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Urban and rural population by state

Share of the population and of housing units in urban areas at the 2020 Census, under the Census Bureau's 2020 urban area criteria (densely developed territory with at least 2,000 housing units or 5,000 people). The 2020 criteria differ from 2010's, so shares are not directly comparable with earlier censuses.

Reference period
2020
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Urban and rural population by state: all categories, stackedOne bar per area, each split into the shares from lightest (Urban population (%, derived)) to darkest (Rural population (%, derived)). Exact values are in the table below.United StatesUnited States: Urban population (%, derived) 80United States: Rural population (%, derived) 20AlabamaAlabama: Urban population (%, derived) 57.7Alabama: Rural population (%, derived) 42.3AlaskaAlaska: Urban population (%, derived) 64.9Alaska: Rural population (%, derived) 35.1ArizonaArizona: Urban population (%, derived) 89.3Arizona: Rural population (%, derived) 10.7ArkansasArkansas: Urban population (%, derived) 55.5Arkansas: Rural population (%, derived) 44.5CaliforniaCalifornia: Urban population (%, derived) 94.2California: Rural population (%, derived) 5.8ColoradoColorado: Urban population (%, derived) 86Colorado: Rural population (%, derived) 14ConnecticutConnecticut: Urban population (%, derived) 86.3Connecticut: Rural population (%, derived) 13.7DelawareDelaware: Urban population (%, derived) 82.6Delaware: Rural population (%, derived) 17.4District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: Urban population (%, derived) 100FloridaFlorida: Urban population (%, derived) 91.5Florida: Rural population (%, derived) 8.5GeorgiaGeorgia: Urban population (%, derived) 74.1Georgia: Rural population (%, derived) 25.9HawaiiHawaii: Urban population (%, derived) 86.1Hawaii: Rural population (%, derived) 13.9IdahoIdaho: Urban population (%, derived) 69.2Idaho: Rural population (%, derived) 30.8IllinoisIllinois: Urban population (%, derived) 86.9Illinois: Rural population (%, derived) 13.1IndianaIndiana: Urban population (%, derived) 71.2Indiana: Rural population (%, derived) 28.8IowaIowa: Urban population (%, derived) 63.2Iowa: Rural population (%, derived) 36.8KansasKansas: Urban population (%, derived) 72.3Kansas: Rural population (%, derived) 27.7KentuckyKentucky: Urban population (%, derived) 58.7Kentucky: Rural population (%, derived) 41.3LouisianaLouisiana: Urban population (%, derived) 71.5Louisiana: Rural population (%, derived) 28.5MaineMaine: Urban population (%, derived) 38.6Maine: Rural population (%, derived) 61.4MarylandMaryland: Urban population (%, derived) 85.6Maryland: Rural population (%, derived) 14.4MassachusettsMassachusetts: Urban population (%, derived) 91.3Massachusetts: Rural population (%, derived) 8.7MichiganMichigan: Urban population (%, derived) 73.5Michigan: Rural population (%, derived) 26.5MinnesotaMinnesota: Urban population (%, derived) 71.9Minnesota: Rural population (%, derived) 28.1MississippiMississippi: Urban population (%, derived) 46.3Mississippi: Rural population (%, derived) 53.7MissouriMissouri: Urban population (%, derived) 69.5Missouri: Rural population (%, derived) 30.5MontanaMontana: Urban population (%, derived) 53.4Montana: Rural population (%, derived) 46.6NebraskaNebraska: Urban population (%, derived) 73Nebraska: Rural population (%, derived) 27NevadaNevada: Urban population (%, derived) 94.1Nevada: Rural population (%, derived) 5.9New HampshireNew Hampshire: Urban population (%, derived) 58.3New Hampshire: Rural population (%, derived) 41.7New JerseyNew Jersey: Urban population (%, derived) 93.8New Jersey: Rural population (%, derived) 6.2New MexicoNew Mexico: Urban population (%, derived) 74.5New Mexico: Rural population (%, derived) 25.5New YorkNew York: Urban population (%, derived) 87.4New York: Rural population (%, derived) 12.6North CarolinaNorth Carolina: Urban population (%, derived) 66.7North Carolina: Rural population (%, derived) 33.3North DakotaNorth Dakota: Urban population (%, derived) 61North Dakota: Rural population (%, derived) 39OhioOhio: Urban population (%, derived) 76.3Ohio: Rural population (%, derived) 23.7OklahomaOklahoma: Urban population (%, derived) 64.6Oklahoma: Rural population (%, derived) 35.4OregonOregon: Urban population (%, derived) 80.5Oregon: Rural population (%, derived) 19.5PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: Urban population (%, derived) 76.5Pennsylvania: Rural population (%, derived) 23.5Rhode IslandRhode Island: Urban population (%, derived) 91.1Rhode Island: Rural population (%, derived) 8.9South CarolinaSouth Carolina: Urban population (%, derived) 67.9South Carolina: Rural population (%, derived) 32.1South DakotaSouth Dakota: Urban population (%, derived) 57.2South Dakota: Rural population (%, derived) 42.8TennesseeTennessee: Urban population (%, derived) 66.2Tennessee: Rural population (%, derived) 33.8TexasTexas: Urban population (%, derived) 83.7Texas: Rural population (%, derived) 16.3UtahUtah: Urban population (%, derived) 89.8Utah: Rural population (%, derived) 10.2VermontVermont: Urban population (%, derived) 35.1Vermont: Rural population (%, derived) 64.9VirginiaVirginia: Urban population (%, derived) 75.6Virginia: Rural population (%, derived) 24.4WashingtonWashington: Urban population (%, derived) 83.4Washington: Rural population (%, derived) 16.6West VirginiaWest Virginia: Urban population (%, derived) 44.6West Virginia: Rural population (%, derived) 55.4WisconsinWisconsin: Urban population (%, derived) 67.1Wisconsin: Rural population (%, derived) 32.9WyomingWyoming: Urban population (%, derived) 62Wyoming: Rural population (%, derived) 38
Urban and rural population by state: all categories, stackedOne bar per area, each split into the shares from lightest (Urban population (%, derived)) to darkest (Rural population (%, derived)). Exact values are in the table below.United StatesUnited States: Urban population (%, derived) 80United States: Rural population (%, derived) 20AlabamaAlabama: Urban population (%, derived) 57.7Alabama: Rural population (%, derived) 42.3AlaskaAlaska: Urban population (%, derived) 64.9Alaska: Rural population (%, derived) 35.1ArizonaArizona: Urban population (%, derived) 89.3Arizona: Rural population (%, derived) 10.7ArkansasArkansas: Urban population (%, derived) 55.5Arkansas: Rural population (%, derived) 44.5CaliforniaCalifornia: Urban population (%, derived) 94.2California: Rural population (%, derived) 5.8ColoradoColorado: Urban population (%, derived) 86Colorado: Rural population (%, derived) 14ConnecticutConnecticut: Urban population (%, derived) 86.3Connecticut: Rural population (%, derived) 13.7DelawareDelaware: Urban population (%, derived) 82.6Delaware: Rural population (%, derived) 17.4District of Colum…District of Columbia: Urban population (%, derived) 100FloridaFlorida: Urban population (%, derived) 91.5Florida: Rural population (%, derived) 8.5GeorgiaGeorgia: Urban population (%, derived) 74.1Georgia: Rural population (%, derived) 25.9HawaiiHawaii: Urban population (%, derived) 86.1Hawaii: Rural population (%, derived) 13.9IdahoIdaho: Urban population (%, derived) 69.2Idaho: Rural population (%, derived) 30.8IllinoisIllinois: Urban population (%, derived) 86.9Illinois: Rural population (%, derived) 13.1IndianaIndiana: Urban population (%, derived) 71.2Indiana: Rural population (%, derived) 28.8IowaIowa: Urban population (%, derived) 63.2Iowa: Rural population (%, derived) 36.8KansasKansas: Urban population (%, derived) 72.3Kansas: Rural population (%, derived) 27.7KentuckyKentucky: Urban population (%, derived) 58.7Kentucky: Rural population (%, derived) 41.3LouisianaLouisiana: Urban population (%, derived) 71.5Louisiana: Rural population (%, derived) 28.5MaineMaine: Urban population (%, derived) 38.6Maine: Rural population (%, derived) 61.4MarylandMaryland: Urban population (%, derived) 85.6Maryland: Rural population (%, derived) 14.4MassachusettsMassachusetts: Urban population (%, derived) 91.3Massachusetts: Rural population (%, derived) 8.7MichiganMichigan: Urban population (%, derived) 73.5Michigan: Rural population (%, derived) 26.5MinnesotaMinnesota: Urban population (%, derived) 71.9Minnesota: Rural population (%, derived) 28.1MississippiMississippi: Urban population (%, derived) 46.3Mississippi: Rural population (%, derived) 53.7MissouriMissouri: Urban population (%, derived) 69.5Missouri: Rural population (%, derived) 30.5MontanaMontana: Urban population (%, derived) 53.4Montana: Rural population (%, derived) 46.6NebraskaNebraska: Urban population (%, derived) 73Nebraska: Rural population (%, derived) 27NevadaNevada: Urban population (%, derived) 94.1Nevada: Rural population (%, derived) 5.9New HampshireNew Hampshire: Urban population (%, derived) 58.3New Hampshire: Rural population (%, derived) 41.7New JerseyNew Jersey: Urban population (%, derived) 93.8New Jersey: Rural population (%, derived) 6.2New MexicoNew Mexico: Urban population (%, derived) 74.5New Mexico: Rural population (%, derived) 25.5New YorkNew York: Urban population (%, derived) 87.4New York: Rural population (%, derived) 12.6North CarolinaNorth Carolina: Urban population (%, derived) 66.7North Carolina: Rural population (%, derived) 33.3North DakotaNorth Dakota: Urban population (%, derived) 61North Dakota: Rural population (%, derived) 39OhioOhio: Urban population (%, derived) 76.3Ohio: Rural population (%, derived) 23.7OklahomaOklahoma: Urban population (%, derived) 64.6Oklahoma: Rural population (%, derived) 35.4OregonOregon: Urban population (%, derived) 80.5Oregon: Rural population (%, derived) 19.5PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: Urban population (%, derived) 76.5Pennsylvania: Rural population (%, derived) 23.5Rhode IslandRhode Island: Urban population (%, derived) 91.1Rhode Island: Rural population (%, derived) 8.9South CarolinaSouth Carolina: Urban population (%, derived) 67.9South Carolina: Rural population (%, derived) 32.1South DakotaSouth Dakota: Urban population (%, derived) 57.2South Dakota: Rural population (%, derived) 42.8TennesseeTennessee: Urban population (%, derived) 66.2Tennessee: Rural population (%, derived) 33.8TexasTexas: Urban population (%, derived) 83.7Texas: Rural population (%, derived) 16.3UtahUtah: Urban population (%, derived) 89.8Utah: Rural population (%, derived) 10.2VermontVermont: Urban population (%, derived) 35.1Vermont: Rural population (%, derived) 64.9VirginiaVirginia: Urban population (%, derived) 75.6Virginia: Rural population (%, derived) 24.4WashingtonWashington: Urban population (%, derived) 83.4Washington: Rural population (%, derived) 16.6West VirginiaWest Virginia: Urban population (%, derived) 44.6West Virginia: Rural population (%, derived) 55.4WisconsinWisconsin: Urban population (%, derived) 67.1Wisconsin: Rural population (%, derived) 32.9WyomingWyoming: Urban population (%, derived) 62Wyoming: Rural population (%, derived) 38
All parts, 2020, stacked to 100% for each area (national total first, then areas in table order). Shares are as shown in the table; because of rounding a bar can fall a few tenths short of or over 100%. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census.

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United States802078.8265,149,02766,300,254
Alabama57.742.357.92,900,8802,123,399
Alaska64.935.160475,967257,424
Arizona89.310.788.96,385,230766,272
Arkansas55.544.554.71,670,6771,340,847
California94.25.893.437,259,4902,278,733
Colorado861484.44,966,936806,778
Connecticut86.313.786.53,110,153495,791
Delaware82.617.484.4817,817172,131
District of Columbia1000100689,5450
Florida91.58.59219,714,8061,823,381
Georgia74.125.973.47,933,9862,777,922
Hawaii86.113.984.71,252,450202,821
Idaho69.230.866.91,273,437565,669
Illinois86.913.186.411,137,5901,674,918
Indiana71.228.8724,829,6861,955,842
Iowa63.236.863.12,014,8311,175,538
Kansas72.327.771.42,124,059813,821
Kentucky58.741.358.62,644,8561,860,980
Louisiana71.528.571.73,332,2371,325,520
Maine38.661.436.4526,309836,050
Maryland85.614.485.75,288,760888,464
Massachusetts91.38.791.36,416,895613,022
Michigan73.526.571.67,404,2582,673,073
Minnesota71.928.168.94,101,7541,604,740
Mississippi46.353.746.51,370,7901,590,489
Missouri69.530.569.44,275,6631,879,250
Montana53.446.651.9579,177505,048
Nebraska7327711,432,003529,501
Nevada94.15.993.72,921,203183,411
New Hampshire58.341.756.3803,420574,109
New Jersey93.86.2948,708,779580,215
New Mexico74.525.5741,578,552538,970
New York87.412.685.517,665,1662,536,083
North Carolina66.733.365.76,964,7273,474,661
North Dakota613960.6474,989304,105
Ohio76.323.777.89,001,0992,798,349
Oklahoma64.635.464.72,558,6111,400,742
Oregon80.519.579.53,410,984826,272
Pennsylvania76.523.575.99,941,0703,061,630
Rhode Island91.18.990.9999,19198,188
South Carolina67.932.168.23,477,8691,640,556
South Dakota57.242.856.8507,347379,320
Tennessee66.233.865.84,577,2822,333,558
Texas83.716.38324,400,6974,744,808
Utah89.810.287.72,937,303334,313
Vermont35.164.931.2225,850417,227
Virginia75.624.473.46,528,3132,103,080
Washington83.416.682.56,424,0351,281,246
West Virginia44.655.445.4800,857992,859
Wisconsin67.132.964.53,953,6911,940,027
Wyoming623860.5357,750219,101

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC), Tables P2 and H2: Urban and Rural. Reference period: 2020.

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Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census
Dataset
2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC), Tables P2 and H2: Urban and Rural
Table
Urban and rural population by state
Data last updated
2026-11-09
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https://quadranac.com/tables/us-urban-rural/

Urban and rural population by state (United States, 2020). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC), Tables P2 and H2: Urban and Rural. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-urban-rural/