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The U.S. split into seven roughly equal regions by GDP (2022) (i.postimg.cc)

submitted 2 years ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/dataisbeautiful@lemmy.ml

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[–] Jackolantern@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

California is really that big huh

[–] dsigned@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yup - its really that big. If California was a country, it would have the 5th largest economy after the US, China, Japan and Germany.

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

The groupings in OP's image don't make sense to me. There is huge variation within those regions. Why is Washington lumped together with Idaho and Montana? Why is New York grouped with New England rather than standing on its own?

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And GDP per capita paints an even different picture. By this metric North Dakota should stand by itself:

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[–] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It is quite insane that there are only three countries that have larger GDP than these seven regions: China, Japan and Germany.

Still US doesn't have public healthcare and free educations. Those would be peanuts in money. Crazy.

[–] hansl@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

It would save money. On average citizens would pay less than they do right now.

Americans don’t vote with their brain, they vote with their limbic system.

[–] ChatGPT@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I wonder how much of Californias is entertainment and tech related with the Midwest being more manufacturing and production focused. Will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next century as tech gets more mobile and Hollywood losses influence to YouTube like sites (Yes also CA based as of now).

[–] ComradeKhoumrag@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago

Also , there's a bit of a push to build more factories in the us and bring more manufacturing jobs back here from China and elsewhere abroad

[–] vacuumpizzas@t.bobamilktea.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

LA is ridiculously big in terms of manufacturing.

[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

California is the most agriculturally productive state in the country.

[–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not that orange isn't trying. It's that barely anyone lives in a large chunk of it.

[–] Heisme@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

To be fair, Minnesota pulls bro. By designing a map where each state must touch it relegates well performing states to seems less profitable than they are. Is Minnesota California? Fuck no. But should Minnesota seem like the state equivalent of the guy on the couch? Also no.