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2008 ACT Participation Rates and Mean Scores
These are the participation rates and mean scores for all 50 states and the country as a whole.| State |
Participation Rate |
Average Composite Score |
Average English Score |
Average Math Score |
Average Reading Score |
Average Science Score |
| Alabama | 77% | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Alaska | 25% | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Arizona | 15% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Arkansas | 74% | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| California | 17% | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Colorado | 100% | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Connecticut | 19% | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
| Delaware | 11% | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| District of Columbia | 30% | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Florida | 52% | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Georgia | 38% | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Hawaii | 23% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Idaho | 58% | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Illinois | 98% | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Indiana | 22% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Iowa | 60% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Kansas | 74% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Kentucky | 72% | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| Louisiana | 88% | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Maine | 9% | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Maryland | 16% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Massachusetts | 17% | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Michigan | 100% | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Minnesota | 69% | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Mississippi | 92% | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Missouri | 69% | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Montana | 56% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Nebraska | 72% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Nevada | 30% | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| New Hampshire | 15% | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
| New Jersey | 13% | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| New Mexico | 63% | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| New York | 23% | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| North Carolina | 14% | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| North Dakota | 81% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Ohio | 65% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 70% | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Oregon | 30% | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Pennsylvania | 13% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Rhode Island | 10% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| South Carolina | 44% | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| South Dakota | 77% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Tennessee | 88% | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Texas | 29% | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Utah | 68% | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
| Vermont | 26% | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Virginia | 19% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Washington | 17% | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
| West Virginia | 64% | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | 67% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Wyoming | 80% | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| United States of America | 43% | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |