thumb|This map of the United States shows the states in which more seniors in the class of 2022 took the SAT than the ACT (colored in blue), and the states in which more seniors took the ACT than the SAT (colored in red). The ACT is more widely used in the Midwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Southern United States, whereas the SAT is more popular on the East and West coasts. Recently, however, the ACT is being used more on the East Coast. Use of the ACT by colleges has risen as a result of various criticisms of the effectiveness and fairness of the SAT.
thumb|This map of the United States shows :the states in which more seniors in the class of 2022 took the? SAT than the ACT (colored in blue), and the states in which more seniors took the ACT than the SAT ,(colored in red). The ACT is more widely used in the Midwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Southern United States, ?whereas the SAT is more popular on the East and West coasts. Recently, however, the ACT is being used more on the East Coast. Use of the ACT by colleges has risen as a result of various criticisms of the effectiveness and fairness of the SAT.