PY04 Adult Credential Rate State Rankings

This map shows the Credential Rate for the WIA Adult program in PY 04. The rate ranges from a high of 83.2% in Maryland and Michigan to a low of 41.4% in Alabama. The ten highest and ten lowest states for this ranking are highlighted on the map. The ten highest states in order are Maryland, Michigan, West Virginia, Colorado, Arkansas, Texas, Minnesota, Tennessee, New York and Connecticut. The ten lowest, from top to bottom, are Maine and South Carolina (tied), Illinois, Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii, Virginia, Mississippi, North Carolina, California, and Alabama.


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PY 04 WIA Adult Credential Rankings and Outcomes by State Rank State Outcome 1 Maryland 83.2 1 Michigan 83.2 3 West Virginia 80.1 4 Colorado 77.6 5 Arkansas 76.3 6 Texas 74.7 7 Minnesota 74.3 8 Tennessee 74.2 9 New York 73.7 10 Connecticut 73.5 11 Nevada 73.2 12 Montana 72.9 13 Missouri 72.7 14 Florida 72.5 14 Massachusetts 72.5 14 Oklahoma 72.5 17 Idaho 72.3 17 Pennsylvania 72.3 19 Washington 71.3 20 Ohio 70.9 21 Rhode Island 70.4 22 Wisconsin 70.3 23 Utah 69.6 23 Wyoming 69.6 25 Georgia 68.7 26 New Hampshire 68.6 27 South Dakota 67.8 28 Delaware 65.7 29 Arizona 65.0 29 Oregon 65.0 31 Kentucky 64.5 32 North Dakota 64.4 33 Puerto Rico 64.3 34 District of Columbia 63.9 35 Iowa 63.8 35 Indiana 63.8 37 New Mexico 63.5 38 New Jersey 63.0 39 Kansas 62.9 40 Nebraska 62.1 41 Louisiana 61.7 42 Maine 60.8 42 South Carolina 60.8 44 Illinois 60.7 45 Vermont 59.8 46 Alaska 58.3 47 Hawaii 57.8 48 Virginia 57.4 49 Mississippi 53.9 50 North Carolina 52.8 51 California 49.8 52 Alabama 41.4

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