Category: Maps
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Americans Use Hate Speech Against These Countries the Most
This map shows some of the history of race relations between the U.S. and other countries. Americans have developed most slurs after receiving an influx of immigrants from particular countries or regions. For this reason, Italy is a notable standout in Europe. Americans have created more slurs for black people than any other group, shown…
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Are You More Likely to See Dolphins or Pirates?
This map was inspired by the NFL game on November 17th between the Miami Dolphins and Las Vegas Raiders. The pirates of the Caribbean are still around, but you’re more likely to see pirates in the oil tanker filled waters of the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Guinea or the seas of Southeast Asia. These…
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These States Have the Most Transgender Residents
This map shows the number of transgender people living in each state age 13 and older using data that comes from a study done by the UCLA Williams Institute. There are approximately 1.6 million transgender people in the U.S. Though the numbers are correlated with pure population, when looking at percentage of state population, there…
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These Are The Drunkest States in America
Data from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse provides insights into which states drink the most. To nobody’s surprise, Nevada — home one of the meccas of alcohol consumption, Las Vegas — is the top consumer of alcohol based on sales. Utah, home of many Mormons who abstain from alcohol, drinks…
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Where Do Big Cat Species Live?
Although big cats like lions are usually associated with Africa, they are found all around the world. This collection of maps shares where each of the seven big cat species — tigers, leopards, cheetahs, lions, jaguars, snow leopards, and cougars — have been observed using data from iNaturalist. Africa and India are the two places…
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Which State Has the Most Casinos?
Nevada is well known for Las Vegas and its giant casinos. But which states also have casinos? These maps use data from the data from CasinoUSA to illustrate which states have the most casinos. Unsurprisingly, Nevada has the most, with California and Washington following in second and third place respectively. The map below normalizes the…
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How Many Countries Have Players in Major League Baseball?
Major League Baseball (MLB)’s championship series is known as the World Series, but how much of the globe does it actually represent? As many baseball fans know, the sport is mostly popular in the Americas as well as Japan and Korea. The map for the 2024 season reflects this, with a vast majority of the…
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How Many Countries Have Players in the NBA?
Using data from World Population Review, this map shares which countries NBA players are from. Even though the league only has teams in the U.S. and Canada, its players hail from 6 continents. The U.S. dominates with the number of players at nearly 4,500. The next highest are Canada and France, each with around 50…
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These States Have Farm to Table Gasoline
Cheyenne, Wyoming based Sinclair Oil is famous for its green long-necked dinosaur logo. What you may not have known is that all of the brontosaurus fossils ever discovered in the entire world were found not far from Cheyenne. This makes for a fun map implying the existence of “farm to table” gasoline. Using data from…
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These States Have More Church’s Chicken than Churches
Fried chicken and church potlucks go hand in hand. But, as you may have guessed, there are way more Christian churches than Church’s Chicken restaurants in America. This map shows the ratio of churches to Church’s Chicken in each state. Texas is the birthplace of Church’s Chicken, but is also notorious for its megachurches. These…