This is a map of the United States showing the average snowfall for each county. Areas marked in shades of brown experience less snowfall. These include the western and southern states, as well as the state of Hawaii. They are usually mountains, deserts, or tropical in nature. Meanwhile, counties in the northern states, a few … Read more
This map of the United States, entitled “Nobody Lives Here”, highlights areas in the country that are uninhabited. The areas highlighted in green are those without people living in them. This is measured in units called blocks, defined as “the smallest area unit used by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating statistics”. Out of more … Read more
This is a map of the United States, where it shows the highest-ranking official that each state has given, according to the U.S. presidential line of succession. 19 states have produced the highest official of the land – the President of the United States. The 46th President, Joe Biden, hails from the state of Delaware. … Read more
This is a map of the United States corresponding to each county’s predominant ethnic group. An overwhelming majority of U.S. counties have a Caucasian-dominant community (marked in orange). The Hispanic/Latin society (bronze) is the second-most dominant, with a large presence in the southwestern U.S. states, as well as in a few counties in Washington, Kansas, … Read more
This is a map of the United States relative to the existence of native palm trees, specifically, from the Arecaceae plant family. The state of Florida has more palm trees than any other U.S. state, with as many as five species found in most of the Sunshine State. It is in the southern part of … Read more
The map shown above is that of the United States. It depicts the largest lake in each U.S. state which exclusively belongs to that state. The largest lake belonging to just one state is Utah’s Great Salt Lake, measuring 1,700 square miles (sq mi). The Iliamna Lake in Alaska comes at a close second, with … Read more
The map of the United States shown above depicts the largest land predator in each U.S. state. The largest predator in the U.S. is the black bear, with 29 states reporting a major population of this wild animal. Colorado has the most number of black bear observations, with over 2,200 them being sighted in … Read more
Map by HM Elza This map of the United States above shows the demonyms of each state. A demonym is a name used to identify the people living in a certain place. A majority of U.S. states, 31 to be exact, use the -a or -an suffix in naming their residents. Eight states adopt the … Read more
This map of the United States shown above corresponds to the foreign ancestry of each U.S. state, distributed by county. Germans are among the prominent influences in the Land of the Free; they are indicated on the American ethnicity map in blue. Their ancestry spreads within: the northern and central parts of the country select … Read more
Shown above is the map of Ireland, and the country’s connection with the ancestry of some of the Presidents of the United States. Irish Political Maps notes that there have been 23 U.S. presidents who “have Irish or Ulster-Scots roots”. In this count, Grover Cleveland, who served two non-consecutive terms and is known as the … Read more