In March, when the Yale Program on Climate Communication released a detailed study of U.S. public opinion about global warming, the New York Times looked at the data and drew some interesting conclusions. Among them: “Most people think climate change will harm Americans, but they don’t think it will happen to them.” They have a point.

But, as it turns out, not all Americans feel the same way. A closer examination of the data reveals that people who live in certain places tend to feel more vulnerable to climate change than others.

Below are a series of maps that illustrate this disconnect.

At first glance, it might appear that Americans are cavalier and unreflective: they think climate change will only hurt “someone else.” It is important to note, however, that the perceived risk of climate change is not divided equally—or randomly. If you look closely at the maps, a sinister pattern emerges.