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The Geography of Horses in the U.S.: Amish Regions and Areas with Phosphatic Limestone Stand Out
A fascinating map of the number of horses per U.S. county, made by @hdk_maps, was recently posted on X (“Twitter”). The map must be read carefully, because large circles do not necessarily mean high horse-population densities, as they can also reflect counties with large areas.…
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Is The Future of the Great Plains Anabaptist (Amish and Hutterite)?
An astounding map by @patfscott showing the “estimated Amish share of annual births by county 2026” in the U.S. was recently posted on X by @Pigrau. My skepticism of the map increased as I scanned Montana. The map shows a high percentage of Amish births in many Montana…
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The Geography of Russian War Deaths in Ukraine Does Not Reflect the Geography of Wealth and Poverty
As noted in the previous GeoCurrents post, Russian military deaths in the Ukraine war vary greatly by region, ranging from a high of 650 per 100,000 residents in Tuva to a low of 26 in Moscow. Some sources attribute such stark differences to variations in income, with higher…
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Geographical Patterns and the Ethnicity of Russia’s War Deaths, 2022-2026
A widely circulated map of Russian war deaths from February 2022 to August 2026, based on information from the Russia 200 project, reveals some stark differences among Russia’s federal subjects (divisions of the country), as well as some interesting regional patterns. Moscow…
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Houthi Threats to Create a Greater Yemen and a Lesser Saudi Arabia?
In late September 2026, the Yemeni journalist Hussain Albukhaiti, a Houthi-aligned commentator based in Sanaa, publicly asserted Yemeni claims to the Saudi provinces of Najran, Jizan, and Asir, claiming they will be conquered and annexed if the current war escalates. His…
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Is This the Worst Map in Current Circulation? No, It Is This One!
As I often mock the AI-slop maps that I see on X (“Twitter”), my account has apparently responded by sending even more garbage my way. One example recently caught my attention as perhaps the worst map that I had ever seen. Then, several days later, I encountered something even…
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Deeper Problems with Maps of “Excessive Drinking” in the United States
Oddly, maps of “excessive drinking” in the United States do not correspond particularly well with maps of per capita alcohol consumption. New Hampshire, Delaware, and Nevada, for example, are typically depicted as having the country’s highest levels of per capita alcohol…
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Could U.S. Counties with Low Levels “Excessive Drinking” Really Have High Levels of Alcohol-Induced Mortality and Low Levels of Health?
The map of excessive drinking in the United States that was recently discussed in GeoCurrents was originally posted on IntoxiStates.com and is based on information from the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, as packaged by the University of Wisconsin’s Population…
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Does Gallatin County Montana Really Have the Nation’s Highest Percentage of Excessive Drinkers? If So, Does It Matter?
A map of U.S. counties that supposedly shows the percentage of residents who drink alcohol excessively has recently received a lot of attention. What immediately struck me when I first saw it was the prominence of Wisconsin, mapped as having a far higher proportion of problem…
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Mapping Religious Diversity
The Pew Research Center recently published an interesting “religious diversity index,” which I have re-mapped (below). (Pew’s own map, also posted below, is in my view inadequate.) As can seen on either map, the lowest levels of religious diversity are generally found in the…