US Map
US Map is a data page on the Domestic Intelligence desk of Glassbox Auditing. Every state and its larger cities coloured by one measure at a time, as of any year since 1969: vote lean, industry mix, jobs, home buying, health, crime, lawmaking, money and the big companies' sites. National figures are built from these places, so strain in a few large states shows up in the country's numbers.
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What is on this page today?
- Georgia has the most mapped license-plate cameras per 100,000 residents: 91.6 — Volunteers have mapped 145,601 automated license-plate readers nationwide. Today's map only, and a floor: unmapped cameras exist. (OpenStreetMap contributors (DeFlock volunteers' mapping), 8 Nov 2026)
- Texas Senate candidates have raised the most of any Senate race: $169 million — Total receipts reported to the FEC by all candidates in each race, through 22 October 2026; money raised, not votes. Federal races only: the FEC does not cover governors. (Federal Election Commission, 21 Oct 2026)
- Unemployment is highest in District of Columbia at 5.6% in September 2026; lowest in South Dakota at 2.0% — The five highest of 50 states and DC, seasonally adjusted; District of Columbia was 6.6% a year earlier. Annual, United States: 170.9 million in the labor force in 2025 (+0.5% on 2024), unemployment 4.3%. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (Local Area Unemployment Statistics), 29 Sep 2026)
- Americans filed 534,947 new business applications in September 2026, +4.4% on a year earlier — Seasonally adjusted (Census Bureau, 31 Aug 2026)
- Alaska: 14,218 business applications in the last 12 months, +46.3% on the 12 before — Through September 2026; the largest moves among 51 states (DC counted as one) with 5,000 or more the year before (Census Bureau, 31 Aug 2026)
- Kentucky: 79,692 business applications in the last 12 months, +40.4% on the 12 before — Through September 2026; the largest moves among 51 states (DC counted as one) with 5,000 or more the year before (Census Bureau, 31 Aug 2026)
- Missouri: 123,860 business applications in the last 12 months, +34.4% on the 12 before — Through September 2026; the largest moves among 51 states (DC counted as one) with 5,000 or more the year before (Census Bureau, 31 Aug 2026)
- Home-purchase mortgages originated: 3,592,033 in 2025, +1.6% on 2024 — Most per 1,000 households: Idaho (38), South Carolina (37), Utah (37); fewest: New York (15). Mortgage-financed purchases only: cash buyers are not reported and first-time status is not recorded. (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act), 30 Dec 2025)
- Delaware's economy leans hardest on finance and insurance: 34.4% of state GDP in 2025 — The five states where one industry makes up the biggest share of output (50 states and DC compared); each state's own largest industry. Shares of GDP by industry, from BEA. (Bureau of Economic Analysis (regional GDP by industry), 30 Dec 2025)
- California has the highest foreign-born share, 27.2% of residents in 2025; United States 14.7% — The five highest of 50 states and DC, foreign-born residents as a share of the population. Net international migration in the year to July 2025: Florida 7.6 per 1,000 residents, the highest; United States 3.7. (Census Bureau (American Community Survey), 30 Dec 2025)
- District of Columbia has the lowest home ownership, 38.1% of households in 2025; United States 65.3% — The five lowest of 50 states and DC. Ownership is lower than five years earlier in 9 of 51 (50 states and DC). (Census Bureau (American Community Survey), 30 Dec 2025)
- U.S. unemployment is 4.2% in 2025, 5th highest of 10 comparable countries — International Labour Organization modelled estimates, one definition for every country, so the U.S. figure can differ slightly from the BLS rate. Countries with thin labour surveys (China, India) are left out. Shown… (World Bank World Development Indicators, 30 Dec 2025)
Where does the data come from?
Items on this page come from OpenStreetMap contributors (DeFlock volunteers' mapping); Federal Election Commission; Bureau of Labor Statistics (Local Area Unemployment Statistics); Census Bureau; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act); Bureau of Economic Analysis (regional GDP by industry); Census Bureau (American Community Survey); World Bank World Development Indicators. Each item links to its own source. All sources, how items are checked.
What does this page lead to?
- Labor Market (Macro): State jobless rates add up, weighted by labor force, to the national rate, so a rise concentrated in large states such as California, Texas or New York moves the national figure most. (moves the same way; same month; economy scale) Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (states 1976+, counties 1990+).
- Credit & Housing (Macro): Home-purchase loans by state (HMDA) sum to national mortgage lending, so the states where new loans fall first show where a national housing slowdown is starting. (moves the same way; same year; economy scale) Source: CFPB HMDA Data Browser (home-purchase mortgages).
- Business Activity (Macro): Business applications by state add up to the national count, and applications from likely employers tend to come months before the new firms hire. (moves the same way; 1-2 quarters; economy scale) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Business Formation Statistics (business applications by state).
- Tariffs & Government (Macro): States whose output leans on farming, manufacturing or energy (BEA GDP by state) carry most of the exposure to tariffs and foreign retaliation, which shows in their jobs and farm income. (either way, depending on the cause; 1-2 years; economy scale) Source: BEA GDP by state and industry (SAGDP).
- Health Board (Domestic Intelligence): Each map layer is also a measure the Health Board reads against its own history, so the states' colours roll up into each state's and the nation's readings. (moves the same way; same year; economy scale) Source: BEA GDP by state and industry (SAGDP).
- Cloud & Hubs (Companies): A state's workforce, power prices and taxes are what companies weigh in siting data centers, warehouses and offices, which Cloud & Hubs maps company by company. (either way, depending on the cause; years; company scale) Source: Company records: S&P 500 sectors, SEC annual reports (sites, segments, products), OpenStreetMap buildings, Epoch AI models.
What feeds this page?
- Business & Industry (AI): AI use is highest in states with large information, finance and professional-services sectors; those industries carry much of those states' output and wage growth (BEA). (either way, depending on the cause; years; economy scale) Source: BEA GDP by state and industry (SAGDP).
- Cloud & Hubs (Companies): Where a company's offices, warehouses, factories and data centers stand is where its jobs and local taxes are; a new hub adds employment to that county's counts. (moves the same way; years; economy scale) Source: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (jobs by industry).
- Job Listings (Companies): Postings by location show where companies plan to add jobs; those hires reach the county employment counts a few quarters later. (moves the same way; quarters; economy scale) Source: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (jobs by industry).
- State Education (Education): States with more adults holding degrees tend to have higher median incomes and lower unemployment; the page sets education beside each state's economy as an association, not proof of cause. (moves the same way; years; economy scale) Source: Census ACS table B15003 (educational attainment).
- Companies & Research (Education): Federal research awards cluster in a few states (California, Massachusetts, Maryland), where they support research jobs and spin-off companies. (moves the same way; years; economy scale) Source: NSF Awards API (research grants by organisation).
- Migration & Economy (Immigration): Immigrants are concentrated in a few states (California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey), so changes in migration move those states' labour force and population most. (moves the same way; years; economy scale) Source: Census ACS table B05002 (place of birth).
- Students (Immigration): States with the most foreign students (California, New York, Texas, Massachusetts) gain the most from their spending on tuition, rent and living costs. (moves the same way; months; economy scale) Source: IPEDS fall enrollment via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By).
- H-1B & Talent (Immigration): H-1B workers concentrate in California, Texas, New York, New Jersey and Washington, where they add to the tech workforce and payrolls. (moves the same way; years; economy scale) Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.
- Border (Immigration): Encounters concentrate in the Texas, Arizona and California border sectors; shelters, courts and city budgets there and in receiving cities (New York, Chicago, Denver) carry the near-term costs. (moves the same way; months; economy scale) Source: CBP nationwide encounters.
- Household Finances (Macro): State income, cost of living and household debt are the household layer of the state map; states where incomes trail costs show it in both places. (moves the same way; same year; economy scale) Source: BEA GDP by state and industry (SAGDP).
- Labor Market (Macro): The national jobless rate is built from the states'; state rates on the map show where a national slowdown or pickup is concentrated. (moves the same way; same month; economy scale) Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (states 1976+, counties 1990+).
- Credit & Housing (Macro): Mortgage rates and bank lending set how many home-purchase loans are made; the loan counts by state on the map show where a slowdown or pickup lands. (moves the same way; same year; economy scale) Source: CFPB HMDA Data Browser (home-purchase mortgages).
- Political Money (People & Money): Itemised gifts added up by state and city show which places fund national campaigns: money from a few metro areas, such as New York, Washington and the Bay Area, flows to races across the country. (either way, depending on the cause; election cycle; economy scale) Source: U.S. Census Gazetteer (places).