Sun Sign Stats
Surprise Me
© 2015 by Joyce
Mason
E Pluribus Scorpius
Recently, I wrote
about how the
world is becoming more Virgo. Well, at least my part of the world. Virgo is
the #2 Sun sign in the USA. Check out these stats from Statistic Brain*:
Most to Least Common Zodiac
Signs
|
||
Rank
|
Zodiac Sign
|
Percent of
US Population
|
1
|
Scorpio
|
0.094
%
|
2
|
Virgo
|
0.093 %
|
3
|
Gemini
|
0.092
%
|
4
|
Pisces
|
0.090 %
|
5
|
Libra
|
0.087
%
|
6
|
Cancer
|
0.084 %
|
7
|
Taurus
|
0.083
%
|
8
|
Capricorn
|
0.082 %
|
9
|
Aries
|
0.081
%
|
10
|
Sagittarius
|
0.073 %
|
11
|
Leo
|
0.071
%
|
12
|
Aquarius
|
0.063 %
|
*Stats verified
as of July 2012. I was unable to find anything more recent, but I assume there
is little variation in a population as large as the US over a relatively short
time.
Are you as amazed as I am to find out that the #1 Sun sign
in the US is Scorpio? There are a couple of reasons why I was less surprised on
second thought:
- Many Scorpios are so secretive; they won’t share their sign. You could know 50 more Scorpios than you think you do because they just won’t give it up.
- The winters are cold in many parts of the country. It makes sense that there would be more conceptions in winter and more children born approximately 9 months later in autumn.
I wondered why more of those intense summer romances don’t
result in offspring. The signs nine months later are among the sparsest in the
population. High temperatures are known to affect male fertility. That must be
it.
There was a convincing case made by the late David Solté
and others about Scorpio Rulership for the USA chart. Café Neptune offers a brief
comparative analysis of the most popular rising sign charts of the USA. Given that more US citizens are Scorpios than any other
sign, maybe it’s another “sign” that the Scorpio Rising chart is worth a second
look.
Am I the only astrologer on the planet who didn’t know these stats, or are they news to you, too?
I’m not sure what it all means, but just in case they’re
plotting a takeover, be kind to your Scorpio friends—and enemies! Here’s to
making the national cocktail the Stinger. And don’t forget those eagles—another
symbol for Scorpio—on our currency and other Americana.
As always, your thoughts are welcome.
That is, if you’re not one of those secretive Scorpios who
doesn’t want to share. ;)
~~~
Photo Credits: US Flag Map - © corund - Fotolia.com; Scorpio Medallion - © Vidoslava - Fotolia.com
