Pic taken from roadway.report, an interactive map of all known roadway deaths in the USA.
Fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes are the third largest cause of accidental deaths in the United States. On average for 2024 there were over 100 deaths per day on US roads.
https://roadway.report/population
#LowEffortCommentsAreSilly
#EvenThatMapEndsUpBeingAMapOfPopulation,ButMoreOfABoolean,BecausePeopleDon’tDieWhereThereAren’tPeopleAndItTakesTwoToTango
The red is higher rate of death per capita. You can die in a car by yourself in the middle of no where.
#IThoughtWeWereHavingThisConversationInHastagsButTheIssueIsTheDenominator,andThatThereIsPracticallyNoOneInRuralAreas,SoAnyNumberOfDeathsOverAMuchSmallerNumBerAppearsBig.ItsStillAMapOfPopulation
#TheyShouldProbablyBeUsingAMoreStandardRasterGridAndThenDividingBySomeNumberThatAccountsForTheDistanceTravelledPerUnitRoadInAGivenCell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census_tract#United_States
#ItsNotLikeWeDon’tKNowTheseAreCensusTracks,ItsThatCensusTractsAreNotAgreatWayToAggregateThisParticualarSpatialDataBecauseAgain,YouJustEndUpWithSomeVariantOfPopulationMap
The most granular population density data in the USA can be found at the census tract level, which provides detailed demographic information for small geographic areas.
Data is not magical, however much you wish it to be.