The USA Explained in 30 Maps!

[@SleepDeprived002]

The literacy map is just measuring English literacy. The four least English literate states are some of the heaviest immigrant populations, many of whom hardly speak English, let alone write and read it.

[@YankeeCountess]

also, population is a factor too; those same states are the most populous in the country, whereas North & South Dakota's population, even combined, is much, much smaller, so fewer people to measure/rank

[@sharkbyt8806]

This is true. As a California resident, I can confirm that many do struggle with English. If you are one of those people, I wish you best of luck learning English and I apologize for the dumb spelling that our ancestors created.

[@SleepDeprived002]

@@sharkbyt8806 Personally I don’t struggle with English, I was born and raised in Missouri, I just know a lot of the immigrant population does.

[@NeonBeeCat]

I think nearly every native born person in the USA is literate... Save for some extreme backwoods.

[@jakeg3126]

@@sharkbyt8806well English has Germanic roots. Spanish, French, Italian etc. are Latin languages

[@srschriver]

Hawaii may not have a very large Native American population, but it has a huge Pacific Islander population, which is its indigenous culture.

[@zeged]

Hawaiian? Or samoan

[@MikeTysonsKneecap]

Are they both indigenous to Hawaii?

[@maddykrantz]

if they are native hawaiian, since Hawaii is a US state, that'd make them native American in a way, even if they dont ID with those terms.

[@selfloathinggameing]

​@@maddykrantzon the US census native Hawaiians are grouped with other Pacific islanders (Indonesia, Samoa, Maori etc) and separated from continental indigenous people.

[@citrisaurora1182]

​​@@maddykrantzNative Americans and Pacific Islanders are two completely different ethnic groupings. Location does not determine that. Missunderstanding this is where the issue with not including the indigenous people of Hawaii comes into play.

[@RepublicOfTrythania]

Florida is just green in life expectancy because everybody that retires goes to there.

[@paul2019.]

Everyone in Ohio knows someone who has lived or lives in Florida

[@Blackjackbubble]

Yes and the richest retire in Hawaii which is why they’re in the lead

[@RepublicOfTrythania]

@@TheNovianRepublic UAAAAAAHHHH

[@minnalunar]

@@paul2019.Yes lol

[@mosaic.owl.studios]

They should measure average number of years per person lived in each state. People moving to Florida at retirement age would mean that the average number of years actually lived there per person would likely put it near the bottom of the list.

[@Thworn]

a Minnesotan here and I didn't realize how good our state really is... minus the winter and the cities

[@postprodbrobot7144]

Minnesota: safe, wealthy, healthy, we don't realize how good it is until we leave

[@YourNormalMapper]

I lived in Minnesota for 8 years I miss it

[@minnybiker4505]

Even the cities are great. I drove truck Nation -wide, lived in Boston and Denver for a few years... we have it really good up here. The winters seem to keep this region from becoming a popular destination, which is fine by me. It's a big city with lots to do, but not so big that is inconvenient or overwhelming. With two distinctly different downtowns.. it's pretty unique, and very nice compared to most central districts.

[@kennethfox7531]

And yet we have had no snow on the ground for most of the winter and it has been very warm relatively speaking. 42 degrees now as I am typing this. However my kids really miss sledding and skating. But I personally could get used to this! Not having to snow shovel once this year has been great.

[@XxMusclecarsxX]

you're the canada of usa lol

[@Max-sl4wb]

Conclusion: don’t go to Mississippi

[@ajh.4131]

Why would you want to? 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@xXDarkWolfXx21]

As a Mississippian myself it would definitely be in your best interest not to come here

[@aaanimations_]

It does have the record for most s, but it's tied with Massachusetts

[@aaanimations_]

@vladmakarov5597 i said the entire thing is it bugged for you

[@wesleywolf9011]

That state sucks.

[@themanifestorsmind]

Its okay to say "black"...somehow hearing myself referred to as "dark" sounds worse.

[@lowgum9382]

I was looking for this comment

[@professorscum2107]

Ive been told it's racist to say black.

[@ralegade7710]

Dawknesssss!

[@themanifestorsmind]

@lowgum9382 I think people get confused because I depends on how you say things, not just on what you say. Black people is 100% acceptable. "The blacks" is not cool because it excludes the human feature. So the issue is not with the word "black" but with how it is used. It's an adjective, not a noun.

[@taedofficial6214]

I’m surprised you felt that way. To me it just seemed like he’s trying to be courteous or not trying to offend anyone.

[@natheria4933]

As someone who was born and raised in Mississippi, I can explain why it's a shithole. First off, in terms of economic resources....Mississippi doesn't really have any. With agriculture being the dominant industry, and tourism behind that, there is not alot of incentive for outside investment. If you want any semblance of good pay there, you have to work the farms, or you go into tourism. The fishing industry used to be big...but the 2011 oil spill absolutely devastated the local industry. It still exists, but it's a far cry from what it once was. As most buyers started contracting international or other states to fill seafood demand for fish. It didn't help that during the 2005 hurricane katrina the gulf coast got hit really hard with damage. Even almost 20 years later, they still never fully recovered. The event caused alot of crime to break out too as alot of people lost their source of income and housing. To make it all worse, 2008's housing crash put alot of Mississippians in even more peril. Trailer parks for low income poverished households started shutting down. People with investment in their own homes lost everything. The lack of incentive economically for the rest of the country to invest in the state created a excess of fees and costs for basic infrastructure. Things like school funding, bridge maintenance, and power/water infrastructure began to collapse. Leaving much of the state in complete disrepair. It doesnt take long to find roads and bridges that havent been maintained or used in years just right off the main highways and interstates. With a lack of funding from the federal government, school performance began to drop. Increasing illiteracy rates by a huge margin. The lack of jobs and affordable housing pressures alot of people to go into criminal activity. Drug and human trafficking are common along the coastal interstate. My father works for MDOT, so i saw first hand how bad it can get. Typically obesity in america is caused by undereducation about nutritional health along with the expensive nature of sourcing healthy foods. Leading to a common unhealthy lifestyle for the poor and impoverished that make the bulk of the population. Domestic abuse and violence occur frequently especially in the rural and coastal areas. There still exist sundown towns in some parts of the state, which are extremely racial towns towards minorities such as african americans, but the police are largely underfunded and corrupt in the state as well so im not surprised. the south has always struggled desperately with systemic racism. Much more then most of the country. With a lack of a future the vast majority of those who can afford it flee the state. Like I did hoping to find better opportunities elsewhere. Mississippi is a testament to what corruption, systemic problems, and gross underfunding can and will do to the rest of the country if things dont change.

[@53frames]

I had to read it

[@xXDarkWolfXx21]

As a fellow born and raised Mississippian I can corroborate. This man didn't tell a single lie and I can garuntee you that many if not all the problems that were listed are likely to never be solved

[@LaTech064]

Also lifetime resident of MS as well, you hit the nail on the head. There are enough problems with this state to write years worth of legislation to unbind it from itself, but the life here for those of us who care enough and have enough support and intestinal fortitude to see things through, is unlike most around this great country of ours. The freedoms and opportunities are there for a great revival because this state saw the building of many others thanks to the 'great river' that carries its native name. Pass your judgments if you must, follow the numbers because they tell a story that many are scared to talk about.

[@GoldwaveGT]

As someone who lives in Louisiana, we’re right there with you :(

[@doomsdayrabbit4398]

Mississippi and Alabama were never states intended to stand on their own - they were granted statehood only to keep the Senate balanced so slavery couldn't be made illegal. Legitimately only three of the post-colonial states where slavery was legal up until 1865 even got it of their own accord - Missouri, Louisiana, and Texas - while the rest were admitted in tandem with states which banned the practice and which were by far populous enough to join the Union. We really should just combine them into Georgia like they were before it gave up its western territory.

[@nathanapplegate5374]

Minimum wage is not a good metric to use for determining who makes good money. Washington and California have some of the highest minimum wages, but also lead the nation in cost of living, homelessness, and widening wealth disparity. A better metric is how much of their money do they keep after taxes and bills.

[@chuch541]

A better metric would generally be health access, lifespan, crime etc. not just tax rate or net take 😂 of which many of the poor southern states also have the lowest lifespans, least access to healthcare, highest crime per capita… etc but also are the least taxed and lowest cost of living. Simply supply and demand. It’s fairly apparent which states are thriving.

[@JonasGutenwald-yj8th]

Exactly. What I do know is that the US has some crazy good median income. This video is pretty clearly biased against the US.

[@donjones5452]

​@@chuch541Must really suck to live in the south when the majority of your states reps and legislators are people like MTG, Tommy Tuberville, Mike Johnson, etc.

[@aimxdy8680]

@@chuch541Southern states have low wages, The number one state in the US with the wealthiest people on average adjusting for cost of living is North dakota, and that’s largely because it’s a Oil state. Utah, Iowa, Nebraska etc and minnesota are def top 5.

[@aimxdy8680]

@@chuch541Using the RCPI purchasing power index, The midwest has the highest purchasing power in the nation, The south has really good states like Texas, Georgia and north carolina but they border poor states so the average gets brung down by ALOT.

[@ItsAzureandAurora]

You know you're bored as hell when you're binge watching videos about different state statistics

[@tackywhale5664]

KZbin is absolutely boring as shit these days, thanks to the rampant censorship and such.

[@kohakuaiko]

Works for my ADHD. 😂

[@PandaHiveGaming]

@@tackywhale5664FUCKING FAX

[@SerOtter]

Especially when you’re not even American 😂

[@totalygamingtemplar]

@@tackywhale5664 unwanted censorship? even worse, all the videos are filled with swearing, but its censored so its fine to youtube, and the kids content is terrible, nothing for someone who wants good content

[@morganvikings_]

As a Minnesotan, I think you guys are finally realizing how op we are

[@Quaking_Aspen]

Don’t let them realize, they’ll all move in!

[@Numberblocks2016]

nah let them come, we need popular Minnesota 🙌🌟

[@duckdeity9450]

As an Iowan, I have to agree, we are always forgotten. Everyone calls us Idaho or Ohio. But, as long as our state is better than Nebraska, I’m happy

[@coder_117]

Forgotten is an understatement. Remember the derecho in 2020? The one that really messed up our cities & no one reported on? But God forbid we don't hear about Florida's hurricanes every year.

[@nickjamesbud5551]

Fr screw them Nebraskans. Iowa is better!

[@80PercentAshamedOfU]

My closest friend is from Iowa and I tease her about it. She’s the only person I know from there and I’m 2% convinced y’all know each other lol.

[@just-dl]

I’ve been to almost every state and Iowa is amongst my favorites. It’s the people that did it. Good features for the state. Not “touristy” - a plus. Nice place to live but you wouldn’t want to visit there! 😂 Much love from Maine.

[@Bowl849]

Y’all have lake Okoboji, which is awesome to go to

[@MikeTysonsKneecap]

My grandfather always had a quote "The greatest part about living in America, everyone can have an opinion no matter how wrong they are.

[@alexshepherd4286]

The greatest part about living in America, is the ability to avoid Mississippi

[@JacobW0422]

Well, I'm a Floridian, so I have to defend it here: By my knowledge, Florida, Texas, and California all have high populations of non-English speakers. Where I live, there is a large percentage of Hispanic population. A lot of major companies, like Amazon, work to offer free classes to learn English at local community colleges.

[@ARandomDonut]

Yeah, the 4 most populous states were bound to have the lowest English literacy rates. With more people comes more diversity (unless you're China lol)

[@The_Heavenly_Principles]

As a Floridian, I do admit, perhaps our school system isn’t the greatest, but uh… we still got lots of Tourist Attractions, Diversity, and it’s a pretty nice place too.

[@JonasGutenwald-yj8th]

@@The_Heavenly_PrinciplesSchool system does not contribute to literacy in modern day America. All kids are taught to read and write and therefore at literate. This video seems biased against US, some of these statistics don’t prove anything about what the guy said it would

[@lemon6539]

I live in Florida, and a big population of where I live is Indian.

[@vsedai]

@@lemon6539 No, I live in Washington State. In Western Washington there is a Reservation every thirty miles. Where I live, there is an Indian TV channel. We have over thirty Washington State recognized tribes. They own have the water rights in our state. Wait a minute are you talking about Indians from India!? LOL I went to school at UF. There were a lot of Indians from India. It was pretty cool to me.

[@kraykyle]

So the gist I got are the coasts and northern coasts especially tend to be nicer (in terms of living) and more educated but more expensive and not too high salary raising in compensation, while the south is more obese and costs less but earns less as well, with less education.

[@dedicated_plant024]

Yeah

[@Rhylek]

how the hell are north and south dakota in the top 10 memorable states?

[@zidane8452]

​@@Beef_Cakesthe dakotas especially north dakota isn't popular at all to even make the top 10 so that map is inaccurate

[@zidane8452]

@@andrewpeters5145 they are not popular at all. That map is absolutely inaccurate 😂. Even if they were popular as you say, they aren't that popular to make the top 10. And the Carolinas are by far more popular

[@BasedEngineer]

Top 10 most memorable names. Easy to remember because of the "North" and "South." Note many of the least remembered are the "M" states.

[@treebastard]

You can look up any of these maps and always find different results alot of this isn't accurate

[@andrewpeters5145]

​@@zidane8452it's not wrong, it's pretty obvious why they are memorable. It's because of the badlands and Mount Rushmore.

[@everythingeverett3021]

Utah here, California, please stop flooding in, our house rates are unaffordable.

[@lunistylz587]

They ruined Montana also, ruining the affordability of these beautiful states, we Montanans can relate to the struggles you guys in Utah are going through, the Californias keep flooding the American west and to any Californians reading we are full, do not move here, stay in California where you belong.

[@josephastrahan6403]

​@@lunistylz587 I don't believe this is the issue, it's corporations buying all the properties and then turning them into investments that is causing the struggles, they conveniently like to blame someone else though. I moved to North Dakota myself personally. There should be laws to prevent corporations from just buying properties the moment they are built and then leaving nothing open on the market. Houses are meant to be lived in not treated like gold bars.

[@illuminate4]

@@lunistylz587 darn it man. Montana was my plan B ;(

[@R-BURQUENO]

Ruining New Mexico as we speak. Avg 2 bed apartment was 700$ monthly in 2019 Today (NOV 2024) AVG apartment 2 bed is $1600. More than doubled since the start of the "California Exodus" Oh yeah, California companies bought out just about all complexes in Albuquerque, and priced out most locals.

[@candysketchezyt]

Luckily, I'm a state from the east. Stupid California and their expensive economy isn't taking over the east (atleast not yet) I feel sorry for the west though

[@user-iq7sj2hd6l]

Walter White really screwed up the degree of safety in New Mexico

[@healer5556]

And then he went to new Hampshire which is the safest state lol

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

​@@healer5556Proves gun control is useless

[@Odawg021]

Yeah breaking bad is actually based off of the meth epidemic in new mexico

[@selfloathinggameing]

The minimum wage one is definitely interesting. When I lived in Virginia a few years ago the minimum wage was $9.50 while Wisconsin defaults to 7.25. Yet all the low paying jobs in Wisconsin start at higher wages than similar ones in Virginia, despite the latter having a much bigger economy. Student jobs in Virginia pretty much always went to minimum wage while in WI they're at least $15

[@queuedjar4578]

A fine example proving that the price flooring that is minimum wage is basically pointless if not outright damaging to the economy.

[@nikkidellavecchia]

As a geographer, I understand maps on a different level and my biggest observation here is that there are so many overgeneralizations and categorical anomalies. To fully understand and comprehend the data being presented, additional information should be included, like where the data came from and the statistical methods used to calculate that data, to name a few. Most of these maps are inaccurate, which is not incorrect, just inaccurate. What source data was used? What methods were used? Is everyone aware of the limitations of the data, such as self-reporting? People lie, so that needs to be backed up with additional information from health providers, which isn't allowed here due to HIPPA laws? You need a bit more explanation for these maps because, from my spot checks, I see some serious inconsistencies that could be clarified and mitigated by additional information and additional map products.

[@toetoeiamslow]

🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@Garrett_Hawke]

These maps are just for fun, they aren't intended to be cited for scholarly works. It's not that deep bro 🤓

[@DKsHighlights]

I guess you’re also a translator? Maybe translate this into yapanese?

[@doctorboom1022]

"As a geographer, I understand maps on a different level" Bro shut up 🤓

[@xXMrTweedyGamerXx]

Jesus, why does an intellectual comment like this have comment replies filled with zero-iq trolls? I guess they’re just envious about your superior mental power.

[@turnip1744]

Lower minimum wage doesn’t mean lower standard of living. For example, yeah Texas has a lower minimum wage but it’s ten times cheaper to live in Texas than California.

[@jamesbrown9721]

The cheaper parts of Texas aren't where the jobs are. The jobs are in places like Austin & Dallas where the cost of living exceeds that of many small Californian cities. But minimum wage workers would still be making the low Texas rate in Austin, whereas they'd be making a high California minimum wage in Fresno where everything including housing is cheaper than Austin & Dallas. If a minimum wage worker lived in San Francisco or on the coast, that would be different because housing costs are thru the roof. But every community isn't expensive in California

[@loganjones5766]

Also wages are driven by supply and demand. McDonalds pays $15/hr starting in my area, but I live in one of the states that just keeps the federal minimum wage. It doesn't really matter what the legal minimum wage is when no one is accepting jobs for that rate.

[@Tabletop2]

In conclusion don’t go to Mississippi and go to Minnesota.

[@OmegaMaschennar]

Memphis metro area and the coast are the best places to live in Mississippi, everything else is scary

[@generalofkrabs5904]

Don’t go and live in Minneapolis buddy trust me

[@nunyabusiness9547]

@@OmegaMaschennarYeah north Mississippi is pretty good we have a lot of cops especially near Memphis.

[@nitiishan6620]

Or Colorado

[@Supreme_Edits.]

I live in south Mississippi

[@tristansundquist1834]

Washington has a high minimum wage because everything is so damn expensive over here for no reason. I’m thankful the DoD pays for my rent because a 1 bedroom apartment starts out at 1900 a month. It’s kinda ridiculous tbh. You need the high minimum wage out here and sometimes you might even need a roommate to get by.

[@gaidhliglass]

The reason why the minimum wage is so high is because the voters there demanded it. In turn, businesses had to raise prices to pay their workers that wage and inflation causes them to pay more for the goods they sell, so that's passed on to the consumer. Trickle down effect. Most of those voters come out of King, Pierce, and Thurston Counties, who never look at the long term implications, but just want what they want in the short sighted term. The local governments also figure that people are "making more money" and raise taxes on everything. It does nothing, but drive people homeless and destitute or away from that state. You can blame the uneducated voters and politicians of that state for its condition. It's only getting worse. Good luck.

[@Razor-gx2dq]

​@@gaidhliglassI'm not in Washington but it's bad down here where I'm at

[@Razor-gx2dq]

​@@gaidhliglassI'm not in Washington but it's bad down here where I'm at

[@gaidhliglass]

@Razor-gx2dq ah. OK. Well, things are bad pretty much all over, but you did specify washington, so I thought I'd let you know why. I don't live there anymore, because washington pretty much likes to tax people out of their homes. Lucky for us, we were able to sell it first. Thank goodness. Good luck wherever you are.

[@equableartist2295]

@@gaidhliglassbruh move like up or down to a different county and prices change dramatically just fucking leave Seattle it sucks anyways

[@Axel-jb6db]

Wish some of these maps were explained more, because population and tourism is a factor, since all the states in red for literacy are highly frequented states and have high populations, there is the Texan-Mexican border, California and New York being popular for immigrants in general and Florida with Cubans that come from the south

[@wisecoconut5]

On housing, the expected standard of housing is also higher in higher income states. Meaning, houses cost more but are more likely to be larger, have more amenities, and be in better condition.

[@Camran888]

How do you forget Minnesota because like (insert joke about us almost freezing to death during winter here)

[@HemiSlant6828]

The only thing people remember about Minnesota is that their accent sounds like drunk Canadians.

[@stover77]

​@@HemiSlant6828 It's because we pretty much are drunk Canadians. We're the Canada of the USA for sure

[@RobloxianPancake]

as a minnesotan, I can confirm, it is NOT cold, we are hotter then flordia 😎 we're the best state change my mind 😎

[@apupper.9283]

@@RobloxianPancake It has a person with a username “Robloxian pancake” in it. Change my mind

[@iamthecopium]

​@@RobloxianPancake I need that amount of confidence

[@istan21]

Just to clarify that you need to realize that the population in every map matters for ex. It makes sense that California has the worst Literacy cause there is 40M of them but only 750K North Dakota . This just helps understand why everyone thinks that Texas, California & New York are great even though these maps might not show it.

[@lampinasuit892]

I think with the literacy one the bigger thing you need to realize is that it was literacy in ENGLISH. So it makes sense that the 4 states with the biggest immigrant population also have the lowest English literacy rates because not all of the immigrants speak English.

[@gregthompson3481]

He uses per capita numbers, how many people per 100k. In other words, he already accounts for population difference.

[@kaymillerfromTX]

The per capita numbers are skewed since all children, even illegal, can enroll in school but may fail an English test and not be counted in the census population.

[@User-54631]

@@kaymillerfromTXplease provide a better way to quantify population.

[@Myheroacademiafan1357]

I'm from New York and I'd say I'm pretty smart for my age.

[@phantomfeather518]

Note to self: Don’t live in Mississippi

[@etorres4u]

Or Louisiana

[@JimBaker-vk6ed]

God bless the magnolia state keep your Yankee selfs out of my state

[@Lukekornetformvp]

Or Alabama

[@QwertyS3]

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[@kaeru4454]

Nah the south is where it’s at (I live in MS)

[@OmegaMaschennar]

Still proud to be from Mississippi no matter how many stats show that it's a bad state!

[@brianbarrett4192]

Yeah the reason the northern states ain't got nobody incarcerated is cause places like Portland and Seattle the Mayors let the criminals run wild and allow left wing anarchists to incite violence.

[@Schniklefritz_247]

Fellow brethren! Wouldn’t move away from here for the world!

[@just-dl]

It’s got its problems but I’d rather live there than a few other states! But, until you can fix the heat, I’m staying up here in Maine! But, happy to visit again. Hugs from the northeastern corner.

[@YourNormalMapper]

@@just-dlI was in Minnesota then moved to poopermalia Somalia 🇸🇴 which is terrible

[@just-dl]

@@YourNormalMapper ouch. I like Minnesota too. I think every state has its merits.

[@isaacsingleton9187]

2:27 It used to be the predominant language in many states until WWI came and the government outlawed it. The bans were later revoked for being unconstitutional but it hit hard enough that it never fully recovered

[@WadælTheDisciple]

Dark for the big minorities map is insane 10:44

[@phylloence]

closer to 10:58

[@dampking]

How?

[@mariadevries416]

ik whats that supposed to mean 😭

[@xblizboii4793]

I said the same exact thing honestly disappointed

[@_Ssamantha_]

IK I THOUGHT I ONLY REALIZED IT

[@SuPaRn0oB]

Shoutout to my home state of Kansas for being the transition guy

[@texastank]

Michigan wasn’t even called out by name 💀

[@MarvinandErica]

I have been scrolling for so long to find a comment about Kansas🤣 Us Kansans have to REPRESENT!!!

[@FireFoxie1345]

(23.7!) Homicides per 100k seems excessive. Are you sure it’s not 23.7?

[@bradleyengel1225]

😂

[@danird3]

factorial huh?

[@dogunboundhounds9649]

@@danird3 damn, didn't even notice the factorioal joke unil you pointed it out

[@dedicated_plant024]

23.7! 💀

[@chipcook5346]

Very, very fun maps. Nice job. Most dangerous is not shocking at all. I am familiar with four of them, and in in all cases the dangerous parts are one or two cities within each state. What is shocking is some of the states that rank as safe. Always a risk with maps unintentionally making large areas look different than they actually are. Same thing happens with real estate. And remember, only one Springfield has a monorail.

[@hurricanessuck3832]

And Alaska if you stray too far from civilization you’re all on your own

[@r.ndomperson]

​@@hurricanessuck3832tbf, a lot of people dont know just how dangerous Anchorage is. It has a really high crime rate

[@thomastuberville7535]

I live in Mississippi and I live in the far north and it is really nice and the living quality is great

[@OmegaMaschennar]

Memphis metro area in Mississippi is good

[@geauxlsut]

Louisiana (where im from) qnd Mississippi get dumped on sk much, but life in the magnolia states is great 😂

[@just-dl]

@@geauxlsutI suspect the cities are bad and the percentages of who lives there skewers the numbers. My guess.

[@geauxlsut]

@@just-dl Stay away from Baton Rouge and NOLA and you'll be in one of the nicest areas of the nation

[@just-dl]

@@geauxlsut true! When I travelled a lot, couldn’t visit clients in LA without getting invited home to dinner. Wonderful people!

[@michaelmiranda9189]

Quite educational. Thank you for putting this together!

[@The-First-Casualty]

The common ancestry map at 2:30 is unfortunately highly misleading because it relies on self reporting. Unfortunately my fellow Americans have an extremely poor understanding of this subject and many believe that having 1 or 2 ancestors from a place means that’s what you are. Like most things it is more complicated. Most Americans are a general mix of multiple different heritages with a strong bias towards the British isles. ( England, Scotland, Wales)

[@penguinslippers]

I agree, until I started doing family history I had no idea where my ancestors came from. I have taken DNA ancestry tests, and while I have ~30% British Isles, I also have more Norway, Denmark, and Sweden totaling to ~50%. Also the Midwest is way more than just Germanic orgin.

[@maxalon2479]

Even Florida is extremely off. The state is actually mostly Spanish ancestry.

[@serenaschaefer137]

Many more reasons why Minnesota reigns supreme over all of the other states... as long as you don't live in the cities, Duluth, or St. Cloud that is.

[@aimxdy8680]

I’d say Utah is a close competitor, utah has glowed up.

[@Beast-yp2ei]

The southern and Western sides of the Minneapolis St Paul metro is really good though

[@fasty93]

You mean the twin cities? St cloud and Duluth are both cities.

[@orbitthedutchie8229]

​@fasty93 that's what I said. The cities, st cloud, and duluth

[@dedicated_plant024]

If only it so good

[@Emilikesbutterflies]

I live in Missouri and it is usually very forgotten

[@Emilikesbutterflies]

@@darkest_thief yea

[@TheRandomDude558]

Same

[@Waylonmorrin4687]

As an Illinoian I can confirm I’m forgotten aswell but at least Chicago helped for us a little bit

[@jasonthomas2213]

I live in Arizona it is pretty forgotten the only thing the people probably remember is that we burn to death in summer

[@just-dl]

If you compare housing prices to median household income, it was interesting that WV had a match. I’m other words, the price of a house is 1x your annual income. Where I live it’s 6x

[@shoobz3866]

As a WV resident I think that only reflects the rural rural parts of the state. Housing prices in the capital metro area and the eastern panhandle are much less affordable (although still significantly cheaper than any other state).

[@andrewreiss2811]

Thank you borat for the info.

[@renevious]

Louisiana has some pretty terrible stats, especially for obesity. But, if you came here and ate our food, you'd understand.

[@loganjones5766]

That comment applies to some extent to the entire south. No wonder they are fat look at the amazing bbq, biscuits and gravy, etc.

[@Blockly806]

I love videos like these, keep it up!

[@vorpalmachine]

4:12 Higher minimum wage is not a good thing. it just means that the value of the dollar is less, so the basic necessities like food, fuel, and clothes are more expensive

[@eyreyereye]

the value of the dollar is evening out across the nation though, and prices continue to rise

[@olexanderdanko7001]

6:54 So Massachusetts that has some of the best colleges, hospitals, and sports franchises in the world. Location of the start of the Revolutionary War, home to several presidents in history, and you’re telling us New Mexico is more memorable. Idk what you’re smoking but it must be some good stuff.

[@501legion5]

Now that's a true

[@DH-vq2xd]

As a resident of Massachusetts I like New Mexico more bc of mountains

[@r.ndomperson]

New Mexico has Breaking Bad tho

[@aworthy2780]

4:06 while this is the minimum wage at the time it does not mean the blue has more spending power which is the more important factor in minimum wage. For example, Mississippi which has the national minimum wage has the highest spending power in all of usa. While Hawaii, California, and New York have the lowest which is in part due to their high minimum wage. To everyone reading this think about the reasons things might be and to stop looking at it black and white.

[@clayroberts2951]

I would still venture to say a Californian making median income for the state would have more residual income than an individual from Mississippi. (Like take the fact a teacher in Mississippi makes $47,162 wherein a teacher from Oklahaoma with a similar cost of living on average makes $54,804) For context, a Mississippian on average makes a similar net income to what a median earner in Germany would make---with a caveat. This is to say a person from Mississppi makes after taxes the same as someone from Germany without recieving the benefits someone would get paying into a much higher tax system in Germany like universal healthcare, universal education, public transit infrastructure, higher trained social services (police with 4 years academy experience). All of which things Mississippi is lacking in altogether or has very subpar quality of (reference again teachers pay or just quality of life in general).

[@aimxdy8680]

@@clayroberts2951It’s mississippi, not a flex. States with highest disposable incomes are midwestern states, funny enough the midwest has the least income inequality in the US and one of the highest home ownership rates.

[@clayroberts2951]

@@aimxdy8680yeah that’s my point, this person says Mississippi is doing better than other states because of its low cost of living but it’s also one of the most poverty ridden states

[@aimxdy8680]

@@clayroberts2951 Let’s be honest, California is not far from mississippi poverty. It’s wealth is not distributed evenly, it already has deep south inequality, It has a lower purchasing power than average. The only state in the west coast out of the 3 that has a higher purchasing power than average is Washington, largely to high paying Tech jobs and no state taxes.

[@logusbogus76]

Minimum wage has nothing to do with average wages. Among the few who do work for minimum wage, the majority are teenagers who likely don't work full time.

[@gimcrack555]

You're correct. Who in there right mind work for just the minimum wage. My first job at age 16, I worked for minimum wage. Which was the last time I worked for minimum wage. From 17-present. My wages has be always over the minimum wage that is posted at every job site.

[@aimxdy8680]

@@gimcrack555here minimum wage is 7.25 yet high schoolers are starting at 14 an hour being fast food crew members lmao.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Yea I live in Tennessee and it's only $7.25 because federally it's $7.25. There is no state minimum wage law in Tennessee

[@isaacramirez3729]

idk how you've never heard of San Antonio. It's shaped like a target and is where one of the first Covid outbreaks was in America. I'm pretty sure it's the worst big city too because the highways are dangerous for people and cars, our public transportation is underfunded, you can't walk without almost getting hit by a car, can't drive without almost getting hit by a car, and there's no jobs unless you're in construction, medical, or legal.

[@Big_Treehouse]

As somone from from Conecticat with a father from Vermon, I can confirm that it’s very safe here.

[@LumpyPotato]

lmao i love conectica

[@Mooface_]

In Idaho, the minimum wage is lower because we don’t need to pay unrealistic taxes like California or the bigger populated states

[@SomuaSomua]

He shows the home which kinda covers what you said

[@prestonjobe]

Washington is absolutely not the best place to start. It is so expensive to live here in every way.

[@ConnorPlayzYT]

Michigan Is Always In Good Shape ~Most Michiganders

[@onlybassfishing1813]

Wisconsin has a low minimum wage: true Very few companies actually pay that low. Its hard to find a job for less than 8.50 (most of those are the giant national chains fyi...) its almost unheard of to hear of someone making under 10$/h. In my town McDonalds pays 11/H and walmart is around 10/h starting. We are the last industrial stronghold in the U.S. (california being one of the other strongholds but with their population they better be or they got issues), our economy is alot stronger than what our minimum wage would imply.

[@JonasGutenwald-yj8th]

Exactly! Minimum wage is a horrible way to tell how people are getting paid. There’s something called median income

[@onlybassfishing1813]

@JonasGutenwald-yj8th which to be fair this video did show shortly after this

[@aimxdy8680]

Here in Indiana, Minimum wage is 7.25 but high schoolers are starting in mcdonald’s at 14 dollars an hour lmao, and that’s not including the fact we’re 15% cheaper than national average.

[@aimxdy8680]

@@onlybassfishing1813And it doesn’t adjust for cost of living. Adjusting for cost of living, North Dakotans make the MOST money in the US, thanks to Oil money. If you look at by region, Midwestern and northern Rocky mountain states like Minnesota, north dakota, Utah, Idaho etc has the highest RCPI purchasing power in the nation.

[@onlybassfishing1813]

@aimxdy8680 oh for sure, I just don't think people realize how much stuff is actually manufactured in Wisconsin. Military government contracts alone are through the roof with Naval shipyards near the Wisconsin/U.P border, Oshkosh trucks who's shipments famously gets everyone freaking out on social media. Like lol the military has to get their shit somehow. Train is the easiest. The place I work at makes parts for USPS drop boxes. A buddy of mine makes tank barrels, John Deere, Harley Davidson, Wacker-Neusom construction implement portable stadium lights and generators, Kohler generators, Generac Generators, Snap-On, Briggs and Straton, I mean the list just is never ending it seems. Everyone thinks of us as Agricultural but we are SOOO much more than that. There isn't much we don't make in this state. Our industry is so strong in the SE part of the state logistical costs are significantly cheaper because a truck can make 10 deliveries and pick ups all on the same road 3 times a day lol. The steel mills probably love us also, my small shop of 40 employees gets 3 shipments of steel a day and we can't get it fast enough.

[@goldosprey]

I would like to point out, that outside Camden and the New York suburbs New Jersey is pretty safe, its unfortunately those areas would drive it. New york is brought down cause of the city

[@RayIsntReal]

HOW IS MICHIGAN NOT TOP 10 FOR MOST MEMORABLE??? IT IS LITERALLY A HAND

[@SunsetProdz4]

IK

[@captainjohn2179]

Did you just use Saint Louis as your metric for Missouri or the whole state because it just looks like you used Saint Louis.

[@ChesnokOrNot]

Literally my thoughts exactly lmao

[@kohakuaiko]

​@@ChesnokOrNot st. Louis is not Missouri, it is just in Missouri 😂

[@ChesnokOrNot]

@@kohakuaiko did you read the full comment sir

[@kohakuaiko]

@@ChesnokOrNot do you not understand jokes?

[@ChesnokOrNot]

@@kohakuaiko your joke doesn't make sense

[@NightOfCrystals]

No one earning $60k in Maine is affording a home in 2024. Maybe in 2014. Try $150k+ for southern Maine and $80k+ for rural northern Maine.

[@TheAncientOneVI]

Bruh the thumbnail is so misleading😭

[@SebastianRamirez-lx4hz]

That thumbnail IS TRUE

[@TheAncientOneVI]

@@SebastianRamirez-lx4hz oh my god no it isn’t putting Mississippi as good (it isn’t) and Utah as bad (it isn’t) is just outrageous

[@purpleblazeofficial]

Yea just don’t go to Mississippi

[@Sor3e]

@@TheAncientOneVIdid you even watch the video this is salary to afford home green is a little amount

[@TheAncientOneVI]

@@Sor3e yes I did. That map is slightly different and the thumbnail says “Green = good”

[@Americarunsonduncan]

The higher minimum wage does not correlate to better chance at the american dream. For example, I bought my first home (3bed/2bath/2 car garage/screened porch/nice yard) in Oklahoma at age 23 for 180k. I also own my car outright... Sure we might make like 30% less than those in Cali, but I would rather make 30% less and have houses, utilities, gasoline, etc cost 300% less.

[@KainWT]

I would definitely argue that people living in states like Oklahoma have much more purchasing power than residents in California, NY, HI, etc.

[@elidavidson8723]

In the map where it shows you the most common ancestor in that state might be wrong because some states are part of the Louisiana purchase meaning the most common ancestor is not German but french

[@rasoirwolf]

You're forgetting, the French may've been here, but the influx of Anglo-Americans and esp. the Germans really changed things, how some less than charitable ppl talk about Mexico nowadays was how they used to talk about Germans, esp. when the First War broke out.

[@elidavidson8723]

Well that’s just what I think because it makes the most sense it may not be right yours is probably right I’m just said because it makes more sense

[@albireo2990]

So it’s best to live in West Virginia and have a job in Maryland?

[@georgewelti5182]

I know a lot of people who do this who live near me. I live in the eastern panhandle and homes are half as expensive just miles away from loudon county.

[@BadringerGronger]

Yes.

[@tsulan]

never realised how good my state (minnesota) actually is.

[@tylerkriesel8590]

Until you take into account the brutal and looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooog winters, ya it’s not to bad. Last of the snow melts in June, it starts snowing again maybe October.

[@tsulan]

@@tylerkriesel8590 sounds about right

[@lugiamastero13]

When it comes to california in regards to stats and whatnot inckyding wages and eveything it vastly differs depending on WHERE in california you live in, if you live around the major cities like LA San Francisco, San Diego or even Riverside and around San Bernadino these are usually the most expensive and crime filled areas though some places are not often nearly as bad in terms of pricing and income but that also depends on your job to. I live in the high desert and at one time rent used to be $900 for a 4 bed house and then around i wanna say the 2013s rent stayed not being too bad but also our minimum wage was also pretty low at around 8 bucks but once we saw the rise of $15 an hour which my workplace back in 2018 it would raise 1 dollar per year the rent kinda trickled upward but it wasnt such a major impact in my area if you were already renting a place which barely raised the rent or owned a h9me.you were safe however if you were jumping from house to house the rent sucked for you in some cases but wasnt seriously bad but then Covid and Biden happened all of a sudden everything exploded in price what used to be ok rent back just 3 year ago was now practically doubled a studio now costs like $1000 or more a month and most homes that have 2 beds range between 1200 to 1600 any house with 3 to 4 bedrooms costs between 1900 if you are lucky to around 3000a month. It legit takes me and my siblings to remain afloat any impact on our jobs will see us in the streets at the very least gas prices have finally dipped to being around $4.07 a gallon. I currently earn $19.75 an hour but if i start up a business my money troubles will end for good

[@bjbeamng8599]

Everything was going well, but then Biden happened, and prices of everything went senile, like him.

[@masterzane7097]

Me happy that Missouri isn't in any extremes but also upset because it has nothing it majors in at the same time...

[@just-dl]

It’s a good state. Fond memories.

[@Vaporwave_kdh]

BUT WE HAVE THE ARCH! THE AAAARRRCH!

[@_Ssamantha_]

*coughs* St Louis

[@EI_BichoYTツ]

7:17 as a mexican, i struggled when i was little and i still struggle speaking bit English

[@elisanderson]

being from Mississippi I will say that all of the large urban areas are terrible, the north is significantly worse than the south. The coast is where all the industry is and if you don't live next to the south or a city you usually drive to a different state to work.

[@First-Name--Last-Name]

Mississippi and Louisiana are easily the worst states

[@Lame_ish]

And there's a reason people say "thank God for Mississippi"

[@Flomockia]

Still better than living in California by a long shot besides Jackson that city is a different nation on it's own

[@First-Name--Last-Name]

@@Flomockia Absolutely not

[@Flomockia]

@@First-Name--Last-Name you wanna live in California? Their inflation is truly absurd

[@penguinplayer306]

The phrase needs to be changed from “only in Ohio” to “only in Mississippi.” Worst US state by a long shot

[@Schweini731]

Maybe not the worst, but Ohio is the weirdest (Florida's up there too)

[@DTOMSM]

@@Schweini731I know Florida because I live there, but why exactly Ohio?

[@Schweini731]

@@DTOMSM Man, they got some weird sht goin on in there. And weird people.

[@plugshirt1762]

@@Schweini731as a resident of Pennsylvania it’s pretty much mandatory to bully Ohio at all times. I was a bit saddened when it became a meme because you couldn’t make fun of Ohio without someone thinking you were referencing the meme

[@ejpowerhouse1071]

🤓🤓🤓

[@efeddwdw9782]

these stats are Iffy, esp the literacy rate as US has a high Spanish speaking immigration, and the median income data is 7 years old.

[@loganjones5766]

He did clarify it is literacy rate in English. Most of the English illiterate can probably read in Spanish or another language.

[@shade3370]

13:56 one thing about this is we usually call it new york city, to make it different from the state

[@glaberbeast]

Massechushits and Minnesoda have to be the best places (i know i spelled it wrong)

[@seanbrummfield448]

Better than Miss. SIP PEE.

[@mariacastaneda5828]

13:52 wow I'm 3rd!!!!! ( I live in Illinois) Chicago is amazing guys go there!!!!

[@_Ssamantha_]

YASSSSS🎉 CHICAGO IS SO AMAZING just do research for dangerous neighborhoods so you can avoid them bc they drag Chicago's name through the mud

[@lancedavidson615]

Well San Antonio has never heard of you either so don’t worry about us pally😁😁😁

[@youlooklikethemoonngl]

please do India explained in 30 maps!!! highly requested :))) also amazing videos, you makes statistics so enjoyable and its actually fun binge watching your videos ( new subscriber)

[@Crqwfish]

The minimum wage in new Hampshire is basically 12 because if it wasnt ever worker would just go to maine, Vermont, and mass.

[@PhilAm-Animations317]

7:28 dont these four states have the most people and electoral votes, along with Illinois?

[@nonames4995]

15:37 “If you are from the US, chances are you speak German, French, or Vietnamese” what 💀💀💀

[@duckdeity9450]

It said “excluding English and Spanish”. This shows the foreign languages most taught in the States.

[@plugshirt1762]

@@duckdeity9450bro did pay attention lmao

[@graphite7135]

99% speak Spanish second is some Asian language cause we got about of rich Asian fathers in them big cities. Also French from Canada

[@evanwillett1635]

also wtf was that weird-ass us flag in the bottom right in 2:21

[@Purple_guyGD]

@@evanwillett1635African american

[@BeanLord8831]

Washingtonian here every thing is so expensive here that that $16 may seem nice but the average house is around 1m and it's $5 or more per gallon

[@anon48-cr2ps]

As a vermonter its funny to hear you say say our states name... Veermont. Great video btw.

[@gezakulcsar-angyal4630]

In the USA the lowest wage is 7,25$/hour, which is the salary of a beginner engineer in Hungary (without taxes). In my first job, I earned approximately 2$/hour as a farmworker for hard physical work, when I was 14. Also the price limit isn't lower than in the USA. But in Hungary there is a major preference, which is the free healthcare system. (Which is not free, because you pay 18% taxes, if you are upon 25 and don't have 3 or more children.)

[@aimxdy8680]

Nobody gets paid 7.25 in the US, my state minimum wage is 7.25 but high schoolers are starting at 14 dollars an hour at mcdonald’s. Even the lowest paying jobs pay like 12 an hour.

[@joebriggs6904]

Fuck I’ve gotta move to Minnesota

[@tylerkriesel8590]

FYI the last of the snow will melt in June, and it’ll start to snow maybe October. December, January, and February has sub zero temperatures (your car may not start) and the sun starts to go down by 2:30pm with it being completely night by 4:30. If you can handle that, and that’s not a big deal, then come on up.

[@pedrofan34]

Don’t listen to him^ I shoveled once and we had no snow on the ground for the majority of the winter besides a couple weeks. Sure that’s unusual but snow not melting until June has got to be a joke

[@SBerrioww]

@@pedrofan34 I think they meant snow could still come until June??

[@Fire-is-fire]

2:31 I’m surprised Alaska isn’t Russian

[@ArtemIsABadName]

11:04 i wonder why criminality is so high in new mexico🤔🤔🤔

[@ArtemIsABadName]

i wonder why there are so many car crashes in new mexico

[@elzorro5294]

I wonder why most of black people live in Louisiana and Mississippi and are the worst states

[@billythekid1961]

hey, tell me what is the search engine in North Korea Called

[@mediasheeple6143]

60k-70k to own a home in North Carolina and we're making $7.25.. The homeless population is about to blow up here, do not move to North Carolina.

[@Zen_wired]

Ikr, shits crazy

[@RedBaron_1915VR]

That's just minimum wage tho

[@mediasheeple6143]

@@RedBaron_1915VR Which every greedy business owner is going to try and get as close to as possible.

[@RedBaron_1915VR]

@@mediasheeple6143 true

[@barrybetzjr1573]

Going back to literacy while yes ny, ca,fl,tx lack English they compensate for in their Spanish speaking citizens not making these states illiterate an alternative literacy preferred here. Also while I note this I’m not arguing about political standing in these 4 states it’s important understanding state & federal policy/law and to note push and pull factor for Spanish speaking people such as ny & ca having diversity heavily praised and celebrated where it’s not as prevalent in the other 48 states and NY, FL &CA Have a large tourist population to consider for immigration influences TX is an exception as it was once part of Mexico and geographically speaking in its proximity to Mexico why the that may be the case

[@mombiethezombie7536]

Wait wait wait! As someone from a Springfield, I need that last one explained. How can a state have more than one Springfield? Like logistically how does that work? Or are we including counties, villages, subdivisions, etc with the name? I mean dude had it going to 999 in count. I need explanations! 😂

[@rachel90814]

1:48 ah yes my home state alaska the most dangerous us state

[@XjJeeper91]

Anyone else find it weird so many people in Hawaii have Japanese ancestry? With the history of Japan and Hawaii, i just find it surprising....

[@hehlo1126]

Before and after WWII there was high immigration from Japan to Hawaii.

[@xxMUTANTMANxx]

Having spent quite a bit of time in Japan my friends there say its a popular tourism spot for many Japanese due to a relatively short plane ride compared to continental US and the historic significance of WW2. Naturally, many start to live there.

[@dannyybarra4348]

Many Japanese were born in hawaii on plantations. They are 60 years old now. They served honorably in many wars. Today, they love Hawaii. They love the USA!

[@keepslayingthedayaway]

Spam

[@dogunboundhounds9649]

I wish a few of these stats where explained in detailed on how they achieved it.

[@daboyinred9087]

As someone who lives in Louisiana you just reminded me how much my state sucks

[@GoldwaveGT]

Same😔

[@jasonthomas2213]

Same except I live in Arizona

[@Callsign_Prophet]

10:20 is wrong. NC has about 1 million more people than LA county for example (which is still shockingly close)

[@monsterzero2614]

If you want to see the many lakes then come on down to Minnesota Btw i don't really know German but i think i want to learn japanese

[@tastyambergers9327]

Minnesota born and raised! We are a very underrated state for how nice of a place it is to live 😁

[@YourNormalMapper]

I know

[@tylerkriesel8590]

Come down? You talking to Canadians?

[@mr.turtle1100]

Very interesting and well made video!

[@almightyswizz]

Minnesota is basically the best state to live in almost all around looking at these maps not many Ls

[@dashiellmorales]

New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts are the best states actually

[@Martin82932]

@@dashiellmorales Minnesota had better rankings, so it's the best. The east coast is a dumpster fire.

[@chrisbrown7499]

Not surprised you haven't heard of San Antonio. We only started building that town a couple years ago. :)

[@JawddmJustaguy]

13:50 my town 🤠

[@dominicfantauzzo3391]

As a GIS guy, I would really encourage you to break down these maps by county or census tract. I don’t think the scale you are using lends itself to the analysis you are performing. You could still leave bold state boundaries on to talk about various states. The big issue here is that these maps aren’t revealing nearly as much as they could.

[@TheBaldr]

US is not even in the top 10 countries with rate of Obesity.

[@simonramirez243]

They are in the top 3 for the largest 1st world counties …

[@r.ndomperson]

and also, most of the ones above are much much smaller, eg Nauru

[@LN7Official-z1k]

6:36 Indiana is not well known 💔

[@Hello62534]

It should be

[@radanju3]

12:35 Massachusetts? 🤣🤣🤣 Buuuuuuullshit!

[@EVERYGOODNAMEISTAKEN]

Why do you think they call us Massholes.

[@stevefarrugia-dc7qt]

Masterpiece , i subscribed.