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2006 ACT Participation Rates and Average Scores
These are the participation rates of high school graduates and average scores for all 50 states and the country as a whole. ACT cautions against comparing states:Caution should be used in making comparisons between state and national norms. State norms may differ from national norms for noneducational reasons, such as the demographic makeup of a state's ACT-tested graduates compared to the nation.
| State |
Participation Rate |
Average Composite Score |
Average English Score |
Average Math Score |
Average Reading Score |
Average Science Score |
| Alabama | 79% | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Alaska | 25% | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Arizona | 18% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Arkansas | 75% | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| California | 14% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Colorado | 100% | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Connecticut | 12% | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
| Delaware | 5% | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| District of Columbia | 30% | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Florida | 45% | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Georgia | 30% | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Hawaii | 17% | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Idaho | 57% | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Illinois | 100% | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Indiana | 20% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Iowa | 65% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Kansas | 75% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Kentucky | 76% | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Louisiana | 74% | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Maine | 10% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Maryland | 12% | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Massachusetts | 13% | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Michigan | 67% | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Minnesota | 67% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Mississippi | 93% | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Missouri | 70% | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Montana | 57% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Nebraska | 76% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Nevada | 27% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| New Hampshire | 12% | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| New Jersey | 8% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| New Mexico | 60% | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| New York | 17% | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| North Carolina | 14% | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| North Dakota | 80% | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Ohio | 66% | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 72% | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Oregon | 13% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | 9% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Rhode Island | 8% | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| South Carolina | 39% | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| South Dakota | 75% | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Tennessee | 93% | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Texas | 29% | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Utah | 69% | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Vermont | 19% | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Virginia | 15% | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Washington | 15% | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
| West Virginia | 64% | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | 68% | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Wyoming | 71% | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| United States of America | 40% | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |