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by didgeoridoo 3858 days ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_Gini_...

That map is by county, while most inequality in the US is concentrated in the cities; the most important drivers of state-level inequality are thus hidden. It is not a very good map for this purpose.

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Indeed, though your map is even lower resolution than the previous one.

I can agree that neither map tells the whole story, and the GP's premise is strained at best.