PY04 Younger Youth Retention Rate State Rankings

This map shows the Retention Rate rankings for the WIA Younger Youth program in PY 04. The rate ranges from a high of 84.8% in Connecticut to a low of 49.4% in New York. The map highlights the ten highest and lowest states on this measure. The top ten in order are Connecticut, North Dakota, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The lowest ten from top to bottom are Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arizona, Virginia, New Jersey, West Virginia, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Hawaii, and New York.

PY04 Younger Youth Retention Rate State Ranking

Table 1

PY 04 WIA Younger Youth Retention Rankings and Outcomes by State
Rank	State	Outcome
1	Connecticut	84.8
2	North Dakota	84.0
3	Arkansas	81.7
4	District of Columbia	79.0
5	Idaho	78.9
6	Georgia	78.3
7	Iowa	78.2
8	Minnesota	76.7
8	Wisconsin	76.7
10	Wyoming	76.2
11	Utah	74.7
12	Michigan	73.7
13	Nebraska	73.0
14	New Hampshire	72.2
15	Kentucky	72.1
15	Montana	72.1
15	Puerto Rico	72.1
18	Washington	70.6
19	Kansas	70.2
19	Texas	70.2
21	Maryland	68.7
22	Alaska	68.3
23	Nevada	67.8
24	Oregon	67.7
25	Delaware	67.3
25	Ohio	67.3
27	South Dakota	66.9
28	Maine	65.8
29	North Carolina	65.7
30	Illinois	65.4
31	South Carolina	65.2
32	Colorado	65.1
33	Florida	64.6
33	Missouri	64.6
35	Alabama	64.1
36	Vermont	63.1
37	Mississippi	62.8
38	Louisiana	62.7
39	Rhode Island	62.3
40	California	62.0
41	Oklahoma	61.9
42	Indiana	61.7
43	Pennsylvania	61.6
44	Tennessee	61.2
45	Arizona	61.1
46	Virginia	60.4
47	New Jersey	58.3
48	West Virginia	58.2
49	Massachusetts	57.5
50	New Mexico	57.1
51	Hawaii	50.4
52	New York	49.4