It’s surprising (and a little alarming) just how many American adults can’t point out Iowa on a map. We kind of fly under the radar and do our own thing, and the rest of the country keeps on thinking we’re a combination of Idaho and Ohio. These maps seem to be a pretty good indication of how the rest of the world sees Iowa…and they’re pretty hilarious.
- You autocomplete me.
Matt Shirley Type “Iowa is” into a search engine (the maker of this map used Yahoo) and then look at the suggestions for searches. Apparently, Yahoo says we’re too white. But look just south of us and maybe our label sounds a tiny bit better?
- Chicagoans have a pretty narrow view of Iowa.
imgur Corn corn corn corn corn.
- Iowa isn’t even on this New Yorker’s radar at all.
Funny or Die We’re not even mentioned on this one…
- America really likes Macklemore.
Music Machinery When the U.S. is broken down by favorite artist by state, Iowa ends up with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
- This one seems pretty accurate.
Estately We search for bacon more than any other food. Because bacon is AMAZING.
- What’s in your Google history?
Estately What? We just really like Drake.
- Whose common sense is this, exactly?
Yanko Tsvetkov We ARE called the Hawkeye State, so I suppose that makes sense.
- How many people remember that Iowa exists?
Alexandr Trubetskoy Nobody knows we’re here. That’s probably why I couldn’t find a single map that was of Iowa alone.
- Looking for your soul mate? Head to the supermarket.
Sullydish That’s where the most Craigslist “missed connections” happen in Iowa, according to this map.
- British people at least know we aren’t Idaho.
Bizzfeed Yes! Thank you, Brits. Of course, being known as “Not Idaho” and “Slipknot” isn’t exactly a compliment.
- Oh, boy. The slang term most associated with Iowa is…
Slate/Matthew J.X. Malady “Kybo.” As in port-a-potty. I’ve personally never ever used this word, but ok.
- This map of stereotypes is simple and straight to the point.
Cheezburger Farmers. Iowa is farmers.
- We really don’t like to miss work, according to this map.
Ilya Gerner What do Iowans do best? We take the fewest sick days from work. See? We’ve always said we’re hard workers.
Before you take offense to any of the weird things on these maps, I urge you to take them (and literally everything you read on the internet) with a grain of salt. They’re meant to be funny, not accurate. And while some of them are all kinds of wrong, they are pretty funny.
Matt Shirley
Type “Iowa is” into a search engine (the maker of this map used Yahoo) and then look at the suggestions for searches. Apparently, Yahoo says we’re too white. But look just south of us and maybe our label sounds a tiny bit better?
imgur
Corn corn corn corn corn.
Funny or Die
We’re not even mentioned on this one…
Music Machinery
When the U.S. is broken down by favorite artist by state, Iowa ends up with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
Estately
We search for bacon more than any other food. Because bacon is AMAZING.
What? We just really like Drake.
Yanko Tsvetkov
We ARE called the Hawkeye State, so I suppose that makes sense.
Alexandr Trubetskoy
Nobody knows we’re here. That’s probably why I couldn’t find a single map that was of Iowa alone.
Sullydish
That’s where the most Craigslist “missed connections” happen in Iowa, according to this map.
Bizzfeed
Yes! Thank you, Brits. Of course, being known as “Not Idaho” and “Slipknot” isn’t exactly a compliment.
Slate/Matthew J.X. Malady
“Kybo.” As in port-a-potty. I’ve personally never ever used this word, but ok.
Cheezburger
Farmers. Iowa is farmers.
Ilya Gerner
What do Iowans do best? We take the fewest sick days from work. See? We’ve always said we’re hard workers.
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