ACT and SAT participation trends, 2006 to 2013

This table examines the number of students who took college admission tests in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the high school classes of 2006 and 2013. Shown are data for the ACT test and for the SAT test, as well as the change from one class to the other in total and percentage terms. Data are from College Board and ACT reports.

Analysis: Where SAT usage fell, and possible reasons
Interactive: Explore the SAT trends from the country

Jurisdiction	ACT 2006	ACT 2013	Change	Percent change	SAT 2006	SAT 2013	Change	Percent change	ACT share 2006	ACT share 2013	SAT share 2006	SAT share 2013	SAT share change (percentage points)
Alabama	32,860	38,122	5,262	16%	3,879	3,558	-321	-8%	89%	91%	11%	9%	-2
Alaska	1,987	2,724	737	37%	3,945	3,867	-78	-2%	33%	41%	67%	59%	-8
Arizona	10,740	31,658	20,918	195%	18,615	22,283	3,668	20%	37%	59%	63%	41%	-22
Arkansas	21,005	25,875	4,870	23%	1,489	1,172	-317	-21%	93%	96%	7%	4%	-2
California	55,733	107,243	51,510	92%	191,740	234,767	43,027	22%	23%	31%	77%	69%	-9
Colorado	47,105	56,027	8,922	19%	11,806	7,518	-4,288	-36%	80%	88%	20%	12%	-8
Connecticut	5,093	11,551	6,458	127%	34,522	36,053	1,531	4%	13%	24%	87%	76%	-11
Delaware	471	1,423	952	202%	6,406	9,669	3,263	51%	7%	13%	93%	87%	-6
District of Columbia	1077	1,647	570	53%	3,593	3,977	384	11%	23%	29%	77%	71%	-6
Florida	66,299	124,131	57,832	87%	94,601	112,554	17,953	19%	41%	52%	59%	48%	-11
Georgia	25,064	48,505	23,441	94%	58,309	72,119	13,810	24%	30%	40%	70%	60%	-10
Hawaii	2,260	5,345	3,085	137%	7,821	8,590	769	10%	22%	38%	78%	62%	-16
Idaho	9,602	8,624	-978	-10%	3,163	17,352	14,189	449%	75%	33%	25%	67%	42
Illinois	137,399	160,066	22,667	16%	12,694	6,893	-5,801	-46%	92%	96%	8%	4%	-4
Indiana	13,237	26,227	12,990	98%	41,568	48,476	6,908	17%	24%	35%	76%	65%	-11
Iowa	22,233	22,526	293	1%	1,477	1,054	-423	-29%	94%	96%	6%	4%	-2
Kansas	23,056	24,268	1,212	5%	2,545	1,823	-722	-28%	90%	93%	10%	7%	-3
Kentucky	29,786	49,551	19,765	66%	4,417	2,158	-2,259	-51%	87%	96%	13%	4%	-9
Louisiana	33,139	45,305	12,166	37%	2,622	2,461	-161	-6%	93%	95%	7%	5%	-2
Maine	1,536	1,283	-253	-16%	10,895	14,501	3,606	33%	12%	8%	88%	92%	4
Maryland	7,758	13,820	6,062	78%	45,231	48,106	2,875	6%	15%	22%	85%	78%	-8
Massachusetts	8,865	16,058	7,193	81%	59,529	60,791	1,262	2%	13%	21%	87%	79%	-8
Michigan	72,751	120,451	47,700	66%	10,405	4,300	-6,105	-59%	87%	97%	13%	3%	-9
Minnesota	41,650	44,676	3,026	7%	6,106	3,749	-2,357	-39%	87%	92%	13%	8%	-5
Mississippi	23,765	27,749	3,984	17%	1,151	996	-155	-13%	95%	97%	5%	3%	-1
Missouri	42,885	49,217	6,332	15%	4,266	2,743	-1,523	-36%	91%	95%	9%	5%	-4
Montana	6,033	6,631	598	10%	3,024	2,308	-716	-24%	67%	74%	33%	26%	-8
Nebraska	15,892	17,745	1,853	12%	1,498	827	-671	-45%	91%	96%	9%	4%	-4
Nevada	4,935	7,602	2,667	54%	7,120	11,403	4,283	60%	41%	40%	59%	60%	1
New Hampshire	1,779	2,987	1,208	68%	12,354	11,338	-1,016	-8%	13%	21%	87%	79%	-8
New Jersey	7,823	24,202	16,379	209%	82,990	83,489	499	1%	9%	22%	91%	78%	-14
New Mexico	11,539	13,423	1,884	16%	2,549	2,303	-246	-10%	82%	85%	18%	15%	-3
New York	29,967	53,287	23,320	78%	153,518	157,989	4,471	3%	16%	25%	84%	75%	-9
North Carolina	10,359	95,782	85,423	825%	52,690	58,100	5,410	10%	16%	62%	84%	38%	-46
North Dakota	6,335	7,102	767	12%	291	174	-117	-40%	96%	98%	4%	2%	-2
Ohio	81,564	92,813	11,249	14%	34,970	22,205	-12,765	-37%	70%	81%	30%	19%	-11
Oklahoma	26,425	28,988	2,563	10%	2,549	1,879	-670	-26%	91%	94%	9%	6%	-3
Oregon	4,409	12,857	8,448	192%	18,357	18,440	83	0%	19%	41%	81%	59%	-22
Pennsylvania	12,651	26,171	13,520	107%	103,445	101,368	-2,077	-2%	11%	21%	89%	79%	-10
Rhode Island	920	1,612	692	75%	8,130	8,025	-105	-1%	10%	17%	90%	83%	-7
South Carolina	14,816	20,868	6,052	41%	23,556	26,320	2,764	12%	39%	44%	61%	56%	-6
South Dakota	6,807	6,723	-84	-1%	335	262	-73	-22%	95%	96%	5%	4%	-1
Tennessee	44,985	69,641	24,656	55%	7,091	5,296	-1,795	-25%	86%	93%	14%	7%	-7
Texas	73,524	109,841	36,317	49%	129,784	172,870	43,086	33%	36%	39%	64%	61%	-3
Utah	21,561	34,514	12,953	60%	2,090	1,835	-255	-12%	91%	95%	9%	5%	-4
Vermont	1,528	2,005	477	31%	5,505	4,720	-785	-14%	22%	30%	78%	70%	-8
Virginia	11,519	22,165	10,646	92%	56,336	60,640	4,304	8%	17%	27%	83%	73%	-10
Washington	9,685	14,316	4,631	48%	34,150	40,254	6,104	18%	22%	26%	78%	74%	-4
West Virginia	10,990	11,426	436	4%	3,508	2,774	-734	-21%	76%	80%	24%	20%	-5
Wisconsin	44,275	46,574	2,299	5%	4,012	2,632	-1,380	-34%	92%	95%	8%	5%	-3
Wyoming	3,871	5,896	2,025	52%	570	223	-347	-61%	87%	96%	13%	4%	-9

SOURCE: Washington Post analysis of College Board and ACT data. GRAPHIC: Nick Anderson and Dan Keating - The Washington Post. Published March 14, 2014.