Tag: United States
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Which State Produces the Most Turkeys?
The United States produces over 200 million turkeys annually. Almost half of the turkeys come from three states: Minnesota, North Carolina, and Arkansas. Data for this map is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service showing the number of turkeys produced in 2023. Related Maps
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Where Do Turkeys Live in the Wild?
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) can be observed in all 50 states in America, according to data from iNaturalist.org. Some unique hotspots for turkeys are southeastern Arizona and California, eastern Washington, central Florida, Southern Wisconsin, and New England. Turkeys are uncommon in Alaska and are only seen on the Big Island of Hawaii. No observations were…
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Which States Need Rehab the Most?
Where do people go to rehab the most? Not where you might expect! The Midwest has many states with a high incidence of rehab admissions. Data comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Note that this data only includes admissions to a rehab facility, and that…
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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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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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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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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…
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This State is the Most Sinful
Unsurprisingly, Nevada is in the top 10 most sinful states, but it is not number one! That crown belongs to South Carolina. This analysis used popular brands as a proxy for each of the seven deadly sins: To assess the sinfulness of each state, I tabulated the number of locations for each brand using data…