--- --- # See What America Would Look Like If It Was Divided by _Game of Thrones_ Houses by [Natalie Morin / FindTheBest](https://time.com/author/findthebest/) ## Natalie Morin / FindTheBest Jun 16, 2015 6:34 PM UTC by [Natalie Morin / FindTheBest](https://time.com/author/findthebest/) ## Natalie Morin / FindTheBest Jun 16, 2015 6:34 PM UTC Unless you’re riding dragons to work or plotting to murder your husband in order to rule over your neighborhood, you probably feel far removed from the fantastical world painted by HBO’s Game of Thrones. The mythical land of Westeros is filled with harrowing beasts around every corner, scheming lords vying for power at whatever the cost, and climates so harsh they last for decades. But with every new episode on that much anticipated Sunday night, as you sit with your eyes glued to the TV screen (or lay in bed with your laptop), you may start to feel that some of this world hits eerily close to home. Maybe it’s after seeing another passive-aggressive exchange between Margaery and Cersei, or while you watch Jon Snow grapple with tough decisions in the frozen fort of Castle Black. Because while the Game of Thrones characters themselves are fictional, their struggles and desires are not. In fact, they’re very real. Our data experts at [FindTheHome](http://www.findthehome.com/) feel the same way. So much so, that they used their [company and industry data ](http://listings.findthecompany.com/)from Dun & Bradstreet to see where these distinct personalities would live if Westeros were the United States. First, they separated the country into seven distinct groups: six Houses and the Night’s Watch. Next, they crunched a combination of demographic, geographic, and industry data that is characteristic of each House and its location. Finally, they carefully matched these attributes with those of regions in the United States. So how Greyjoy is your county? How Lannister is New York? Continue to see how each area of the country stacks up. ### The Night’s Watch **Top counties:** 1\. Lexington City, VA 2\. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK 3\. Northwest Arctic Borough, AK **Characteristics:** – Male population – Percent of people who have never married – Low average temperature – National security companies _This_ [_article_](http://places.findthehome.com/stories/4394/mapped-the-united-states-of-game-of-thrones#Intro) _originally appeared on_ [_FindTheBest.com_](http://www.findthebest.com/)_._ _More from FindTheBest:_ * [The Most Statistically “Bro” Cities in the U.S.](http://places.findthehome.com/stories/3914/most-bro-cities-fratty-college-towns) * [18 Cities Where Your Car Is Most Likely To Be Stolen](http://places.findthehome.com/stories/3832/cities-most-car-theft) * [Here Are the Best Places to Raise a Family](http://places.findthehome.com/stories/3969/best-places-to-raise-a-family) _Read next:_ [_Humming the_ ](http://time.com/3921082/game-of-thrones-theme-tune-humming/?iid=time%5Freadnext)[Game of Thrones _Theme Tune Can Have Serious Consequences_](http://time.com/3921082/game-of-thrones-theme-tune-humming/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ### House Stark **Top counties:** 1\. Stanley County, SD 2\. Fairfax City, VA 3\. Sawyer County, WI **Characteristics:** – Low average temperatures – Low population density – Construction companies – Pet supply companies (to keep those Direwolves happy) ### House Targaryen **Top counties:** 1\. Esmeralda County, NV 2\. Harding County, SD 3\. Garfield County, NE **Characteristics:** – Fire protection groups – Legal services – Fortune tellers – High average temperature ### House Lannister **Top counties:** 1\. New York County, NY 2\. Falls Church City, VA 3\. Loudoun County, VA **Characteristics:** – Population with a high median income – High population density – Banks – Political organizations ### House Baratheon **Top counties:** 1\. Kenedy County, TX 2\. Grant County, NE 3\. East Carroll Parish, LA **Characteristics:** – Religious organizations per 10k people – High average temperatures ### House Tyrell **Top counties:** 1\. Glasscock County, TX 2\. New York County, NY 3\. Sully County, SD **Characteristics:** – Crop farms – High population density ### House Greyjoy **Top counties:** 1\. St. Mary Parish, LA 2\. Plaquemines Parish, LA 3\. Daggett County, UT **Characteristics:** – Iron and steel forging companies – Ship building and repairing companies – Marina-related companies _Note: Although a county may score highly for a House, that might not be what it was ultimately classified as overall._ Game of Thrones: These Maps Reimagine Westeros as the U.S. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3922717/game-of-thrones-map-america-westeros/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3922717/game-of-thrones-map-america-westeros/"},"headline":"See What America Would Look Like If It Was Divided by Game of Thrones Houses","datePublished":"2015-06-16T18:34:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:14:51.918Z","description":"Obviously the Night's Watch belongs in Alaska","url":"https://time.com/3922717/game-of-thrones-map-america-westeros/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","Map","interactive"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Natalie Morin / FindTheBest"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3922717/game-of-thrones-map-america-westeros/","name":"See What America Would Look Like If It Was Divided by Game of Thrones Houses"}}]}] ```