Make your own US states map

    Click states to color them, label the legend, and download a clean PNG or SVG. This US map maker covers the classics: election maps, “states I've visited”, sales territories. The Data dialog turns a pasted spreadsheet into a state-by-state choropleth in seconds.

    All 50 states on one map

    All 50 states plus the District of Columbia, on the standard Albers USA projection, with Alaska and Hawaii in the usual insets at the bottom left so the whole country fits one clean rectangle. State shapes come from the US Census Bureau. Puerto Rico and the island territories aren't part of this projection; they're colorable on the North America map.

    How to make a US states map

    1. Pick a paint from the palette, choose a custom color, or open the grid button for more colors and shading patterns (stripes, dots, crosshatch).
    2. Click or tap states to color them; with a mouse you can drag across several to color them in one sweep. Click again with the same paint to clear it.
    3. Label your legend and give the map a title.
    4. Download the map as PNG or SVG, or save the project file to keep editing later.

    Make a US heat map from your data

    Have numbers instead of colors in mind? Open Data and paste two spreadsheet columns: state names, postal codes, or FIPS codes with a value, like CA, 39.4. The map shades every matched region from low to high with a numeric legend. Pick the number of classes, equal-count or equal-range breaks, and a color ramp, then download the choropleth map as PNG or SVG.

    Printable blank US states map

    Need an empty outline? Download before you color anything and you get a clean, printable blank US states map with every state border drawn, as a PNG for printing or an SVG you can edit in Figma, Illustrator, or Inkscape. Turn on Show names in Style to label the states, or leave them off for a quiz or worksheet.

    US map ideas

    Election-night maps in red and blue (add more shades for margins); a states-visited scratch map; sales regions and franchise territories; cost-of-living, tax, or climate choropleths from pasted data; conference realignment and sports-allegiance maps; road-trip routes with arrows.

    US map maker FAQ

    Do state abbreviations work in the Data dialog?

    Yes. Postal codes (CA, TX, NY), full state names, and FIPS codes all match, so you can paste data straight from a spreadsheet without cleaning it up.

    Why are Alaska and Hawaii in boxes at the bottom?

    That's the Albers USA projection, the standard way US maps keep all 50 states readable at once. It's also why Puerto Rico isn't on this map; find it on the North America map instead.

    Can I make a US election map?

    Yes. Paint states red and blue (or any palette), use striped shading for toss-up and leaning states, and label the legend with candidates or parties. For margins, use the Data dialog with a red-to-blue color ramp.

    Is Map Maker free?

    Yes. Everything is free: coloring, legends, the Data dialog, and PNG and SVG downloads. No account, no watermark.

    More free map makers

    The same editor works on the world map, the Europe map, the Asia map, the Africa map, the North America map, the South America map, and the Oceania map. Every map keeps its own colors, legend, and title, so you can work on several at once.

    Map data: Natural Earth and the US Census Bureau (public domain). Borders follow the source data's sovereign boundaries.