Figure 5.24 is a U.S. map showing needing but not receiving treatment for illicit drug use in past year among persons aged 26 or older, by State: percentages, annual averages based on 2002 and 2003 NSDUHs. States listed here in alphabetical order within each group were divided into five groups based on the magnitude of their percentages. States in the highest group (1.63 to 1.94 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, and New Mexico. States in the next highest group (1.55 to 1.62 percent) were Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah. States in the mid group (1.44 to 1.54 percent) were Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. States in the next lowest group (1.32 to 1.43 percent) were Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Rhode Island. States in the lowest group (0.99 to 1.31 percent) were Alabama, Kansas, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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