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 
 . 
 style 
  
 = 
  
 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 
 < 
 2000000 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 fillColor 
  
 = 
  
 'green' 
  
 } 
  
 else 
  
 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 
  
 "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 
 (); 
  

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, 255)') 
  
 // * HSL ('hsl(60, 100%, 50%)') 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 population 
 < 
 2000000 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 fillColor 
  
 = 
  
 "green" 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 else 
  
 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 
  
 "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 
 (); 
  

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 
 ; 
 } 
  

HTML

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

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
    <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="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)=>{await (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+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.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>
</html>  

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

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 - 
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 i 
 
  
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 start 
 
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