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Though Iowa, Kansas and the Dakotas make the Midwest look pretty empty and rural too.
I believe Iowa is around 64% urban, and Kansas and Nebraska are over 70% urban. The USA in general is very urban though. The southern states tended to have the highest % rural. Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama. All of those are around 50-55% urban.
I believe Iowa is around 64% urban, and Kansas and Nebraska are over 70% urban. The USA in general is very urban though. The southern states tended to have the highest % rural. Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama. All of those are around 50-55% urban.
You're stating the percentage of people who live in rural areas, but I thought the OP meant which region has the most rural areas (land wise)?
Here in Alabama you can leave one small town and be in another one in 20 minutes, but in a state like Nebraska it may take over an hour to reach another town.
You're stating the percentage of people who live in rural areas, but I thought the OP meant which region has the most rural areas (land wise)?
Here in Alabama you can leave one small town and be in another one in 20 minutes, but in a state like Nebraska it may take over an hour to reach another town.
Yes thank you that is what I meant. But that is still interesting info about the population statistics and I consider that relevant info as well, thanks.
I don't know where the line is between West and Midwest, but all the states east of Cali, north of Texas, and west of Illinois are the most rural. The South is definitely rural, and even the Northeast has rural areas, but the West/Midwest (the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming et al) takes it to a whole different level...
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, West Virginia. Wasn't exactly sure about West Virginia, but it doesn't get listed as Midwest or South.....so Northeast.
I'm not quite sure what list you are looking at, but WV is not the northeast by any means. It is traditionally a part of the southern Appalachians, and as such in the southeast. At the furthest stretch it is mid-Atlantic.
The definition of "rural" is "of pertaining to country life", "agriculture", etc.
In this case, States like Wyoming, much of Montana, Alaska, etc. are not really rural. They are empty, as in, large expanses of unoccupied land, but not necessarilly rural. Many States in the west are not populated due to the terrain and such, but are not really rural either.
The definition of "rural" is "of pertaining to country life", "agriculture", etc.
In this case, States like Wyoming, much of Montana, Alaska, etc. are not really rural. They are empty, as in, large expanses of unoccupied land, but not necessarilly rural. Many States in the west are not populated due to the terrain and such, but are not really rural either.
I have never heard this definition of rural before. You seem to be equating rural with agricultural. So just what ARE large expanses of unpopulated land called? They are certainly not urban!
In my state (MN), the sparsely populated northern counties (where the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Iron Range, several Indian Reservations, and the north shore of Lake Superior are) have very little agriculture, but are definitely called rural by both the state government and by the people who live there.
Where did your definition come from?
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