In this map, I was able to map out areas of high population to low population of Blacks within each county in the continental U.S. It appears that probably the largest Black population in the country resides in Southern California, with a high amount in what appears to be L.A. County. There is also a large population in the Bay Area of California. The population seems to be more evenly distributed in the South, especially in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. To be even broader, there is more of the population evenly distributed around the East Coast than there is in the West Coast. There is also a greater population in areas that appear to be more metropolitan, like what appears to be New York City and Washington D.C.
This map of the distribution of Asian population within a county in the U.S. shows that most a large population of Asians reside in areas I know to have a more prosperous Asian community with little towns or villages. These areas include the L.A. County, Orange County, Santa Clara County (with a high Asian population in San Jose), and San Francisco County (all in California), and the Houston area in Texas. There is also a great population in metropolitan areas, including the Seattle metropolitan area, L.A. County, and San Diego County. Due to immigration of Asians, it is most common to see them residing along the West Coast and not migrating far, which is why it is evident that there is a smaller Asian population away from the West Coast of the U.S.
This map shows that the areas that are more racially diverse are towards the coasts of the country and in metropolitan areas. This explains the racial diversity in California, south of Florida, the Chicago area, south of Texas, south of Arizona, and the East Coast, stretching from probably Massachusetts to D.C. Like the Asian population, other races immigrated to migrate towards the coastal areas and border areas, so it is less common to find other races in Middle America.
These maps really show me more of how the migration of races are now and with my prior knowledge of what areas have what and which ones are more urban or more metropolitan, it tells me more of why it make sense that more of one race or more may be in a particular county. It makes a lot of sense to see that California remains the most diverse state due to the location of California on a coast, the metropolitan areas, and the communities in California, like China Town, Little Tokyo, Little India, etc.
GIS remains very helpful with providing so much data like this on something as simple as a colorful picture. One can learn a lot on the migration of other races in the U.S. with a map like this, as well as another larger sort of things about the population. Thematic maps can easily created through GIS with many different sets of data. Other maps, like elevation maps, can help someone learn where there may be areas of hills or mountains in a region, again through simple colors. GIS can take a lot of time and can be a long process but the result can remain simple.
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