US States

Alabama	Maine	Pennsylvania
Alaska	Maryland	Rhode Island
Arizona	Massachusetts	South Carolina
Arkansas	Michigan	South Dakota
California	Minnesota	Tennessee
Colorado	Mississippi	Texas
Connecticut	Missouri	Utah
Delaware	Montana	Vermont
District of Columbia	Nebraska	Virginia
Florida	Nevada	Washington
Georgia	New Hampshire	West Virginia
Hawaii	New Jersey	Wisconsin
Idaho	New Mexico	Wyoming
Illinois	New York	American Samoa
Indiana	North Carolina	Guam
Iowa	North Dakota	Northern Mariana Islands
Kansas	Ohio	Palau
Kentucky	Oklahoma	Puerto Rico
Louisiana	Oregon	Virgin Islands

Last reviewed October 2021

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