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There are a lot of options for configuring choropleth maps. It\u2019s tempting to just stick with the defaults and hope for the best.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2269752,"id":2269752,"title":"Choropleth options","filename":"BLOG2.png","filesize":84957,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BLOG2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/configure-a-choropleth-map\/blog2-7","alt":"Counts and amounts (color) style options in ArcGIS Map Viewer","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"blog2-7","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2269712,"date":"2024-03-01 16:55:16","modified":"2024-03-01 16:56:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1000,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BLOG2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BLOG2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":186,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BLOG2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":307,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BLOG2.png","large-width":1000,"large-height":400,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BLOG2.png","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BLOG2.png","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":400,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BLOG2-826x330.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":330,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BLOG2.png","wide_image-width":1000,"wide_image-height":400}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

But a little bit of experimentation with these options can really improve your map. So long as you have a clear sense of what your map\u2019s goal is, you can make smart choices and great maps.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2269762,"id":2269762,"title":"Choropleth maps","filename":"blog1.png","filesize":561727,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blog1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/configure-a-choropleth-map\/blog1-14","alt":"Choropleth maps","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"blog1-14","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2269712,"date":"2024-03-01 16:56:37","modified":"2024-03-01 16:56:51","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1000,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blog1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blog1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":186,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blog1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":307,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blog1.png","large-width":1000,"large-height":400,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blog1.png","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blog1.png","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":400,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blog1-826x330.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":330,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blog1.png","wide_image-width":1000,"wide_image-height":400}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In the following video, I share five examples of choropleth maps made with a single dataset. It includes tips and techniques for designing maps with the Counts and Amounts (color)<\/a> style in ArcGIS Map Viewer. \u00a0Learn how to adjust a histogram, choose a color scheme, classify data, and, perhaps most importantly, assess how well your symbology works.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_6zhr4qpq","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

You can follow along with this video with the Maximum Building Height<\/a> web map. The data used in the map and video is from Halifax Open Data<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you liked this video, check out the others in the Quick Cartography video series<\/a>:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2269782,"id":2269782,"title":"video-list","filename":"video-list.png","filesize":202188,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/video-list.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/configure-a-choropleth-map\/video-list","alt":"YouTube playlist","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"video-list","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2269712,"date":"2024-03-01 17:00:40","modified":"2024-03-01 17:00:54","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":476,"height":533,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/video-list-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/video-list.png","medium-width":233,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/video-list.png","medium_large-width":476,"medium_large-height":533,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/video-list.png","large-width":476,"large-height":533,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/video-list.png","1536x1536-width":476,"1536x1536-height":533,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/video-list.png","2048x2048-width":476,"2048x2048-height":533,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/video-list-415x465.png","card_image-width":415,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/video-list.png","wide_image-width":476,"wide_image-height":533}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLGZUzt4E4O2I2vD7vtbemJ_QifsN3nmHX"}],"related_articles":[{"ID":1286302,"post_author":"134231","post_date":"2021-07-09 14:30:39","post_date_gmt":"2021-07-09 21:30:39","post_content":"","post_title":"Get (Re)Acquainted with Smart Mapping in Map Viewer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"get-reacquainted-with-smart-mapping-in-map-viewer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-07-12 07:11:22","post_modified_gmt":"2021-07-12 14:11:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1286302","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1687862,"post_author":"6971","post_date":"2022-08-16 14:07:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-08-16 21:07:26","post_content":"","post_title":"Hack a choropleth map into an elevation map in ArcGIS Online","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"hack-a-choropleth-map-into-an-elevation-map-in-arcgis-online","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-08-16 14:07:26","post_modified_gmt":"2022-08-16 21:07:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1687862","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1293772,"post_author":"7121","post_date":"2021-08-30 21:06:50","post_date_gmt":"2021-08-31 04:06:50","post_content":"","post_title":"Unclassed symbology is best for ranges, or data with uncertainty to it","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"unclassed-symbology","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-08-30 21:07:29","post_modified_gmt":"2021-08-31 04:07:29","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1293772","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"authors":[{"ID":7411,"user_firstname":"Heather","user_lastname":"Smith","nickname":"Heather Smith","user_nicename":"heather-smith","display_name":"Heather Smith","user_email":"Heather_Smith@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-21 18:21:18","user_description":"Heather is a cartographer and artist. 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