9 Down on dependence.

• Position: Stateline - Brief article

U.S. oil dependence drains the wallets of drivers in some states more than in others, according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an international nonprofit environmental organization. Generally, drivers in every state paid a higher percentage of their income for gas in 2011 than in 2010. The report found that for the sixth year in a row, residents of Connecticut spend the lowest percentage of their income--about 3.5 percent--on gasoline. At the other end of the spectrum, again for the sixth year, drivers in Mississippi pay the highest percentage of their income almost 9...