PY 04 Older Youth Credential Rate State Rankings

This map shows the Credential Rate rankings for the WIA Older Youth program in PY 04. The rate ranges from a high of 71.3% in Michigan to a low of 34.3% in Alabama. The map highlights the ten highest and lowest states for this measure. The ten highest states in order are Michigan, Delaware, Utah, Nebraska, Maryland, Washington, New Mexico, Georgia, Arkansas, and the District of Columbia. The ten lowest states from top to bottom are North Dakota, Indiana, Vermont, Mississippi, Hawaii, Louisiana, California, Kansas, North Carolina, and Alabama.

Table 1

PY 04 WIA Older Youth Credential Rankings and Outcomes by State
Rank	State	Outcome
1	Michigan	71.3
2	Delaware	68.3
3	Utah	68.2
4	Nebraska	67.9
5	Maryland	67.4
6	Washington	65.8
7	New Mexico	65.7
8	Georgia	64.3
9	Arkansas	64.2
10	District of Columbia	63.5
11	Iowa	62.5
12	Missouri	62.3
13	Connecticut	61.8
14	Montana	61.5
15	Texas	61.1
16	Oklahoma	60.6
17	Wisconsin	60.1
18	Maine	58.8
19	Kentucky	58.4
20	Puerto Rico	58.3
21	Rhode Island	57.8
22	Illinois	57.5
23	Alaska	57.4
24	West Virginia	57.2
25	New Jersey	56.7
26	Colorado	56.3
27	Pennsylvania	54.8
27	Virginia	54.8
29	Wyoming	54.2
30	Idaho	54.1
31	Oregon	54.0
32	Florida	52.6
33	South Carolina	51.9
34	South Dakota	51.5
35	Ohio	51.3
36	Minnesota	50.5
37	Arizona	50.4
38	New York	50.3
38	Tennessee	50.3
40	New Hampshire	50.0
41	Nevada	49.7
42	Massachusetts	46.5
43	North Dakota	46.2
44	Indiana	44.0
45	Vermont	42.1
46	Mississippi	41.8
47	Hawaii	39.7
48	Louisiana	39.2
49	California	39.0
50	Kansas	36.1
51	North Carolina	35.5
52	Alabama	34.3