PY03 Younger Youth Skill Attainment Rate State Rankings

This map shows the Skill Attainment Rate rankings for the WIA Younger Youth program in PY 03. The rate ranges from a high of 97.6% in Maine to a low of 58.8% in Wyoming. The map highlights the ten highest and lowest states for this measure. The ten highest states in order are Maine, Maryland, West Virginia, Idaho, Puerto Rico, Alabama, Minnesota, Rhode Island, the District of Columbia, Mississippi and Virginia. The ten lowest states from top to bottom are Nevada, Kansas, Florida, Ohio, North Dakota, Iowa, North Carolina, New York, Hawaii and Wyoming.

Table 1

PY 03 Younger Youth Skill Attainment Rate State Rankings

Rank	States	Outcome	Remarks
1	Maine	97.6	Top Ten
2	Maryland	94.9	Top Ten
3	West Virginia	94.7	Top Ten
4	Idaho	94.5	Top Ten
5	Puerto Rico	93.2	Top Ten
6	Alabama	92.8	Top Ten
7	Minnesota	91.9	Top Ten
8	Rhode Island	91.6	Top Ten
9	District of Columbia	91.0	Top Ten
10	Mississippi	90.9	Top Ten
10	Virginia	90.9	Mode
12	Wisconsin	90.2	Mode
13	Michigan	89.9	Mode
14	Indiana	88.3	Mode
15	New Jersey	88.0	Mode
16	Washington	87.9	Mode
17	Arkansas	87.8	Mode
17	Kentucky	87.8	Mode
19	Alaska	87.6	Mode
19	Delaware	87.6	Mode
21	Montana	87.2	Mode
22	Georgia	86.7	Mode
23	Texas	86.6	Mode
24	Utah	86.4	Mode
25	New Mexico	86.2	Mode
26	Tennessee	85.3	Mode
27	South Carolina	85.1	Mode
28	Oregon	84.7	Mode
29	Missouri	84.3	Mode
30	Colorado	83.8	Mode
31	Nebraska	83.4	Mode
32	Louisiana	82.4	Mode
33	South Dakota	82.3	Mode
34	Illinois	82.0	Mode
35	Oklahoma	81.8	Mode
36	Pennsylvania	81.5	Mode
37	California	80.7	Mode
38	Connecticut	80.5	Mode
39	Vermont	79.7	Mode
40	Massachusetts	78.6	Mode
41	Arizona	78.5	Mode
42	New Hampshire	78.1	Mode
43	Nevada	77.7	Bottom Ten
44	Kansas	77.2	Bottom Ten
45	Florida	74.9	Bottom Ten
46	Ohio	74.8	Bottom Ten
47	North Dakota	71.9	Bottom Ten
48	Iowa	71.7	Bottom Ten
49	North Carolina	69.7	Bottom Ten
50	New York	67.7	Bottom Ten
51	Hawaii	58.9	Bottom Ten
52	Wyoming	58.8	Bottom Ten