This map shows the Older Youth Earnings Change State rankings for PY 2005. The amount ranges from a high of $6,026 in Wyoming to a low of $122 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, Montana, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Ohio, Minnesota, Arizona, Texas, Idaho, and Alaska. The ten lowest, from top to bottom, are New Mexico, West Virginia, Indiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Colorado, Virginia, Kansas, New Hampshire, and the Virgin Islands.

Table 1

PY 05 WIA Older Youth Earnings Change Rankings and Outcomes by State Rank State Outcome 1 Wyoming $6,026 2 Montana $5,659 3 District of Columbia $4,967 4 Puerto Rico $4,960 5 Ohio $4,811 6 Minnesota $4,566 7 Arizona $4,505 8 Texas $4,471 9 Idaho $4,364 10 Alaska $4,322 11 California $4,172 12 Maryland $4,146 13 Rhode Island $4,087 14 Wisconsin $4,076 15 Louisiana $3,999 16 South Dakota $3,994 17 Connecticut $3,990 18 Missouri $3,980 19 Oklahoma $3,970 20 Tennessee $3,953 21 Utah $3,913 22 Vermont $3,858 23 Maine $3,853 24 Delaware $3,814 25 Illinois $3,745 26 South Carolina $3,737 27 Arkansas $3,726 28 New Jersey $3,724 29 Kentucky $3,708 30 Washington $3,706 31 Hawaii $3,680 32 Nebraska $3,643 33 Michigan $3,628 34 Alabama $3,559 35 Iowa $3,548 36 Georgia $3,539 37 North Carolina $3,537 38 Oregon $3,448 39 Florida $3,382 40 North Dakota $3,274 41 New York $3,153 42 Massachusetts $3,081 43 New Mexico $3,060 44 West Virginia $3,050 45 Indiana $3,028 46 Mississippi $2,985 47 Nevada $2,968 48 Colorado $2,839 49 Virginia $2,817 50 Kansas $2,705 51 New Hampshire $2,386 52 Virgin Islands $122 53 Pennsylvania NA