This interactive map visualizes the geographic distribution of individuals employed in artistic occupations across the United States. The red color gradient represents the density of artistic workers at the state level, with darker shades indicating higher totals. Overlaid on this base layer are blue circles, each corresponding to a county-level count of artistic occupations. The size of the circle reflects the number of individuals in artistic roles within that county.
This visualization highlights key urban and cultural hubs where artistic employment is concentrated, such as California, New York, and Florida, while also revealing more distributed creative communities in regions across the Midwest, South, and Pacific Northwest.
The map is designed to support exploration and comparison across geographic regions, enabling insights into how artistic labor is spread across the country. It serves as a foundational component of the artsanalytics.org platform’s effort to promote transparency and understanding of the arts workforce using publicly available data.
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Visualization by: Satya Priyanka Ponduru.
Data Source: Steven Ruggles, Sarah Flood, Ronald Goeken, Megan Schouweiler, and Matthew Sobek. IPUMS USA: Version 12.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2022. https://doi.org/10.18128/D010.V12.0
Data derived from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS).