A Midwest-focused puzzle this week, in honor of our recently-concluded Leaguefest:
Iowa has 29.40%, putting it far ahead of North Carolina (13.77%) and Minnesota (11.92%). No other state reaches the double digits in terms of percentage. Single-digit percentages, in descending order, are Illinois (6.73%), Indiana (5.65%), Nebraska (4.87%), Missouri (4.49%), Oklahoma (3.61%), Ohio (3.14%), Kansas (2.80%), South Dakota (2.00%), Pennsylvania (1.72%), Michigan (1.61%), Utah (1.15%), Colorado (1.11%), and Texas (1.02%).
The remaining 5.02% in the United States is spread out amongst the states not yet named.
Data unavailable for the territories and is current through 2010, except as to two states in the “remainder bin,” whose 2010 numbers are amalgamated and any disparity would not elevate either above the 1% “reporting threshold” build in to the question.
Iowa, North Carolina, and Minnesota are responsible for more than half of this (whatever) with the rest of the states making up the difference.
So I’m guessing it’s an ingredient for a particular type of beverage.
Peat?
Iowa and North Carolina stand out as states with lots of hog farms. Thus my guess:
Dollar value of pork production by state.
I’d put my money on pig farms as well. Not that I would have thought of it on my own.
That looks directionally correct.
http://stuffaboutstates.com/agriculture/livestock/hogs.htm
How do you do that so fast, Randy?
The actual statistic is total number of live swine.
It’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw the question.
The actual statistic is total number of live swine.
If it were per capita, the winner would be Washington DC.