This map shows the Skill Attainment Rate rankings for the WIA Younger Youth program in PY 04. The rate ranges from a high of 96.0% in the District of Columbia to a low of 64.0% in Hawaii. The map highlights the ten highest and lowest states for this measure. The ten highest states in order are District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Maine, Delaware, Montana, Rhode Island, Maryland, Kentucky, Idaho, and Michigan. The ten lowest states from top to bottom are Pennsylvania, Iowa, Utah, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Wyoming, North Carolina, and Hawaii.

Table 1

PY 04 WIA Younger Youth Skill Attainment Rankings and Outcomes by State Rank State Outcome 1 District of Columbia 96.0 2 Puerto Rico 95.5 3 Maine 93.9 4 Delaware 93.2 5 Montana 92.7 6 Rhode Island 92.5 7 Maryland 91.7 8 Kentucky 91.4 9 Idaho 90.7 10 Michigan 90.7 10 New Jersey 90.2 12 Minnesota 90.1 13 Florida 89.3 14 Nevada 88.0 15 Alaska 87.6 16 West Virginia 87.6 17 Washington 87.5 17 Texas 87.2 19 Missouri 86.9 19 Arkansas 86.8 21 Mississippi 86.5 22 Georgia 86.2 23 Arizona 85.9 24 Wisconsin 85.6 25 Oklahoma 85.5 26 Vermont 85.5 27 Tennessee 85.4 28 Indiana 85.3 29 Massachusetts 85.0 30 Oregon 85.0 31 California 84.6 32 Connecticut 84.5 33 South Dakota 84.4 34 Kansas 84.3 35 New Mexico 84.3 36 Alabama 82.8 37 Colorado 82.6 38 Louisiana 82.5 39 South Carolina 82.1 40 Ohio 80.4 41 Virginia 77.8 42 Illinois 77.3 43 Pennsylvania 75.8 44 Iowa 75.4 45 Utah 75.2 46 Nebraska 74.9 47 New York 74.2 48 North Dakota 72.9 49 New Hampshire 71.5 50 Wyoming 71.2 51 North Carolina 68.3 52 Hawaii 64.0

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