Info Maps

A blog dedicated to depicting issues and data in the form of a map.

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Vintage US Schoolhouse Canvas Map by EastonandBelt http://ift.tt/1nJogBO

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BOSTON Map, Giclee Fine Art, Modern Abstract, Poster Print, Wall Art, Home Decor, Decoration

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New Hampshire Vintage 1938 US State Map

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This bird’s-eye view of Atlanta was made in 1892 by Augustus Koch.

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Skin colour of current Head of States.

Related: Eye Colour of current Head of Governments

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Europe on saturday.

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Largest ancestries in the United States and Canada.

More ancestry maps >>

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Lone State State - The 12 Regions of Texas.

More US state regions maps >>

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Maps of most common second languages in world countries.

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What people consider to be “the City” from where they live.

It is really interesting to see that Northern California has a clear trend toward what appears to be San Francisco, but that trend isn’t very strong for other major cities that aren’t listed like Los Angeles.

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You have reached your destination.

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A map of the most common job in each state. Notice a theme? Truck drivers are an incredibly important part of our service economy, yet, as we’ve written about recently, the truck driver is going the way of the dodo bird soon. The website Medium writes:

It should be clear at a glance just how dependent the American economy is on truck drivers. According to the American Trucker Association, there are 3.5 million professional truck drivers in the US, and an additional 5.2 million people employed within the truck-driving industry who don’t drive the trucks. That’s 8.7 million trucking-related jobs.

We can’t stop there though, because the incomes received by these 8.2 million people create the jobs of others. Those 3.5 million truck drivers driving all over the country stop regularly to eat, drink, rest, and sleep. Entire businesses have been built around serving their wants and needs. Think restaurants and motels as just two examples. So now we’re talking about millions more whose employment depends on the employment of truck drivers. But we still can’t even stop there.

Those working in these restaurants and motels along truck-driving routes are also consumers within their own local economies. Think about what a server spends her paycheck and tips on in her own community, and what a motel maid spends from her earnings into the same community. That spending creates other paychecks in turn. So now we’re not only talking about millions more who depend on those who depend on truck drivers, but we’re also talking about entire small town communities full of people who depend on all of the above in more rural areas. With any amount of reduced consumer spending, these local economies will shrink.

One further important detail to consider is that truck drivers are well-paid. They provide a middle class income of about $40,000 per year. That’s a higher income than just about half (46%) of all tax filers, including those of married households. They are also greatly comprised by those without college educations. Truck driving is just about the last job in the country to provide a solid middle class salary without requiring a post-secondary degree. Truckers are essentially the last remnant of an increasingly impoverished population once gainfully employed in manufacturing before those middle income jobs were mostly all shipped overseas.

While the truck industry seems to be doing fairly well in the short term, the self-driving truck could annihilate this pillar of a job. Read the rest.

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Estimated percentage of each state’s LGBTQ+ population as of 2012.

It is interesting to note that Washington DC is estimated at 10%

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2012 US Presidential Election outcome by county.

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Most commonly spoken Native American language by US State