“Glance at the map above, Second Largest Religious Tradition in Each State 2010, and you will see that Buddhism (orange), Judaism (pink) and Islam (blue) are the runner-up religions across the country.
No surprises there. But can you believe that Hindu (dark orange) is the No. 2 tradition in Arizona and Delaware, and that Baha’i (green) ranks second in South Carolina? These numbers, although they look impressive when laid out in the map, represent a very tiny fraction of the population in any of the states listed.”
Source: www.npr.org
This map of the spatial pattern of the second largest religious tradition in each state, tells a different story than the tabular data on the left.
Questions to Ponder: What are the most interesting stories and patterns visible in the spatial, mapped data? What is the main second religion that is not as visually dominant on the map? Why are both data sources valuable in understanding religions in the United States?
GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION 
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