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Bookmark or Share- What is Rural America? - Census.govIn general, rural areas are sparsely populated, have low housing density, and are far from urban centers. Urban areas make up only 3 percent of the entire land area of the country but are home to more than 80 percent of the population.
- What is Rural? - USDA ERSU.S. Bureau of the Census Defines Urban and Rural Areas on the Basis of Housing and Population Density. A very different definition of rural, based on much smaller geographic building blocks, is provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in its urban-rural classification system.
- Urban and Rural - Census.govTallies, percentages, and rankings of urban and rural areas in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. List of 2020 Census Urban Areas (Updated July 2023)
- Rural Area - National Geographic SocietyA rural area is an open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people. A rural areas population density is very low. Many people live in a city, or urban area. Their homes and businesses are located very close to one another.
- 1. Defining 'Rural' Areas - Census.govFederal agencies, researchers, and other analysts use two main classification systems to define rural areas: (1) the U.S. Census Bureau’s urban and rural defini-tions, and (2) the Ofice of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area standards.
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