US Passport Ownership by State

As I was going through the blogosphere the other day, I ran across this infographic on Gadling that breaks down United States passport ownership state by state. I thought it was interesting so I'm posting it here. I'm proud to say that I'm from a state where over 60% of the population owns a passport and not from...oh, let's say Mississippi.

http://blog.cgpgrey.com/how-many-americans-have-a-passport-the-percentages-state-by-state/

With saying that though, I do realize that passport ownership is also dependent on wealth and opportunity to travel abroad. If you have no opportunities nor the money to afford to go abroad, then there's no need for you to apply and pay for a passport. Despite what it may seem, there were plenty of Americans where going abroad is only a pipe dream.

So on that note, I'm grateful to have this opportunity to live abroad here in Beijing, even if it means dealing with squat toilets.