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Years: |
02 |
01 |
00 |
99 |
98 |
97 |
96 |
95 |
94 |
93 |
92 |
91 |
Alabama |
48 |
46 |
42 |
45 |
47 |
47 |
48 |
48 |
49 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
Alaska |
28 |
37 |
41 |
37 |
33 |
37 |
38 |
29 |
31 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
Arizona |
40 |
36 |
39 |
42 |
41 |
46 |
40 |
36 |
34 |
28 |
30 |
27 |
Arkansas |
47 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
44 |
41 |
33 |
40 |
37 |
35 |
40 |
33 |
California |
33 |
32 |
36 |
35 |
36 |
34 |
44 |
45 |
40 |
36 |
26 |
23 |
Colorado |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
14 |
14 |
9 |
15 |
8 |
16 |
13 |
Connecticut |
9 |
6 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
9 |
17 |
11 |
16 |
Delaware |
19 |
21 |
17 |
26 |
14 |
26 |
21 |
22 |
18 |
34 |
35 |
40 |
Florida |
39 |
40 |
40 |
37 |
39 |
36 |
41 |
39 |
44 |
45 |
43 |
48 |
Georgia |
35 |
33 |
30 |
31 |
38 |
35 |
34 |
35 |
41 |
39 |
39 |
42 |
Hawaii |
43 |
34 |
43 |
41 |
30 |
33 |
27 |
24 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
Idaho |
21 |
20 |
24 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
15 |
15 |
7 |
5 |
Illinois |
31 |
31 |
29 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
29 |
30 |
25 |
31 |
32 |
44 |
Indiana |
20 |
21 |
19 |
16 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
18 |
22 |
25 |
25 |
19 |
Iowa |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
Kansas |
13 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
Kentucky |
42 |
43 |
32 |
39 |
42 |
43 |
45 |
46 |
47 |
44 |
46 |
39 |
Louisiana |
49 |
49 |
48 |
48 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
49 |
50 |
Maine |
15 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
26 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
13 |
17 |
9 |
Maryland |
17 |
14 |
17 |
20 |
19 |
27 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
27 |
21 |
21 |
Massachusetts |
5 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
15 |
11 |
20 |
22 |
24 |
Michigan |
23 |
27 |
28 |
23 |
27 |
20 |
24 |
33 |
35 |
38 |
38 |
35 |
Minnesota |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
Mississippi |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
46 |
48 |
50 |
45 |
Missouri |
26 |
19 |
23 |
18 |
21 |
19 |
23 |
28 |
26 |
24 |
28 |
29 |
Montana |
32 |
39 |
33 |
32 |
32 |
29 |
31 |
21 |
21 |
14 |
24 |
22 |
Nebraska |
6 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
12 |
Nevada |
34 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
24 |
32 |
28 |
25 |
27 |
23 |
27 |
26 |
New Hampshire |
3 |
13 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
New Jersey |
10 |
11 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
17 |
17 |
20 |
12 |
21 |
23 |
34 |
New Mexico |
46 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
45 |
44 |
46 |
41 |
45 |
40 |
42 |
47 |
New York |
37 |
35 |
38 |
43 |
35 |
40 |
41 |
43 |
38 |
49 |
44 |
46 |
North Carolina |
36 |
42 |
35 |
30 |
34 |
31 |
35 |
31 |
36 |
42 |
36 |
37 |
North Dakota |
16 |
25 |
14 |
28 |
9 |
15 |
9 |
14 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
8 |
Ohio |
25 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
27 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
29 |
29 |
33 |
31 |
Oklahoma |
38 |
41 |
37 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
41 |
38 |
43 |
30 |
37 |
28 |
Oregon |
27 |
23 |
21 |
22 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
22 |
12 |
30 |
Pennsylvania |
24 |
30 |
34 |
33 |
29 |
30 |
32 |
34 |
32 |
33 |
30 |
36 |
Rhode Island |
30 |
28 |
31 |
34 |
31 |
28 |
30 |
32 |
30 |
37 |
34 |
32 |
South Carolina |
41 |
38 |
44 |
40 |
43 |
42 |
37 |
42 |
42 |
43 |
41 |
38 |
South Dakota |
13 |
16 |
11 |
19 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
14 |
10 |
14 |
4 |
Tennessee |
43 |
45 |
46 |
44 |
46 |
44 |
36 |
44 |
39 |
41 |
47 |
42 |
Texas |
29 |
29 |
27 |
29 |
40 |
39 |
39 |
37 |
33 |
32 |
28 |
25 |
Utah |
12 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Vermont |
18 |
15 |
12 |
14 |
17 |
13 |
8 |
17 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
6 |
Virginia |
4 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
15 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
19 |
15 |
Washington |
21 |
18 |
22 |
21 |
23 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
24 |
26 |
14 |
20 |
West Virginia |
45 |
48 |
49 |
49 |
48 |
48 |
47 |
47 |
48 |
46 |
45 |
41 |
Wisconsin |
11 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
Wyoming |
8 |
12 |
20 |
10 |
20 |
22 |
18 |
13 |
28 |
19 |
20 |
18 |