Map created by the CDC

As a parent of 3 young kids few maps have resonated as much as the map above showing where people are getting less than 7 hours sleep a night, the amount the Center for Disease Control (CDC) considers enough.

The map itself was from 2014, but I’ve managed to find the 2020 data by country here:

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Map created by MaptitudeThe map above titled “Predominant Home Improvement Chain by County” shows the market share distribution of three major home improvement retail chains, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Menards across the United States, including their respective dominance by county.

Key observations from the map:

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The map above comes from CashNetUSA and shows the most common question Americans ask about each US state.

From the map:

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Map created by Sasha Trubetskoy

The map above shows an interesting geographical fact. Hawaii’s nearest neighbor is actually the state of Alaska. As Sasha explains:

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Map created by beansouphighlightsThe map of the United States above shows a rather underappreciated fact of America’s human geography. Just 4.5% of U.S. counties contain 50% of the population.

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Map created by Kyle Kusch, The Basement Geographer via Wikimedia</center>The map above shows the Professional Wrestling territories and promoters under the old National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) system in the years before the WWF (Now WWE) went national.

Here’s a table of some of most notable ones:

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Map found on redditThe map above shows the various Air Traffic Control Zones of the United States.

What Are Air Traffic Control Zones?

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Map created by TweedleThe two maps above show the share of Black Americans (African Americans) by county in 1900 and again in 2020.

Remarkably, the share of Black Americans has stayed relatively constant 11.6% in 1900 growing to 12.4% in 2020.

Although in absolute numbers they’ve grown considerably along with the rest of the United States.

Here’s a super brief history up to 1900:

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Map created by MaptitudeThe map above shows where you’re more likely to find a KFC or Chick-fil-A restaurant in the United States.

Here is a comparison of the two chains:

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Map created by epicap232

The map above shows which states have more Americans from Chinese backgrounds or Indian (from India) backgrounds. The author notes Delaware should be orange and DC should be Red.

In total in the United States there are:

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