ACT and SAT Test-Takers By State

Ever wonder where the SAT and ACT are most popular or how many of your peers are taking one test or another? Below is a listing of the percentages of students who take each test in each state in both 2001 and 2006.

SAT ACT 2001 2006 2001 2006 Alabama 9 9 69 79 Alaska 51 51 34 25 Arizona 34 32 28 18 Arkansas 6 5 75 75 California 51 49 12 14 Colorado 31 26 62 100 Connecticut 82 84 4 12 Delaware 67 73 4 5 D.C. 56 78 26 30 Florida 54 65 40 45 Georgia 63 70 19 30 Hawaii 52 60 19 17 Idaho 17 19 59 57 Illinois 12 9 71 100 Indiana 60 62 20 20 Iowa 5 4 67 65 Kansas 9 8 78 75 Kentucky 12 11 72 76 Louisiana 7 6 80 74 Maine 69 73 6 10 Maryland 65 70 11 12 Massachusetts 79 85 8 13 Michigan 11 10 69 67 Minnesota 9 10 66 67 Mississippi 4 4 89 93 Missouri 8 7 70 70 Montana 23 28 55 57 Nebraska 8 7 74 76 Nevada 33 40 39 27 New Hampshire 72 82 7 12 New Jersey 81 82 4 8 New Mexico 13 13 64 60 New York 77 88 14 17 North Carolina 65 71 13 14 North Dakota 4 4 80 80 Ohio 26 28 63 66 Oklahoma 8 7 71 72 Oregon 55 55 11 13 Pennsylvania 71 74 8 9 Rhode Island 71 69 5 8 South Carolina 57 62 28 39 South Dakota 4 4 70 75 Tennessee 13 15 79 93 Texas 53 52 33 29 Utah 5 7 69 69 Vermont 69 67 9 19 Virginia 68 73 10 15 Washington 53 54 17 15 West Virginia 18 20 61 64 Wisconsin 6 6 68 68 Wyoming 11 10 64 71 Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education; College Board, ACT