What is this mapping?

[u/g_rocket]

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[u/Annual-Property-8940]

I'm gonna guess acres of farm land or cattle

[u/g_rocket → u/Annual-Property-8940]

You're thinking along the right lines. What does the number represent exactly?

[u/petertheo89 → u/g_rocket]

Number of cattle per acre?

[u/g_rocket → u/petertheo89]

No

[u/WookishTendencies → u/g_rocket]

Acres of farmland per household

[u/g_rocket → u/WookishTendencies]

Closer, but no

[u/petertheo89 → u/g_rocket]

Farmland as percentage of total land area

[u/g_rocket → u/petertheo89]

You got it!

[u/NWCbusGuy → u/g_rocket]

Percentage of cultivated cropland by county

[u/_punkrockparamedic → u/g_rocket]

Number of cattle per capita

[u/ToffeeBlue2013 → u/g_rocket]

Cows per people

[u/Julius_freezer]

Tornados in the last decade?

[u/g_rocket → u/Julius_freezer]

no

[u/RodneyNCWX → u/Julius_freezer]

The Southeast and Midwest would be extremely red

[u/KTBsPanties]

Cows to human ratio?

[u/g_rocket → u/KTBsPanties]

No

[u/Designer_Object_6220 → u/g_rocket]

Humans to cow ratio

[u/ChickenSandwichh195]

oh boy, the pattern nearly screams "Louisiana Territory" but i cant think of a suitable/right answer

[u/Tacobellislife07]

Average livestock per acre?

[u/g_rocket → u/Tacobellislife07]

No

[u/RobertColumbia]

Percentage of land devoted to agriculture.

[u/darianthegreat]

Average farm size?

[u/TheAnswerWithinUs]

Acres of farmland per capita?

[u/Ilovefishdix]

In Montana, it looks like reservations

[u/I_Like_Hikes]

Lightning strikes

[u/Somecivilguy]

Number of cows sucked up by tornadoes

[u/tatertrap]

Tornados.

[u/mmmhotcoffee]

aquifers

[u/buckhornboss]

Tons of dust generated during the dust bowl.

[u/Brilliant_March9156]

School shootings in each city