Rural population (% of total population) in United States was reported at 16.48 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Rural population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2023, there were approximately ***** million people living in rural areas in the United States, while about ****** million people were living in urban areas. Within the provided time period, the number of people living in urban U.S. areas has increased significantly since totaling only ****** million in 1960.

The average for 2023 based on 24 countries was 37.14 percent. The highest value was in Saint Lucia: 80.83 percent and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

United States US: Rural Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 17.942 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.138 % for 2016. United States US: Rural Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 24.985 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.004 % in 1960 and a record low of 17.942 % in 2017. United States US: Rural Population: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

This statistic shows the religious affiliation of rural Americans in 2019, by religion. During the survey, ** percent of rural Americans reported being Evangelical Protestants.

The USA: Rural population, percent of total population: The latest value from 2023 is 16.7 percent, a decline from 16.92 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 38.64 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1960 to 2023 is 23.22 percent. The minimum value, 16.7 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 30 percent was recorded in 1960.

In 2024, Belize had the highest share of the population living in rural areas in Central America, with over half the residents. Followed closely behind by Guatemala, with almost 47 percent of the population in rural regions. In 2022, Nicaragua ranked as the third most populated country in the region, with over six million inhabitants.

This study was undertaken to enable cross-community analysis of gang trends in all areas of the United States. It was also designed to provide a comparative analysis of social, economic, and demographic differences among non-metropolitan jurisdictions in which gangs were reported to have been persistent problems, those in which gangs had been more transitory, and those that reported no gang problems. Data were collected from four separate sources and then merged into a single dataset using the county Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code as the attribute of common identification. The data sources included: (1) local police agency responses to three waves (1996, 1997, and 1998) of the National Youth Gang Survey (NYGS), (2) rural-urban classification and county-level measures of primary economic activity from the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture, (3) county-level economic and demographic data from the County and City Data Book, 1994, and from USA Counties, 1998, produced by the United States Department of Commerce, and (4) county-level data on access to interstate highways provided by Tom Ricketts and Randy Randolph of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Variables include the FIPS codes for state, county, county subdivision, and sub-county, population in the agency jurisdiction, type of jurisdiction, and whether the county was dependent on farming, mining, manufacturing, or government. Other variables categorizing counties include retirement destination, federal lands, commuting, persistent poverty, and transfer payments. The year gang problems began in that jurisdiction, number of youth groups, number of active gangs, number of active gang members, percent of gang members who migrated, and the number of gangs in 1996, 1997, and 1998 are also available. Rounding out the variables are unemployment rates, median household income, percent of persons in county below poverty level, percent of family households that were one-parent households, percent of housing units in the county that were vacant, had no telephone, or were renter-occupied, resident population of the county in 1990 and 1997, change in unemployment rates, land area of county, percent of persons in the county speaking Spanish at home, and whether an interstate highway intersected the county.

This statistic shows the share of rural Americans who could not afford an unexpected expense in 2019, by income. During the survey, 54 percent of rural Americans who had an income of 25,000 U.S. dollars to 50,000 U.S. dollars reported that they would not be able to pay off an unexpected expense of 1,000 U.S. dollars right away.

This statistic shows the percentage of women in the United States that lived in rural areas in 2014, by race. In 2014, **** percent of Native American women lived in rural areas.

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in North America was reported at 98.55% in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. North America - People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Rural Hall population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Rural Hall. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Rural Hall by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Rural Hall.

Key observations

The largest age group in Rural Hall, NC was for the group of age 10-14 years with a population of 340 (10.20%), according to the 2021 American Community Survey. At the same time, the smallest age group in Rural Hall, NC was the 15-19 years with a population of 58 (1.74%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Rural Hall is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Rural Hall total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

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