Minnesota, Georgia, Connecticut, Hawaii and Illinois. The ten lowest, from top to bottom, are Missouri, North Dakota, Kansas, New Hampshire, Maine, Florida, New York, South Carolina, Mississippi, and the Virgin Islands.

PY05 WIA Adult Earnings Change State Rankings

Table 1

PY 05 WIA Adult Earnings Change Rankings and Outcomes by State

Rank	State	Outcome
1	Wyoming	$8,196
2	Arkansas	$6,678
3	Alaska	$6,212
4	Idaho	$5,796
5	Kentucky	$5,601
6	Minnesota	$5,598
7	Georgia	$5,305
8	Connecticut	$5,223
9	Hawaii	$5,116
10	Illinois	$5,074
11	Louisiana	$5,013
12	Michigan	$4,947
13	California	$4,912
14	District of Columbia	$4,907
15	Utah	$4,904
16	Tennessee	$4,841
17	Colorado	$4,774
18	Massachusetts	$4,693
19	Arizona	$4,691
20	Pennsylvania	$4,670
21	New Mexico	$4,601
22	Montana	$4,537
23	Texas	$4,509
24	Rhode Island	$4,499
25	Puerto Rico	$4,419
26	North Carolina	$4,410
27	Nebraska	$4,408
28	South Dakota	$4,405
29	New Jersey	$4,404
30	Alabama	$4,393
31	Oklahoma	$4,343
32	Virginia	$4,303
33	Ohio	$4,300
34	Washington	$4,288
35	Iowa	$4,189
36	Oregon	$4,097
37	Wisconsin	$4,068
38	Delaware	$4,027
39	Maryland	$4,000
40	Nevada	$3,896
41	Vermont	$3,848
42	West Virginia	$3,630
43	Indiana	$3,620
44	Missouri	$3,611
45	North Dakota	$3,610
46	Kansas	$3,589
47	New Hampshire	$3,587
48	Maine	$3,448
49	Florida	$3,397
50	New York	$3,276
51	South Carolina	$3,055
52	Mississippi	$2,459
53	Virgin Islands	$1,401