This map shows each county by human development, a general measure of well-being. The method used to calculate this was a modified version of that used by the United Nations, to better suit data available on the United States. For more information on the United Nations method, see here Five sets of data were taken from the American Community Survey by the Census Bureau: life expectancy, income per capita, school enrollment, percent high school graduates and percent college graduates. The life expectancy and income components correspond directly to the UN method. For the education component, instead of mean and expected years of schooling, enrollment and attainment were used instead to produce the final component score. The geometric mean of the three components, divided by two, would then give the final total score. The highest scoring county equivalent was Fall Church City in Virginia, with a score of 3.98; the lowest-scoring was Quitman County, Georgia, with a score of 0.71. These numbers are entirely different from values for countries using the UN method and are not meant to be used in comparison to other countries, only between areas of the United States. Other maps I made: How much snow does it usually take to cancel schools? US Economic Activity in Four Quarters World Typical Minimum Paid Vacation (working days, not counting public holidays). Most Widely-Spoken Language other than English or Spanish Most desirable living environment US population measured in Ukraines Countries by best-ranked academic subject Education Worldwide: Men vs. Women Human development in America Binge drinking by state What do Europeans call a platypus? When did each state peak? This circle has more wealth than the rest of America combined Most Valuable Squares – areas that create more than $100 billion Most easily remembered states US counties by population, over time Every city subreddit with over 500 readers Genders of countries in Russian If every Canadian province proposal had succeeded