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Figure 9: Examples of gradient maps used in this report
This is an example of a national map where county data are presented on a gradient to compare the growth of the 61 Park Towns in median household income from 1970 to 2020 with counties across the U.S. The red shaded areas show counties that experienced growth in median household income from 1970 to 2020 that was lower than that of the Park Towns, while the green shaded areas show counties that had higher growth than that of the Park Towns. This type of gradient map is used throughout this report.
This is an example of a Rural America map where county data are presented on a gradient to compare a “snapshot” of the median household income in 2020 of the 61 Park Towns with rural counties across the U.S. The red shaded areas show counties with a lower median household income in 2020, while the green shaded areas show counties that were higher. The gray colored areas are the “metropolitan” counties and are omitted from comparison. This type of gradient map is used throughout this report to compare the Park Towns with Rural America.