Ready for a Chloropleth

Basic setup for a United States Chloropleth. County boundaries from 20m Census shapefile.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style>
 .county {
  fill: #e8e8e8;
  stroke: #999;
  stroke-width: 1px;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
 }
 .tooltip {
  background-color: #f7f7f7;
  padding: 3px 12px;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  border: 1px solid #bbbbbb;
  box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px #bbbbbb;
}
.tooltip_title {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 14px;
  margin: 5px 0;
  max-width: 300px;
  word-wrap: normal;
}
.tooltip_body {
  font-weight: normal;
  margin: 5px 0;
}
</style>
<body>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v3.js"></script>
<script>

var width = 960,
    height = 500;

var stateFIPS = { "01": { "abbrev": "AL", "name": "Alabama" }, "02": { "abbrev": "AK", "name": "Alaska" }, "05": { "abbrev": "AR", "name": "Arkansas" }, "60": { "abbrev": "AS", "name": "American Samoa" }, "04": { "abbrev": "AZ", "name": "Arizona" }, "06": { "abbrev": "CA", "name": "California" }, "08": { "abbrev": "CO", "name": "Colorado" }, "09": { "abbrev": "CT", "name": "Connecticut" }, "11": { "abbrev": "DC", "name": "District of Columbia" }, "10": { "abbrev": "DE", "name": "Delaware" }, "12": { "abbrev": "FL", "name": "Florida" }, "13": { "abbrev": "GA", "name": "Georgia" }, "66": { "abbrev": "GU", "name": "Guam" }, "15": { "abbrev": "HI", "name": "Hawaii" }, "19": { "abbrev": "IA", "name": "Iowa" }, "16": { "abbrev": "ID", "name": "Idaho" }, "17": { "abbrev": "IL", "name": "Illinois" }, "18": { "abbrev": "IN", "name": "Indiana" }, "20": { "abbrev": "KS", "name": "Kansas" }, "21": { "abbrev": "KY", "name": "Kentucky" }, "22": { "abbrev": "LA", "name": "Louisana" }, "25": { "abbrev": "MA", "name": "Massachusetts" }, "24": { "abbrev": "MD", "name": "Maryland" }, "23": { "abbrev": "ME", "name": "Maine" }, "26": { "abbrev": "MI", "name": "Michigan" }, "27": { "abbrev": "MN", "name": "Minnesota" }, "29": { "abbrev": "MO", "name": "Missouri" }, "28": { "abbrev": "MS", "name": "Mississippi" }, "30": { "abbrev": "MT", "name": "Montana" }, "37": { "abbrev": "NC", "name": "North Carolina" }, "38": { "abbrev": "ND", "name": "North Dakota" }, "31": { "abbrev": "NE", "name": "Nebraska" }, "33": { "abbrev": "NH", "name": "New Hampshire" }, "34": { "abbrev": "NJ", "name": "New Jersey" }, "35": { "abbrev": "NM", "name": "New Mexico" }, "32": { "abbrev": "NV", "name": "Nevada" }, "36": { "abbrev": "NY", "name": "New York" }, "39": { "abbrev": "OH", "name": "Ohio" }, "40": { "abbrev": "OK", "name": "Oklahoma" }, "41": { "abbrev": "OR", "name": "Oregon" }, "42": { "abbrev": "PA", "name": "Pennsylvania" }, "72": { "abbrev": "PR", "name": "Puerto Rico" }, "44": { "abbrev": "RI", "name": "Rhode Island" }, "45": { "abbrev": "SC", "name": "South Carolina" }, "46": { "abbrev": "SD", "name": "South Dakota" }, "47": { "abbrev": "TN", "name": "Tennessee" }, "48": { "abbrev": "TX", "name": "Texas" }, "49": { "abbrev": "UT", "name": "Utah" }, "51": { "abbrev": "VA", "name": "Virginia" }, "78": { "abbrev": "VI", "name": "Virgin Islands" }, "50": { "abbrev": "VT", "name": "Vermont" }, "53": { "abbrev": "WA", "name": "Washington" }, "55": { "abbrev": "WI", "name": "Wisconsin" }, "54": { "abbrev": "WV", "name": "West Virginia" }, "56": { "abbrev": "WY", "name": "Wyoming" } };

var countyFIPS = {};

var projection = d3.geo.albersUsa()
  .translate([width/2, height/2])

var path = d3.geo.path()
  .projection(projection)

var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
    .attr("width", width)
    .attr("height", height);

var tooltip = d3.select("body")
    .append("div")
    .attr("class", "tooltip")
    .style("position", "absolute")
    .style("z-index", "10")
    .style("visibility", "hidden");

d3.json("us_counties.json", function(err, counties) {
  var countyFIPS = d3.nest()
    .key(function(d) { return d.properties.STATEFP; }) // nest by state
    .entries(counties.features);

countyFIPS = countyFIPS.map(function(d) {
    return { "state": d.key, "counties": d.values.reduce(function(prev, next) {
        prev[next.properties.COUNTYFP] = next.properties.NAME;
        return prev;
      }, {})
    };
  }).reduce(function(prev, next) {
    prev[next.state] = next.counties;
    return prev;
  }, {});
 
  svg.selectAll(".county") 
    .data(counties.features) 
    .enter()
    .append("path")
    .attr("class", function(d) { return "county"; })
    .attr("d", path)
    .on("mouseover", function(d) {
       tooltip.html("");
       tooltip.append("h3").attr("class", "tooltip_title"); // not used here but useful
       tooltip.append("pre").attr("class", "tooltip_body");
       var p = d.properties;
       tooltip.select(".tooltip_body")
         .text(countyFIPS[p.STATEFP][p.COUNTYFP] + " County, " + stateFIPS[p.STATEFP].name)

return tooltip.style("visibility", "visible");
     })
     .on("mousemove", function() {
       return tooltip.style("top", (d3.event.pageY-20) + "px").style("left", (d3.event.pageX+10) + "px");
     })
     .on("mouseout", function() {
       return tooltip.style("visibility", "hidden");
     });
});
</script>

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