PY05 Older Youth Earnings Change State Rankings

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.

PY 05 Older Youth Earnings Change State Rankings

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