TheMapStack OP t1_iwrcyim wrote on November 17, 2022 at 7:47 PM

Reply to comment by micknrortie in Periodic table of US metro areas over 2 million people [OC] by TheMapStack

Farts! Yes, California. Thanks for pointing that out.

TheMapStack OP t1_iwqn6cu wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:58 PM

Reply to comment by averagecrazyliberal in Periodic table of US metro areas over 2 million people [OC] by TheMapStack

Ya I thought it was weird, but I'm not a demographer working for the census. I just use what they give me.

TheMapStack OP t1_iwqmy0p wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:57 PM

Reply to comment by wildrover7 in Periodic table of US metro areas over 2 million people [OC] by TheMapStack

I haven't found anything else for cities, etc. I've seen similar things for like mountain ranges though which is where I originally got my inspiration. I really enjoyed pulling this one together to I already planned on making a city version for the US and Europe, state version for the US, and other variations. It's a lot of work though so they're slow coming. Fun visualization when it all comes together though.

TheMapStack OP t1_iwqfcc2 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:06 PM

Reply to Periodic table of US metro areas over 2 million people [OC] by TheMapStack

I was inspired by some other periodic table-style data visualizations and made one for US metro areas. Enjoy!

Data: Metro area boundaries come from TIGER, population data comes from census.gov, and the regions comes from the National Geographic Society.

Tools used: ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator

Find me at https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/ if you're interested in finding more stuff by me.