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I think this is just loosely a map of white people.
What?
Caucasians in the US have the tallest average height, which means a map with a gradient by height is sort of just highlighting how white a state is: Utah, Montana, Alaska, most of the Midwest, etc.
Aaaahhh I understand now. I'm a bit slow today