NCAN says that only 11 states showed declines year over year. Among the biggest movers were New Mexico and California, which rose 7.6% and 6.6%, respectively. State by state, this is where FAFSAs stand for the Class of 2022 (with increases or decreases year over year):

Louisiana: 66.5% (+2.1%)
Tennessee: 65.1% (+1.1%)*
Illinois: 62.7% (+1.4%)
Texas: 62.6% (+25.9%)
Delaware: 60.8% (+3.2%)*
Mississippi: 59.3% (+6.3%)
New York: 59.0% (+0.1%)
Alabama: 58.9% (+24.9%)
Connecticut: 57.6% (-0.1%)
New Jersey: 57.4% (+0.6%)
Rhode Island: 56.9% (-0.8%)
Massachusetts: 54.2% (-1.0%)
West Virginia: 53.9% (+2.7%)
California: 53.0% (+6.5%)
Georgia: 52.9% (-1.0%)
South Carolina: 52.7% (+2.5%)
Ohio: 52.5% (+1.5%)
Hawaii: 52.1% (-2.5%)
Iowa: 52.1% (+0.5%)
Kentucky: 52.1% (+3.4%)
Virginia: 51.8% (+3.7%)
North Carolina: 51.8% (-3.4%)
Pennsylvania: 50.4% (+0.5%)
New Hampshire: 49.3% (-1.2%)
South Dakota: 49.2% (+0.5%)
Arkansas: 49.2% (0.4%)
Nebraska: 49.1% (Flat)
Maryland: 49.0% (+2.2%)*
Indiana:46.3% (-2.9%)
Kansas: 46.0% (+0.7%)
Maine: 47.4% (-0.3%)
Michigan: 47.3% (-1.0%)
Missouri: 47.2% (+0.2%)
North Dakota: 46.8% (+0.6%)
Vermont: 46.3% (-1.9%)*
Wyoming: 46.0% (+0.4%)
Wisconsin: 45.8% (+0.9%)
Montana: 44.3% (4.8%)
Minnesota: 44.0% (+2.2%)
Oregon: 44.2% (+4.9%)
New Mexico: 44.0% (+7.1%)
Florida: 41.9% (+0.2%)
Colorado: 41.7% (+2.4%)
Oklahoma: 41.0% (+3.0%)
Nevada: 40.9% (+0.5%)
Idaho: 40.2% (+0.3%)
Washington: 38.9% (+1.4%)
Arizona: 37.6% (+4.3%)
Utah: 33.9% (+3.9%)
Alaska: 28.3% (-5.4%)

*not all numbers have been fully updated to reflect the 7/1 week

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