Brilliant Maps

Map created GrainStats

The map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing cotton.

The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report.

The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.

Here’s the final data:

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Map created GrainStats

The map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing hay.

The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report. The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.

Here’s the final data:

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Map created GrainStats

The map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing Principal Crops.

Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, rye, winter wheat, Durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, chickpeas, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet.

Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted.

The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report. The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.

Here’s the final data:

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Map created GrainStats

The map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing Soybeans.

The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report.

The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.

Here’s the final data:

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Map created GrainStatsThe map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing corn.

The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report. The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.

Here’s the final data:

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The map above looks at US median home prices in each US county.

The data is from Q1 2024 and comes from the National Association of Realtors.

As a resident of London, one of the world’s most expensive cities, I find it fascinating.

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