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Region/State Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High
New England -26 -36 -44 -66 -51 -79 -59 -88 -67 -99 -74 -111 -70 -116 -66 -123 -63 -127 -60 -131 -58 -133 -53 -123 -45 -115 -40 -111 -35 -102 -30 -92 -25 -82 -20 -75 -17 -68 -13 -61 -9 -54
CT -7 -9 -11 -17 -13 -20 -15 -23 -17 -25 -19 -29 -18 -30 -17 -32 -16 -33 -16 -34 -15 -35 -14 -32 -12 -30 -11 -29 -10 -27 -8 -25 -7 -22 -6 -21 -5 -19 -4 -17 -3 -15
ME -2 -3 -3 -5 -4 -5 -4 -6 -4 -7 -5 -7 -4 -7 -4 -8 -4 -8 -4 -8 -3 -8 -3 -7 -2 -6 -2 -6 -2 -5 -1 -5 -1 -4 -1 -3 0 -3 0 -2 0 -2
MA -13 -17 -21 -32 -25 -38 -29 -43 -33 -48 -36 -54 -34 -57 -33 -60 -31 -62 -30 -65 -29 -66 -26 -61 -23 -57 -20 -55 -18 -51 -15 -46 -13 -41 -11 -38 -9 -35 -7 -31 -5 -28
NH -2 -3 -4 -5 -4 -6 -5 -7 -5 -7 -6 -8 -5 -9 -5 -9 -5 -9 -4 -10 -4 -10 -4 -9 -3 -8 -3 -8 -2 -7 -2 -6 -1 -5 -1 -5 -1 -4 -1 -4 0 -3
RI -2 -3 -3 -5 -4 -6 -4 -6 -5 -7 -5 -8 -5 -8 -5 -9 -5 -9 -5 -10 -4 -10 -4 -9 -4 -9 -3 -8 -3 -8 -2 -7 -2 -6 -2 -6 -2 -6 -1 -5 -1 -5
VT -1 -2 -2 -3 -2 -3 -2 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -2 -5 -2 -5 -2 -5 -2 -5 -2 -4 -1 -4 -1 -4 -1 -4 -1 -3 -1 -3 0 -2 0 -2 0 -2 0 -1
Mid-Atlantic -75 -104 -125 -188 -146 -225 -171 -253 -194 -286 -216 -323 -204 -341 -196 -362 -189 -376 -183 -391 -178 -400 -162 -375 -142 -358 -128 -345 -114 -321 -99 -293 -87 -265 -74 -246 -65 -227 -55 -206 -44 -187
NJ -16 -22 -27 -41 -32 -49 -38 -56 -44 -65 -49 -73 -47 -78 -45 -83 -44 -87 -43 -91 -42 -93 -39 -88 -35 -84 -32 -82 -29 -77 -25 -70 -23 -65 -20 -60 -18 -56 -16 -51 -13 -47
NY -31 -43 -53 -79 -61 -95 -72 -106 -81 -119 -90 -134 -84 -141 -80 -149 -76 -153 -72 -158 -69 -160 -62 -147 -53 -138 -46 -132 -40 -121 -33 -108 -27 -96 -21 -87 -17 -78 -12 -68 -7 -60
PA -28 -38 -46 -68 -53 -81 -62 -91 -70 -102 -77 -115 -73 -122 -71 -130 -69 -136 -67 -143 -66 -147 -61 -140 -54 -136 -50 -132 -46 -123 -41 -114 -37 -105 -33 -99 -30 -93 -27 -86 -24 -80
East North Central -105 -143 -171 -253 -196 -299 -226 -333 -254 -371 -281 -417 -265 -440 -255 -467 -246 -487 -240 -511 -235 -524 -215 -496 -192 -483 -177 -466 -162 -437 -145 -403 -130 -371 -116 -350 -106 -329 -94 -305 -83 -284
IL -29 -40 -48 -71 -56 -85 -65 -95 -73 -108 -81 -122 -77 -129 -75 -137 -73 -144 -71 -151 -70 -156 -65 -148 -58 -145 -54 -140 -50 -132 -45 -122 -41 -113 -37 -107 -34 -100 -30 -93 -27 -87
IN -15 -21 -24 -36 -28 -42 -32 -47 -36 -52 -39 -58 -37 -61 -35 -64 -34 -67 -33 -70 -32 -72 -29 -68 -26 -66 -24 -63 -22 -59 -19 -54 -17 -50 -15 -47 -14 -44 -12 -41 -11 -38
MI -21 -29 -35 -51 -39 -60 -45 -67 -51 -74 -56 -83 -52 -87 -50 -92 -48 -96 -47 -101 -46 -103 -42 -97 -37 -95 -34 -91 -31 -85 -28 -79 -25 -72 -22 -68 -20 -64 -18 -60 -16 -55
OH -27 -37 -44 -65 -50 -77 -58 -85 -65 -96 -72 -108 -68 -113 -66 -121 -64 -126 -63 -132 -61 -136 -56 -129 -51 -126 -47 -122 -43 -114 -39 -106 -35 -98 -31 -92 -29 -87 -26 -81 -23 -75
WI -12 -17 -20 -30 -23 -35 -26 -38 -29 -42 -32 -47 -30 -49 -28 -52 -27 -54 -26 -56 -25 -58 -23 -54 -20 -52 -18 -50 -16 -46 -14 -42 -12 -39 -11 -36 -9 -34 -8 -31 -7 -28
West North Central -38 -52 -63 -94 -72 -111 -83 -123 -94 -138 -103 -154 -96 -162 -91 -171 -86 -176 -83 -182 -79 -184 -70 -170 -60 -160 -53 -153 -45 -141 -38 -125 -31 -110 -25 -99 -20 -88 -15 -77 -10 -67
IA -6 -8 -9 -14 -10 -16 -12 -18 -13 -20 -15 -22 -14 -23 -13 -24 -12 -25 -11 -25 -11 -25 -9 -23 -8 -21 -7 -20 -5 -18 -4 -16 -3 -14 -2 -12 -2 -10 -1 -9 0 -7
KS -5 -7 -8 -12 -10 -15 -11 -16 -13 -19 -14 -21 -13 -22 -13 -23 -12 -24 -12 -25 -11 -25 -10 -24 -9 -22 -8 -21 -7 -20 -6 -18 -5 -15 -4 -14 -3 -12 -3 -11 -2 -9
MN -11 -15 -18 -28 -21 -32 -24 -36 -27 -40 -30 -45 -29 -48 -27 -51 -26 -53 -25 -55 -25 -57 -23 -53 -20 -52 -18 -50 -16 -46 -14 -42 -13 -39 -11 -36 -10 -34 -9 -31 -7 -29
MO -10 -14 -17 -26 -20 -31 -23 -34 -26 -38 -28 -43 -27 -45 -25 -47 -24 -48 -22 -50 -21 -50 -19 -46 -15 -42 -13 -40 -11 -37 -9 -32 -7 -28 -5 -24 -4 -21 -2 -18 -1 -15
NE -3 -5 -5 -8 -6 -10 -7 -11 -8 -12 -9 -13 -8 -14 -8 -15 -7 -15 -7 -16 -7 -16 -6 -14 -5 -13 -4 -13 -3 -11 -3 -10 -2 -9 -2 -7 -1 -6 -1 -5 0 -4
ND -1 -2 -2 -3 -2 -3 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -6 -2 -6 -2 -5 -2 -5 -2 -5 -1 -4 -1 -4 -1 -3 -1 -3 0 -2 0 -2 0 -2
SD -1 -2 -2 -3 -2 -4 -3 -4 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -6 -3 -6 -2 -6 -2 -5 -2 -5 -1 -4 -1 -4 -1 -3 -1 -3 0 -2 0 -2 0 -2 0 -1
South Atlantic -104 -142 -170 -254 -196 -300 -227 -335 -255 -375 -283 -422 -266 -445 -257 -473 -247 -494 -240 -519 -235 -533 -214 -504 -190 -491 -174 -472 -158 -442 -140 -406 -125 -373 -110 -350 -99 -328 -87 -303 -75 -281
DE -2 -3 -3 -5 -4 -6 -4 -6 -5 -7 -6 -8 -5 -9 -5 -10 -5 -10 -5 -11 -5 -11 -5 -11 -4 -10 -4 -10 -4 -10 -3 -9 -3 -8 -3 -8 -3 -8 -2 -7 -2 -7
DC -2 -3 -4 -6 -5 -7 -6 -8 -6 -10 -7 -11 -7 -12 -7 -13 -7 -14 -7 -14 -7 -15 -6 -15 -6 -14 -6 -14 -5 -13 -5 -13 -4 -12 -4 -11 -4 -11 -3 -10 -3 -10
FL -29 -40 -48 -71 -54 -83 -63 -92 -70 -103 -78 -116 -73 -122 -70 -129 -66 -135 -64 -141 -62 -144 -56 -136 -49 -132 -45 -126 -40 -117 -34 -106 -30 -96 -25 -90 -22 -83 -19 -76 -15 -69
GA -16 -21 -25 -38 -29 -45 -34 -49 -38 -55 -41 -62 -39 -65 -37 -69 -35 -71 -34 -74 -33 -76 -30 -71 -26 -69 -24 -66 -21 -61 -18 -56 -16 -50 -14 -47 -12 -44 -10 -40 -9 -37
MD -11 -15 -18 -26 -20 -31 -24 -35 -27 -39 -30 -44 -28 -46 -27 -49 -26 -52 -25 -55 -25 -56 -23 -53 -20 -52 -19 -50 -17 -47 -15 -44 -14 -40 -12 -38 -11 -36 -10 -33 -9 -31
NC -17 -23 -28 -41 -31 -48 -36 -53 -40 -59 -44 -65 -41 -68 -39 -72 -37 -75 -36 -78 -35 -80 -31 -75 -27 -72 -25 -69 -22 -64 -19 -59 -17 -53 -14 -50 -13 -47 -11 -43 -9 -40
SC -9 -12 -14 -21 -17 -26 -19 -29 -22 -32 -25 -37 -23 -39 -23 -42 -22 -44 -22 -46 -22 -48 -20 -46 -18 -45 -17 -44 -16 -41 -14 -39 -13 -36 -12 -35 -11 -33 -10 -31 -9 -29
VA -15 -20 -24 -36 -28 -43 -32 -48 -36 -53 -40 -60 -38 -64 -37 -68 -36 -71 -35 -75 -34 -77 -31 -73 -28 -71 -26 -69 -24 -65 -21 -60 -19 -55 -17 -52 -16 -49 -14 -45 -12 -42
WV -4 -5 -6 -10 -8 -12 -9 -14 -11 -16 -12 -19 -12 -20 -12 -22 -12 -23 -12 -25 -12 -26 -12 -25 -11 -25 -11 -25 -10 -23 -9 -22 -9 -21 -8 -20 -8 -19 -8 -18 -7 -17
East South Central -35 -48 -57 -85 -66 -101 -76 -113 -86 -126 -95 -142 -90 -150 -87 -160 -84 -167 -82 -176 -81 -180 -74 -171 -67 -167 -62 -161 -56 -151 -50 -139 -46 -128 -41 -121 -37 -114 -33 -105 -30 -98
AL -9 -13 -15 -22 -17 -26 -20 -29 -22 -32 -24 -36 -23 -38 -22 -40 -21 -42 -20 -44 -20 -45 -18 -43 -16 -41 -15 -40 -13 -37 -12 -34 -11 -31 -9 -29 -8 -27 -7 -25 -6 -23
KY -8 -11 -14 -20 -16 -25 -19 -28 -21 -31 -24 -36 -23 -38 -22 -40 -22 -42 -21 -45 -21 -46 -19 -44 -17 -43 -16 -42 -15 -39 -14 -36 -12 -33 -11 -31 -10 -29 -9 -27 -9 -25
MS -5 -7 -8 -12 -9 -15 -11 -16 -12 -18 -13