Distribution of Total Population by Rural/Urban Residence
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2024
| Location | Urban | Rural Adjacent | Rural Remote | Total | Urban | Rural Adjacent | Rural Remote | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.835 | 0.112 | 0.053 | 1.000 | 276449700 | 37118200 | 17592400 | 331160300 |
| Alabama | 0.746 | 0.174 | 0.080 | 1.000 | 3727000 | 867800 | 401300 | 4996100 |
| Alaska | 0.659 | 0.155 | 0.185 | 1.000 | 462700 | 109100 | 130000 | 701800 |
| Arizona | 0.903 | 0.067 | 0.031 | 1.000 | 6681400 | 494600 | 226100 | 7402000 |
| Arkansas | 0.613 | 0.277 | 0.110 | 1.000 | 1836400 | 829200 | 330400 | 2996000 |
| California | 0.937 | 0.051 | 0.013 | 1.000 | 36155500 | 1954000 | 492800 | 38602300 |
| Colorado | 0.857 | 0.096 | 0.047 | 1.000 | 4973000 | 556000 | 274800 | 5803800 |
| Connecticut | 0.927 | 0.050 | 0.023 | 1.000 | 3304100 | 177900 | 82700 | 3564600 |
| Delaware | 0.735 | 0.229 | 0.036 | 1.000 | 752000 | 234200 | 36700 | 1022900 |
| District of Columbia | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.000 | 669200 | N/A | N/A | 669200 |
| Florida | 0.964 | 0.024 | 0.012 | 1.000 | 22025400 | 541100 | 270900 | 22837500 |
| Georgia | 0.822 | 0.118 | 0.060 | 1.000 | 8939100 | 1281400 | 648700 | 10869200 |
| Hawaii | 0.743 | 0.211 | 0.046 | 1.000 | 1021500 | 289900 | 63000 | 1374400 |
| Idaho | 0.715 | 0.153 | 0.132 | 1.000 | 1394000 | 297900 | 257000 | 1948900 |
| Illinois | 0.869 | 0.097 | 0.034 | 1.000 | 10776200 | 1203400 | 426700 | 12406300 |
| Indiana | 0.770 | 0.170 | 0.059 | 1.000 | 5185200 | 1145500 | 399000 | 6729700 |
| Iowa | 0.572 | 0.261 | 0.167 | 1.000 | 1798000 | 819200 | 523700 | 3140900 |
| Kansas | 0.638 | 0.237 | 0.125 | 1.000 | 1830500 | 680400 | 357900 | 2868800 |
| Kentucky | 0.562 | 0.310 | 0.128 | 1.000 | 2501900 | 1378700 | 570000 | 4450700 |
| Louisiana | 0.806 | 0.131 | 0.062 | 1.000 | 3594300 | 584700 | 277900 | 4456900 |
| Maine | 0.514 | 0.230 | 0.257 | 1.000 | 699500 | 312700 | 349800 | 1361900 |
| Maryland | 0.925 | 0.052 | 0.023 | 1.000 | 5643500 | 317900 | 142200 | 6103600 |
| Massachusetts | 0.966 | 0.024 | 0.010 | 1.000 | 6662400 | 165900 | 70400 | 6898700 |
| Michigan | 0.821 | 0.111 | 0.068 | 1.000 | 8146300 | 1101600 | 671900 | 9919800 |
| Minnesota | 0.744 | 0.143 | 0.112 | 1.000 | 4219400 | 813200 | 635800 | 5668400 |
| Mississippi | 0.479 | 0.347 | 0.174 | 1.000 | 1360900 | 986900 | 494900 | 2842700 |
| Missouri | 0.729 | 0.171 | 0.101 | 1.000 | 4420200 | 1035900 | 610600 | 6066700 |
| Montana | 0.518 | 0.229 | 0.253 | 1.000 | 573800 | 254000 | 280500 | 1108300 |
| Nebraska | 0.643 | 0.208 | 0.149 | 1.000 | 1253500 | 405600 | 290100 | 1949200 |
| Nevada | 0.917 | 0.065 | 0.018 | 1.000 | 2950400 | 209800 | 56400 | 3216600 |
| New Hampshire | 0.581 | 0.244 | 0.175 | 1.000 | 793700 | 332800 | 239300 | 1365900 |
| New Jersey | 0.984 | 0.014 | 0.002 | 1.000 | 9178800 | 134900 | 16200 | 9329900 |
| New Mexico | 0.665 | 0.268 | 0.067 | 1.000 | 1381200 | 557300 | 139600 | 2078200 |
| New York | 0.903 | 0.060 | 0.036 | 1.000 | 17465600 | 1170000 | 702600 | 19338200 |
| North Carolina | 0.764 | 0.172 | 0.064 | 1.000 | 8165900 | 1838900 | 681000 | 10685800 |
| North Dakota | 0.581 | 0.164 | 0.254 | 1.000 | 442100 | 125000 | 193500 | 760600 |
| Ohio | 0.772 | 0.186 | 0.042 | 1.000 | 8934800 | 2148500 | 487500 | 11570900 |
| Oklahoma | 0.639 | 0.255 | 0.106 | 1.000 | 2529700 | 1008500 | 421200 | 3959400 |
| Oregon | 0.759 | 0.206 | 0.035 | 1.000 | 3179000 | 861000 | 146900 | 4186900 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.834 | 0.109 | 0.056 | 1.000 | 10543800 | 1382400 | 710400 | 12636500 |
| Rhode Island | 0.977 | 0.021 | 0.001 | 1.000 | 1045100 | 22900 | 1300 | 1069300 |
| South Carolina | 0.839 | 0.126 | 0.035 | 1.000 | 4458700 | 670100 | 184300 | 5313200 |
| South Dakota | 0.466 | 0.277 | 0.257 | 1.000 | 415300 | 247200 | 229300 | 891800 |
| Tennessee | 0.735 | 0.190 | 0.075 | 1.000 | 5179300 | 1340900 | 530300 | 7050500 |
| Texas | 0.875 | 0.086 | 0.038 | 1.000 | 26751400 | 2630700 | 1174700 | 30556800 |
| Utah | 0.859 | 0.098 | 0.043 | 1.000 | 2950800 | 338100 | 146200 | 3435000 |
| Vermont | 0.300 | 0.304 | 0.396 | 1.000 | 187400 | 190000 | 246900 | 624300 |
| Virginia | 0.876 | 0.067 | 0.057 | 1.000 | 7417700 | 564800 | 481500 | 8464000 |
| Washington | 0.876 | 0.088 | 0.036 | 1.000 | 6809200 | 682200 | 282500 | 7773900 |
| West Virginia | 0.589 | 0.228 | 0.184 | 1.000 | 1006600 | 389000 | 314300 | 1709900 |
| Wisconsin | 0.667 | 0.196 | 0.137 | 1.000 | 3876000 | 1141000 | 793500 | 5810500 |
| Wyoming | 0.316 | 0.514 | 0.170 | 1.000 | 180200 | 293700 | 97100 | 571000 |