Alabama

Alaska

Alberta

Arizona

Arkansas

British Columbia

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Manitoba

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Brunswick

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Newfoundland and Labrador

North Carolina

North Dakota

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ohio

Oklahoma

Ontario

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Prince Edward Island

Québec

Rhode Island

Saskatchewan

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Yukon

None

Shaded regions with Soybean Production in North America: Highest production (dark blue) is in states like Illinois and Iowa. Moderate production (light blue) is mainly in Midwest. Lowest production (lightest blue) is mainly in the western U.S. and Canada.

Total soybean production in the United States

US / CA States

North America

USDA

Soybean Production

Metric tons

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.)

A world map shows iodine mining locations marked by purple circles with "I O." Key areas include the United States (Oklahoma, northern New Jersey) and the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.

Iodine Mines

World

USGS

American Samoa (U.S.)

Australia

Cook Is. (New Zealand)

Fiji

French Polynesia (France)

Guam (U.S.)

Kiribati

Marshall Is.

Micronesia

Nauru

New Zealand

Niue (New Zealand)

Northern Mariana Is. (U.S.)

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Is.

Tuvalu

Australia & Oceania

New Caledonia (France)

Tonga

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna Is. (France)

Timor-Leste

Southeast Asia

A map highlights membership in the Pacific Islands Forum. Yellow indicates members, such as Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. Orange indicates associate members, such as New Caledonia. Pink indicates forum observers, such as Timor-Leste.

Countries in Australia and Oceania that are member states of the Pacific Islands Forum, an organization founded in 1971 to enhance the economic and social well-being of the people of the South Pacific and foster cooperation among member governments

Countries

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)

Abbeville

Acadia

Accomack

Adair

Adams

Addison

Aiken

Aitkin

Alachua

Alamance

Alameda

Alamosa

Albany

Albemarle

Alcona

Alcorn

Aleutians East Borough

Aleutians West Census Area

Alexander

Alexandria City

Alfalfa

Alger

Allamakee

Allegan

Allegany

Alleghany

Allegheny

Allen

Allendale

Alpena

Alpine

Amador

Amelia

Amherst

Amite

Anchorage Municipality

Anderson

Andrew

Andrews

Androscoggin

Angelina

Anne Arundel

Anoka

Anson

Antelope

Antrim

Apache

Appanoose

Appling

Appomattox

Aransas

Arapahoe

Archer

Archuleta

Arenac

Arlington

Armstrong

Aroostook

Arthur

Ascension

Ashe

Ashland

Ashley

Ashtabula

Asotin

Assumption

Atascosa

Atchison

Athens

Flood events in the U.S. are shown with dark blue to light blue shades. High flood areas include California, Arizona, Texas, and the southeastern U.S. Fewer floods are noted in the central and northern mountain regions like Montana and Wyoming.

Soybean Production				Iodine Mines	Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)	Flooding (U.S.)
Class	Rank	Metric tons	Population Change 2000–2010 (U.S.)	Iodine Mines	Value	Class	Rank	Flood events


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