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STATE |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
Alabama |
20 |
17 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
23 |
20 |
16 |
Alaska |
8 |
11 |
5 |
13 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
24 |
Arizona |
3 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
Arkansas |
23 |
22 |
25 |
22 |
20 |
23 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
30 |
California |
12 |
13 |
17 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
Colorado |
25 |
30 |
26 |
26 |
31 |
29 |
31 |
21 |
18 |
20 |
Connecticut |
36 |
37 |
37 |
34 |
35 |
32 |
32 |
30 |
36 |
31 |
Delaware |
19 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
33 |
12 |
21 |
Florida |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Georgia |
15 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
17 |
15 |
21 |
11 |
Hawaii |
26 |
28 |
33 |
35 |
29 |
31 |
29 |
27 |
30 |
28 |
Idaho |
42 |
46 |
42 |
40 |
41 |
41 |
40 |
38 |
35 |
39 |
Illinois |
13 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
Indiana |
24 |
26 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
25 |
Iowa |
43 |
44 |
43 |
42 |
42 |
44 |
42 |
45 |
45 |
48 |
Kansas |
28 |
23 |
23 |
27 |
28 |
30 |
31 |
26 |
23 |
15 |
Kentucky |
35 |
35 |
38 |
39 |
37 |
38 |
37 |
34 |
44 |
42 |
Louisiana |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Maine |
48 |
49 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
49 |
50 |
49 |
Maryland |
5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Massachusetts |
31 |
32 |
30 |
29 |
30 |
28 |
26 |
31 |
28 |
29 |
Michigan |
9 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
Minnesota |
34 |
34 |
36 |
33 |
32 |
33 |
33 |
36 |
42 |
34 |
Mississippi |
14 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
25 |
32 |
Missouri |
17 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
9 |
17 |
14 |
Montana |
41 |
42 |
45 |
45 |
46 |
43 |
43 |
41 |
38 |
41 |
Nebraska |
39 |
36 |
34 |
37 |
39 |
39 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
Nevada |
2 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
New Hampshire |
46 |
43 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
47 |
47 |
45 |
New Jersey |
32 |
33 |
31 |
30 |
27 |
24 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
17 |
New Mexico |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
New York |
29 |
24 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
North Carolina |
16 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
22 |
North Dakota |
49 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
48 |
46 |
47 |
Ohio |
22 |
25 |
28 |
28 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
29 |
23 |
Oklahoma |
18 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
18 |
Oregon |
33 |
30 |
27 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
23 |
19 |
24 |
27 |
Pennsylvania |
30 |
31 |
29 |
31 |
33 |
34 |
34 |
39 |
38 |
37 |
Rhode Island |
27 |
27 |
32 |
38 |
38 |
36 |
36 |
44 |
41 |
36 |
South Carolina |
11 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
South Dakota |
47 |
47 |
44 |
47 |
44 |
46 |
46 |
43 |
37 |
43 |
Tennessee |
6 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
18 |
16 |
19 |
Texas |
10 |
14 |
15 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
Utah |
37 |
39 |
39 |
32 |
34 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
33 |
35 |
Vermont |
50 |
48 |
47 |
46 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
50 |
49 |
50 |
Virginia |
38 |
38 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
32 |
32 |
38 |
Washington |
21 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
24 |
27 |
26 |
West Virginia |
45 |
41 |
40 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
46 |
48 |
46 |
Wisconsin |
40 |
40 |
41 |
41 |
40 |
40 |
39 |
37 |
34 |
33 |
Wyoming |
44 |
45 |
46 |
43 |
43 |
42 |
44 |
40 |
40 |
40 |