U.S. population density shown in Google Earth

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U.S. population density map



The height of each state represents the population density while the volume of the figure represents the state’s total population. To obtain the height, the population per square mile was multiplied by 1,000 to get the height in meters.

East coast


The Northeast US has many densely populated states, including New Jersey, the most dense of them all. The high yellow bar is the District of Columbia, but it does not qualify as a state.

Central U.S.


Illinois is the most populated state in the Midwest.

Pacific Northwest



Alaska is so sparse that it barely registers any height.

Pacific



We see Hawaii and some West Coast States.