U.S. Population Growth

By Matt Stiles •
A cross post from work: The U.S. Census Bureau released its final batch of state-by-state redistricting data this week, making it possible to visualize population growth by race and Hispanic origin across the country. Texas received its data several weeks ago, and we displayed these trends by c... Read more →

D.C. Census Drops (Finally)

By Matt Stiles •
The U.S. Census Bureau today released redistricting data for the District of Columbia, a city that at first glance remains quite segregated — at least in terms of where people live. These quick maps visualize the percentage of black residents by census tract in 2000 and in 2010.  First, 2000: ... Read more →

The World of Newspapers

By Matt Stiles •
We all know that newspapers are struggling to maintain circulation, and some in the United States have intentionally reduced their distribution in an effort to cut costs and focus on local subscribers (who often are most valued by local advertisers).  A user on the data visualization service Ma... Read more →

March Madness Viz

By Matt Stiles •
A Tableau Public viz by Ross Perez: The premise is simple. In the view below, you can see each teams offensive and defensive field goal percentages on the axes, and the winning percentage as the size of the dot. So, teams with a large dot in top right quadrant are dominant, offensive teams who... Read more →

Mapping Three Decades of Japanese Earthquakes

By Matt Stiles •
Using data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey, anyone can download historical data on earthquakes across the globe in various formats. Here’s a screenshot in Google Earth from a KML file downloaded today. It shows 30 years of earthquakes — in this extent focused on Japan — with colors repr... Read more →

Mapping Quality of Life

By Matt Stiles •
The New York Times has a nifty interactive map that visualizes responses to Gallup’s polling about Americans’ quality of life. Very cool:  Via Flowing Data Read more →

Guest Post from Mrs. Hu-Stiles

By Matt Stiles •
I’ve been living here in Washington, DC, by myself for the last month, and exploring the new city in between the out of town trips for work. In between all the Metro rides to DCA, I’ve tried to remember and make note of the places I’ve been, so that when my husband (finally) moves to town we ca... Read more →