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STATE | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 |
Alabama | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
Alaska | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 24 |
Arizona | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Arkansas | 13 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 |
California | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Colorado | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 20 |
Connecticut | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 36 | 31 |
Delaware | 18 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 21 |
Florida | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Georgia | 20 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 11 |
Hawaii | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
Idaho | 39 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 39 |
Illinois | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Indiana | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 25 |
Iowa | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 48 |
Kansas | 27 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 15 |
Kentucky | 34 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 44 | 42 |
Louisiana | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Maine | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 49 |
Maryland | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Massachusetts | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
Michigan | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Minnesota | 32 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 34 |
Mississippi | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 32 |
Missouri | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 14 |
Montana | 44 | 42 | 40 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 41 |
Nebraska | 37 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
Nevada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
New Hampshire | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 45 |
New Jersey | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
New Mexico | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
New York | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
North Carolina | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
North Dakota | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 47 |
Ohio | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 23 |
Oklahoma | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
Oregon | 29 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 27 |
Pennsylvania | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
Rhode Island | 35 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 41 | 36 |
South Carolina | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
South Dakota | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 43 |
Tennessee | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
Texas | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
Utah | 38 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 |
Vermont | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 50 |
Virginia | 36 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 38 |
Washington | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 |
West Virginia | 41 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 46 |
Wisconsin | 42 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 |
Wyoming | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 40 |