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Via Pew Research: Earlier this summer, on World Population Day, we explained that half of the world’s population lives in just six countries. In many cases, the world’s major religious groups are even more concentrated, with half or more of their followers living in one or a handful of countries. For several years, demographers at the Pew Research Center have …

This map published last week by the New York Times shows the percentage of residents who live in the state in which they were born. Louisiana is highest at 79% and Nevada is lowest at 25%. The state with the highest percentage of residents born outside the United States is California at 28%. Hit the link for an interactive version.

Embiggen to read the names or go here for an interactive version.

I think the reason that Nebraska  and Mississippi are lacking the ticking clock is because the lawsuits there only ask for recognition of out-of-state marriages. According to the linked recaps at Freedom To Marry, both those cases have been dismissed but the plaintiffs plan to appeal. I’m sure some of you folks can fill us in. Is anybody else starting …

Details. I bet the color choices weren’t by chance.

Close Encounters was a horror movie? Big version.

Via the Washington Post: In the Western U.S., Buddhists represent the largest non-Christian religious bloc in most states. In 20 states, mostly in the Midwest and South, Islam is the largest non-Christian faith tradition. And in 15 states, mostly in the Northeast, Judaism has the most followers after Christianity. Hindus come in second place in Arizona and Delaware, and there …

This one is from the Washington Blade, which has a recap of pending cases.

I believe the map maker used Census Bureau data on where same-sex couples live, not total population numbers. Source.

Via Policy Mic: According to a new report by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the hardest-drinking state turns out to be New Hampshire. The study calculated per capita consumption of ethanol from alcoholic beverages and found that the average New Hampshire resident consumed 4.65 gallons in 2012 — nearly twice the national average of 2.33 gallons. …

The Washington Post has published an interactive marriage map.  Click on each state for recent developments.

Spanish is #2 in 43 states, French is #2 in four. More maps. (Tipped by JMG reader Win)

The map might change today if the Arkansas ruling is stayed.

Via the Atlantic: “There are plenty of visualizations based on population data, but nothing quite like what designer Nik Freeman has created: a map of where no one lives. Using data from the 2010 U.S. census, Freeman shades green the nearly 5 million census blocks with zero population. The resulting map highlights the 47 percent of the U.S. that remains …

Embiggen for better reading. More cities here.

Source. (Via JMG reader West)

The map reflects this week’s changes in Texas and Kentucky. Note that a second county in Illinois has begun issuing marriage licenses ahead of the official statewide date of June 1st. Source.

JMG reader Jeff Jones has updated his map of the states with pending marriage lawsuits to include this week’s action in Missouri and Louisiana. Embiggen the above image and visit Jeff’s site for more details.

Via Reddit. I always find these things fascinating.