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In this Data Note, the authors look at the average number of young adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) who between 2010 and 2014 exited vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. To account for the different population sizes of the states, the authors divided these average numbers by the population of young adults with disabilities in the corresponding states, and then multiplied the result by 1,000. These figures are named "VR engagement rates." Compared to an earlier Data Note that examined the years 2002-2011 (ED587202), five new states reported substantially higher engagement rates in the period 2010-2014: Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Vermont. Also, Alaska, Arkansas, and New Mexico exited the group of states that, during the years 2002-2011, reported substantially lower engagement rates. [This is a publication of the Partnerships in Employment project and StateData.info--both projects of ThinkWork.org at the Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston.]