Australia

Guam (U.S.)

New Zealand

Australia & Oceania

Bahamas

Barbados

Bermuda (U.K.)

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Central Asia

China

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Japan

South Korea

Taiwan

East Asia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Russia

Eurasia

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Argentina

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Latin America

Mauritania

Mauritius

New Caledonia (France)

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

None

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Brunei

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

Ethiopia

Ghana

Kenya

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mozambique

Nigeria

Senegal

South Africa

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map highlights automobile use by country with the highest usage shaded in dark blue in North America, Australia, and parts of Europe. Lower usage shaded in light blue is in many African (Sudan, Kenya), South American, and Southeast Asian nations (India).

Automobiles in use per 1,000 people

Countries

World

country economy.com

Automobile Use

Automobiles per 1000 people

The map shows striking regional differences in the percentage of change in the population of counties in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the Northeast and Midwest, most counties either had small gains of between 0 and 4.9 percent or lost between 0 and –5 percent. In a few counties in upstate New York, western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and parts of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, losses exceeded 5 percent. Western Ohio, northern Indiana, much of Illinois, and eastern Iowa experienced modest declines of between 0 and –5 percent. At the same time, population increased by 5 to 14.9 percent in southern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, and parts of Indiana and Ohio. In the South, many areas showed strong growth—from 5 to 14.9 percent and higher—including Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. Counties lost population (between 0 and –5 percent, with significant numbers of counties less than –5 percent) in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and northern Louisiana. From the Northern Plains to Texas, a vast area of rural counties lost significant numbers of residents—declines of more than –5 percent in many counties. This population loss is most evident in eastern Montana, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, western Iowa, Kansas, southeastern Wyoming, Colorado, and West Texas. In contrast, counties in the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and Southwest often experienced strong growth—from 5 to 14.9 percent and higher—as exemplified by western Montana, southern Idaho, most of Wyoming and Colorado, parts of New Mexico, much of Nevada, and virtually all of Utah and Arizona. The Pacific coast states of Washington, Oregon, and California also grew, except for eastern Oregon, which saw declines from 0 to –5 percent and less. Hawaii’s population grew by more than 14.9 percent. In Alaska, the counties around Anchorage and Fairbanks also made strong gains, whereas other counties declined or grew slightly.

Percentage change in U.S. population by county, 2000–2010

US Counties

U.S. Census Bureau

Population Change 2000–2010 (U.S.)

District of Columbia

Florida

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

Washington

Maine

Kentucky

Virginia

Delaware

Mississippi

West Virginia

Missouri

Louisiana

North Carolina

Alabama

Wisconsin

New Jersey

South Carolina

Michigan

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

New York

Maryland

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Arkansas

Ohio

Indiana

A map shows the Wildland Urban Interface in the U.S., where urban areas meet wildlands. Dense W U I regions are highlighted in green, with high concentrations in the eastern U.S. (Atlanta), and California. Sparse in central U.S. like Nebraska and Wyoming.

Wildland Urban Interface (US)

SILVIS LAB

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Automobile Use				Wildland Urban Interface (US)
Class	Rank	Automobiles per 1000 people	Population Change 2000–2010 (U.S.)	Wildland Urban Interface (US)












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