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Make a choropleth map

This example map shows a choropleth map depicting state population data for the United States.

Read the documentation.

TypeScript

async function initMap() {
    // Request needed libraries.
    const { Map } = await google.maps.importLibrary("maps") as google.maps.MapsLibrary;

    const map = new Map(document.getElementById('map') as HTMLElement, {
        center: { lat: 40.76, lng: -101.64 },
        zoom: 5,
        // In the cloud console, configure this Map ID with a style that enables the
        // "Administrative Area Level 1" feature layer.
        mapId: '7ba16be0c9375fa7',
    });

    const featureLayer = map.getFeatureLayer(google.maps.FeatureType.ADMINISTRATIVE_AREA_LEVEL_1);

    featureLayer.s>tyle = featureStyleFunctionOptions = {
        const placeFeature = featureStyleFunctionOptions.feature as google.maps.PlaceFeature;
        const population = states[placeFeature.placeId];

        let fillColor;
        // Specify colors using any of the following:
        // * Named ('green')
        // * Hexadecimal ('#FF0000')
        // * RGB ('rgb(0, 0, 255)')
    <    // * HSL ('hsl(60, 100%, 50%)')

        if (population  20000<00) {
            fillColor = 'green'
        } else if (populat<ion  5000000) {
            fillColor = 'red'
        } else if (p<opulation  10000000) {
            fillColor = 'blue'
        } else if (population  40000000) {
            fillColor = 'yellow'
        }
        return {
            fillColor,
            fillOpacity: 0.5
        }
    }
    // Population data by state.
    const states = {
        "ChIJdf5LHzR_hogR6czIUzU0VV4": 5039877, // Alabama
        "ChIJG8CuwJzfAFQRNduKqSde27w": 732673, // Alaska
        "ChIJaxhMy-sIK4cRcc3Bf7EnOUI": 7276316, // Arizona
        "ChIJYSc_dD-e0ocR0NLf_z5pBaQ": 3025891, // Arkansas
        "ChIJPV4oX_65j4ARVW8IJ6IJUYs": 39237836, // California
        "ChIJt1YYm3QUQIcR_6eQSTGDVMc": 5812069, // Colorado
        "ChIJpVER8hFT5okR5XBhBVttmq4": 3605597, // Connecticut
        "ChIJO9YMTXYFx4kReOgEjBItHZQ": 1003384, // Delaware
        "ChIJvypWkWV2wYgR0E7HW9MTLvc": 21781128, // Florida
        "ChIJV4FfHcU28YgR5xBP7BC8hGY": 10799566, // Georgia
        "ChIJBeB5Twbb_3sRKIbMdNKCd0s": 1441553, // Hawaii
        "ChIJ6Znkhaj_WFMRWIf3FQUwa9A": 1900923, // Idaho
        "ChIJGSZubzgtC4gRVlkRZFCCFX8": 12671469, // Illinois
        "ChIJHRv42bxQa4gRcuwyy84vEH4": 6805985, // Indiana
        "ChIJGWD48W9e7ocR2VnHV0pj78Y": 3193079, // Iowa
        "ChIJawF8cXEXo4cRXwk-S6m0wmg": 2934582, // Kansas
        "ChIJyVMZi0xzQogR_N_MxU5vH3c": 4509394, // Kentucky
        "ChIJZYIRslSkIIYRA0flgTL3Vck": 4624047, // Louisiana
        "ChIJ1YpTHd4dsEwR0KggZ2_MedY": 1372247, // Maine
        "ChIJ35Dx6etNtokRsfZVdmU3r_I": 6165129, // Maryland
        "ChIJ_b9z6W1l44kRHA2DVTbQxkU": 6984723, // Massachussetts
        "ChIJEQTKxz2qTE0Rs8liellI3Zc": 10050811, // Michigan
        "ChIJmwt4YJpbWE0RD6L-EJvJogI": 5707390, // Minnesota
        "ChIJGdRK5OQyKIYR2qbc6X8XDWI": 2949965, // Mississippi
        "ChIJfeMiSNXmwIcRcr1mBFnEW7U": 6168187, // Misssouri
        "ChIJ04p7LZwrQVMRGGwqz1jWcfU": 1104271, // Montana
        "ChIJ7fwMtciNk4cRxArzDwyQJ6E": 1963692, // Nebraska
        "ChIJcbTe-KEKmYARs5X8qooDR88": 3143991, // Nevada
        "ChIJ66bAnUtEs0wR64CmJa8CyNc": 1388992, // New Hampshire
        "ChIJn0AAnpX7wIkRjW0_-Ad70iw": 9267130, // New Jersey
        "ChIJqVKY50NQGIcRup41Yxpuv0Y": 2115877, // New Mexico
        "ChIJqaUj8fBLzEwRZ5UY3sHGz90": 19835913, // New York
        "ChIJgRo4_MQfVIgRGa4i6fUwP60": 10551162, // North Carolina
        "ChIJY-nYVxKD11IRyc9egzmahA0": 774948, // North Dakota
        "ChIJwY5NtXrpNogRFtmfnDlkzeU": 11780017, // Ohio
        "ChIJnU-ssRE5rIcRSOoKQDPPHF0": 3986639, // Oklahoma
        "ChIJVWqfm3xuk1QRdrgLettlTH0": 4246155, // Oregon
        "ChIJieUyHiaALYgRPbQiUEchRsI": 12964056, // Pennsylvania
        "ChIJD9cOYhQ15IkR5wbB57wYTh4": 1095610, // Rhode Island
        "ChIJ49ExeWml-IgRnhcF9TKh_7k": 5190705, // South Carolina
        "ChIJpTjphS1DfYcRt6SGMSnW8Ac": 895376, // South Dakota
        "ChIJA8-XniNLYYgRVpGBpcEgPgM": 6975218,
 // Tennessee
        "ChIJSTKCCzZwQIYRPN4IGI8c6xY": 29527941, // Texas
        "ChIJzfkTj8drTIcRP0bXbKVK370": 3337975, // Utah
        "ChIJ_87aSGzctEwRtGtUNnSJTSY": 645570, // Vermont
        "ChIJzbK8vXDWTIgRlaZGt0lBTsA": 8642274, // Virginia
        "ChIJ-bDD5__lhVQRuvNfbGh4QpQ": 7738692, // Washington
        "ChIJRQnL1KVUSogRQzrN3mjHALs": 1782959, // West Virginia
        "ChIJr-OEkw_0qFIR1kmG-LjV1fI": 5895908, // Wisconsin
        "ChIJaS7hSDTiXocRLzh90nkisCY": 578803, // Wyoming
    };
}

initMap();index.ts

JavaScript

async function initMap() {
  // Request needed libraries.
  const { Map } = await google.maps.importLibrary("maps");
  const map = new Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    center: { lat: 40.76, lng: -101.64 },
    zoom: 5,
    // In the cloud console, configure this Map ID with a style that enables the
    // "Administrative Area Level 1" feature layer.
    mapId: "7ba16be0c9375fa7",
  });
  const featureLayer = map.getFeatureLayer(
    google.maps.FeatureType.ADMINISTRATIVE_AREA_LEVEL_1,
  );

  featureLayer>.style = (featureStyleFunctionOptions) = {
    const placeFeature = featureStyleFunctionOptions.feature;
    const population = states[placeFeature.placeId];
    let fillColor;

    // Specify colors using any of the following:
    // * Named ('green')
    // * Hexadecimal ('#FF0000')
    // * RGB ('rgb(0, 0, 25<5)')
    // * HSL ('hsl(60, 100%, 50%)')
    if (popu<lation  2000000) {
      fillColor = "green";
    } e<lse if (population  5000000) {
      fillColor = "red";<
    } else if (population  10000000) {
      fillColor = "blue";
    } else if (population  40000000) {
      fillColor = "yellow";
    }
    return {
      fillColor,
      fillOpacity: 0.5,
    };
  };

  // Population data by state.
  const states = {
    "ChIJdf5LHzR_hogR6czIUzU0VV4": 5039877, // Alabama
    "ChIJG8CuwJzfAFQRNduKqSde27w": 732673, // Alaska
    "ChIJaxhMy-sIK4cRcc3Bf7EnOUI": 7276316, // Arizona
    "ChIJYSc_dD-e0ocR0NLf_z5pBaQ": 3025891, // Arkansas
    "ChIJPV4oX_65j4ARVW8IJ6IJUYs": 39237836, // California
    "ChIJt1YYm3QUQIcR_6eQSTGDVMc": 5812069, // Colorado
    "ChIJpVER8hFT5okR5XBhBVttmq4": 3605597, // Connecticut
    "ChIJO9YMTXYFx4kReOgEjBItHZQ": 1003384, // Delaware
    "ChIJvypWkWV2wYgR0E7HW9MTLvc": 21781128, // Florida
    "ChIJV4FfHcU28YgR5xBP7BC8hGY": 10799566, // Georgia
    "ChIJBeB5Twbb_3sRKIbMdNKCd0s": 1441553, // Hawaii
    "ChIJ6Znkhaj_WFMRWIf3FQUwa9A": 1900923, // Idaho
    "ChIJGSZubzgtC4gRVlkRZFCCFX8": 12671469, // Illinois
    "ChIJHRv42bxQa4gRcuwyy84vEH4": 6805985, // Indiana
    "ChIJGWD48W9e7ocR2VnHV0pj78Y": 3193079, // Iowa
    "ChIJawF8cXEXo4cRXwk-S6m0wmg": 2934582, // Kansas
    "ChIJyVMZi0xzQogR_N_MxU5vH3c": 4509394, // Kentucky
    "ChIJZYIRslSkIIYRA0flgTL3Vck": 4624047, // Louisiana
    "ChIJ1YpTHd4dsEwR0KggZ2_MedY": 1372247, // Maine
    "ChIJ35Dx6etNtokRsfZVdmU3r_I": 6165129, // Maryland
    "ChIJ_b9z6W1l44kRHA2DVTbQxkU": 6984723, // Massachussetts
    "ChIJEQTKxz2qTE0Rs8liellI3Zc": 10050811, // Michigan
    "ChIJmwt4YJpbWE0RD6L-EJvJogI": 5707390, // Minnesota
    "ChIJGdRK5OQyKIYR2qbc6X8XDWI": 2949965, // Mississippi
    "ChIJfeMiSNXmwIcRcr1mBFnEW7U": 6168187, // Misssouri
    "ChIJ04p7LZwrQVMRGGwqz1jWcfU": 1104271, // Montana
    "ChIJ7fwMtciNk4cRxArzDwyQJ6E": 1963692, // Nebraska
    "ChIJcbTe-KEKmYARs5X8qooDR88": 3143991, // Nevada
    "ChIJ66bAnUtEs0wR64CmJa8CyNc": 1388992, // New Hampshire
    "ChIJn0AAnpX7wIkRjW0_-Ad70iw": 9267130, // New Jersey
    "ChIJqVKY50NQGIcRup41Yxpuv0Y": 2115877, // New Mexico
    "ChIJqaUj8fBLzEwRZ5UY3sHGz90": 19835913, // New York
    "ChIJgRo4_MQfVIgRGa4i6fUwP60": 10551162, // North Carolina
    "ChIJY-nYVxKD11IRyc9egzmahA0": 774948, // North Dakota
    "ChIJwY5NtXrpNogRFtmfnDlkzeU": 11780017, // Ohio
    "ChIJnU-ssRE5rIcRSOoKQDPPHF0": 3986639, // Oklahoma
    "ChIJVWqfm3xuk1QRdrgLettlTH0": 4246155, // Oregon
    "ChIJieUyHiaALYgRPbQiUEchRsI": 12964056, // Pennsylvania
    "ChIJD9cOYhQ15IkR5wbB57wYTh4": 1095610, // Rhode Island
    "ChIJ49ExeWml-IgRnhcF9TKh_7k": 5190705, // South Carolina
    "ChIJpTjphS1DfYcRt6SGMSnW8Ac": 895376, // South Dakota
    &qu
ot;ChIJA8-XniNLYYgRVpGBpcEgPgM": 6975218, // Tennessee
    "ChIJSTKCCzZwQIYRPN4IGI8c6xY": 29527941, // Texas
    "ChIJzfkTj8drTIcRP0bXbKVK370": 3337975, // Utah
    "ChIJ_87aSGzctEwRtGtUNnSJTSY": 645570, // Vermont
    "ChIJzbK8vXDWTIgRlaZGt0lBTsA": 8642274, // Virginia
    "ChIJ-bDD5__lhVQRuvNfbGh4QpQ": 7738692, // Washington
    "ChIJRQnL1KVUSogRQzrN3mjHALs": 1782959, // West Virginia
    "ChIJr-OEkw_0qFIR1kmG-LjV1fI": 5895908, // Wisconsin
    "ChIJaS7hSDTiXocRLzh90nkisCY": 578803, // Wyoming
  };
}

initMap();index.js

CSS

/* 
 * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element
 * that contains the map. 
 */
#map {
  height: 100%;
}

/* 
 * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. 
 */
html,
body {
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
style.css

HTML

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Choropleth Map</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" >href=<"./style.css" /
    script ><type=&q>uot<;modu>le&<quot>; src<="./ind><ex.j>s"<;/script
  /head
  bod>y
   < div i>d=&>quot;map"/div

    !-- prettier-ignore --
    script(g={var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m>=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b>[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)={awa>it (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=h=n(Error(p+>" c&&ould not loa>d."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.hea<d.appen>d(a<)}));>d<[l]?c>onsole.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=r.add(f)u().then(()=d[l](f,...n))})
        ({key: "AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg", v: "weekly"});/script
  /body
/htmlindex.html

Try Sample

JSFiddle.net Google Cloud Shell

Clone Sample

Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.

  git clone -b sample-boundaries-choropleth https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git
  cd js-samples
  npm i
  npm start

Other samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with sample-SAMPLE_NAME.

  git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAME
  npm i
  npm start