PY04 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.

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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

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