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General United States population-density methodology

Coverage, display composition, validation evidence, failure behavior, and accepted limitations for the public U.S. population map.

Citation

The Great Map. General United States population-density methodology, current release, revision 2.

How it is used

WorldPop is the only displayed population source. Kontur is retained only in historical verification evidence. GHS-POP, adjusted GPW, and Census 2020 are validation-only; LandScan and HRSL were omitted from numerical US-E validation.

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