State-by-state breakdown of drinking deaths
MINNEAPOLIS --An Associated Press analysis of records filed with the National Center for Health Statistics found 157 people ages 18-23 died of alcohol poisoning from 1999 through 2005.
Geographical data from 2005 is unavailable, but here is a state-by-state breakdown of deaths occurring in each state in that age group from 1999 through 2004:
Alabama 0
Alaska 5
Arizona 4
Arkansas 2
California 16
Colorado 6
Connecticut 2
Delaware 0
District of Columbia 0
Florida 1
Georgia 4
Hawaii 0
Idaho 2
Illinois 2
Indiana 3
Iowa 0
Kansas 0
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 2
Maine 0
Maryland 1
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 3
Minnesota 6
Mississippi 0
Missouri 3
Montana 1
Nebraska 0
Nevada 0
New Hampshire 0
New Jersey 2
New Mexico 1
New York 1
North Carolina 6
North Dakota 0
Ohio 1
Oklahoma 1
Oregon 3
Pennsylvania 3
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 1
South Dakota 2
Tennesse 2
Texas 18
Utah 2
Vermont 0
Virginia 9
Washington 0
West Virginia 0
Wisconsin 4
Wyoming 1 