Most Rural States 2024 - World Population Review
Most Rural States in the U.S. Using the most recent U.S. Census data from 2010, Stacker ranked each state by its rural population. Below are the ten most rural states in the U.S., including their percentage of the population living in rural areas, rural population density, and rural land area.
States With the Biggest Rural Populations - Stacker
Apr 8, 2019 · Find out which states have the most residents living in sparsely populated areas and how each state's percentage of rural residents has changed over the decades. You'll also learn about factors driving America's rural-urban divide.
Nation’s Urban and Rural Populations Shift Following 2020 Census
Dec 29, 2022 · Vermont was the most rural, with 64.9% of its population residing in rural areas. The states or territory with the largest rural populations are: Texas (4,744,808)
rural population by state - Census Bureau Search - Profiles
Census Bureau profiles results pages search results for text query rural population by state.
What is the most rural area in the United States? - NCESC
Jun 26, 2024 · Vermont is considered the most rural state, with approximately 64.9% of its population residing in rural areas. Texas and North Carolina have the highest rural populations in terms of numbers, with 4,744,808 and 3,474,661 rural residents, respectively.
Rural Demographics in Every State - Stacker
Learn about the people living in rural areas of every state, according to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and the American Community Survey.
Rural areas in the United States - Wikipedia
Rural areas in the United States, often referred to as rural America, [1] consists of approximately 97% of the United States' land area. An estimated 60 million people, or one in five residents (17.9% of the total U.S. population ), live in rural America.
Who Lives in Rural America? - Federal Housing Finance Agency
Dec 23, 2024 · Vermont is the most rural state, with 80.9 percent of the population living in rural areas. Figure 1. Share of Population Living in Rural Areas by State. Source: FHFA analysis of 2018-2022 ACS data based on 2023 DTS rural designations. Table 1 describes the racial composition of rural areas.
How Rural Are the States? - The Daily Yonder
Apr 3, 2012 · The most rural state is Vermont, with 82.6 percent of its population living in either rural areas or small cities. The map above shows the lower 48 states based on the percentage of their rural population.
Selected rural statistics for the United States - Rural Health Info
According to 2022 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, an estimated 75.5% of the nation's population is White, 13.6% is African-American, 6.3% is Asian, 1.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.3% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, …