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  1. United States US: Urban Population

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    Updated Feb 15, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). United States US: Urban Population [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/population-and-urbanization-statistics/us-urban-population
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    Feb 15, 2025
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2005 - Dec 1, 2016
    Area covered
    United States
    Variables measured
    Population
    Description

    United States US: Urban Population data was reported at 267,278,643.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 264,746,567.000 Person for 2016. United States US: Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 184,283,180.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 267,278,643.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 126,462,473.000 Person in 1960. United States US: Urban 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. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Sum;

  2. Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes

    • agdatacommons.nal.usda.gov
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    Updated Apr 23, 2025
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    USDA Economic Research Service (2025). Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes [Dataset]. https://agdatacommons.nal.usda.gov/articles/dataset/Rural-Urban_Commuting_Area_Codes/25696434
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    Apr 23, 2025
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    Economic Research Servicehttp://www.ers.usda.gov/
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    USDA Economic Research Service
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    CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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    Description

    The rural-urban commuting area codes (RUCA) classify U.S. census tracts using measures of urbanization, population density, and daily commuting from the decennial census.

    The most recent RUCA codes are based on data from the 2000 decennial census. The classification contains two levels. Whole numbers (1-10) delineate metropolitan, micropolitan, small town, and rural commuting areas based on the size and direction of the primary (largest) commuting flows. These 10 codes are further subdivided to permit stricter or looser delimitation of commuting areas, based on secondary (second largest) commuting flows. The approach errs in the direction of more codes, providing flexibility in combining levels to meet varying definitional needs and preferences.

    The 1990 codes are similarly defined. However, the Census Bureau's methods of defining urban cores and clusters changed between the two censuses. And, census tracts changed in number and shapes. The 2000 rural-urban commuting codes are not directly comparable with the 1990 codes because of these differences.

    An update of the Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes is planned for late 2013.This record was taken from the USDA Enterprise Data Inventory that feeds into the https://data.gov catalog. Data for this record includes the following resources: Webpage with links to Excel files For complete information, please visit https://data.gov.

  3. U

    United States US: Rural Population: % of Total Population

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    Updated Nov 27, 2021
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    CEICdata.com, United States US: Rural Population: % of Total Population [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/population-and-urbanization-statistics/us-rural-population--of-total-population
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    Nov 27, 2021
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2005 - Dec 1, 2016
    Area covered
    United States
    Variables measured
    Population
    Description

    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;

  4. V

    Urban and Rural Census Designations (2010) by Locality

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    Updated Feb 3, 2024
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    Other (2024). Urban and Rural Census Designations (2010) by Locality [Dataset]. https://data.virginia.gov/dataset/urban-and-rural-census-designations-2010-by-locality
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    Feb 3, 2024
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    Other
    Description

    This table uses U.S. Census data to create a dataset that identifies all Virginia localities as either Mostly Urban, Mostly Rural or Completely Rural. Total population and breakdown between urban and rural populations are included.

    For information on the U.S. Census Bureau's use of these designations see https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.html. (Source data for this dataset is found at this link and is titled "County Classification Lookup Table [XLS]".)

  5. TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2020, Nation, U.S., 2020 Census Urban Area

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    U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geospatial Products Branch (Point of Contact) (2024). TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2020, Nation, U.S., 2020 Census Urban Area [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/tiger-line-shapefile-2020-nation-u-s-2020-census-urban-area
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    May 16, 2024
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    United States Census Bureauhttp://census.gov/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates urban areas that represent densely developed territory, encompassing residential, commercial, and other nonresidential urban land uses. In general, this territory consists of areas of high population density and urban land use resulting in a representation of the urban footprint. There are 2,645 Urban Areas (UAs) in this data release with either a minimum population of 5,000 or a housing unit count of 2,000 units. Each urban area is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain leading zeroes.

  6. National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Urbanicity by Census Tract,...

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    Miller, Stephanie; Melendez, Robert; Chenoweth, Megan (2022). National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Urbanicity by Census Tract, United States, 2010 [Dataset]. https://archive.icpsr.umich.edu/view/studies/38606
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    Dataset updated
    Dec 12, 2022
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    Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Researchhttps://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/
    Authors
    Miller, Stephanie; Melendez, Robert; Chenoweth, Megan
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    https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/38606/termshttps://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/38606/terms

    Time period covered
    2010
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This dataset contains measures of the urban/rural characteristics of each census tract in the United States. These include proportions of urban and rural population, population density, rural/urban commuting area (RUCA) codes, and RUCA-based four- and seven-category urbanicity scales.

  7. Rural-Urban Continuum Codes

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    Updated Apr 21, 2025
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    Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture (2025). Rural-Urban Continuum Codes [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/rural-urban-continuum-codes
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    Apr 21, 2025
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    Economic Research Servicehttp://www.ers.usda.gov/
    Description

    The 2013 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes form a classification scheme that distinguishes metropolitan counties by the population size of their metro area, and nonmetropolitan counties by degree of urbanization and adjacency to a metro area. The official Office of Management and Budget (OMB) metro and nonmetro categories have been subdivided into three metro and six nonmetro categories. Each county in the U.S. is assigned one of the 9 codes. This scheme allows researchers to break county data into finer residential groups, beyond metro and nonmetro, particularly for the analysis of trends in nonmetro areas that are related to population density and metro influence. The Rural-Urban Continuum Codes were originally developed in 1974. They have been updated each decennial since (1983, 1993, 2003, 2013), and slightly revised in 1988. Note that the 2013 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes are not directly comparable with the codes prior to 2000 because of the new methodology used in developing the 2000 metropolitan areas. See the Documentation for details and a map of the codes. An update of the Rural-Urban Continuum Codes is planned for mid-2023.

  8. V

    US Census Urbanized Areas (2010)

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    Updated Nov 18, 2020
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    Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (2020). US Census Urbanized Areas (2010) [Dataset]. https://data.virginia.gov/dataset/us-census-urbanized-areas-2010
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    geojson, arcgis geoservices rest api, zip, kml, csv, htmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 18, 2020
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    maddie.moore_VADEQ
    Authors
    Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation.

    After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates urban areas that represent densely developed territory, encompassing residential, commercial, and other nonresidential urban land uses. In general, this territory consists of areas of high population density and urban land use resulting in a representation of the "urban footprint." There are two types of urban areas: urbanized areas (UAs) that contain 50,000 or more people and urban clusters (UCs) that contain at least 2,500 people, but fewer than 50,000 people (except in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam which each contain urban clusters with populations greater than 50,000). Each urban area is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain leading zeroes.

    Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints:The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.

    https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural/2010-urban-rural.html

  9. United States US: Urban Land Area

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    Updated Aug 11, 2011
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    CEICdata.com (2011). United States US: Urban Land Area [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/land-use-protected-areas-and-national-wealth/us-urban-land-area
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 11, 2011
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 1990 - Dec 1, 2010
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States US: Urban Land Area data was reported at 802,053.592 sq km in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 802,053.592 sq km for 2000. United States US: Urban Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 802,053.592 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 802,053.592 sq km in 2010 and a record low of 802,053.592 sq km in 2010. United States US: Urban Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area in square kilometers, based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Sum;

  10. 2020 and 2021 Population Estimates by Rural Areas and County

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    Updated Aug 9, 2023
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    Florida Department of Transportation (2023). 2020 and 2021 Population Estimates by Rural Areas and County [Dataset]. https://gis-fdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/7e6299cba358450ba2248f04a1894f0b
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    Aug 9, 2023
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    Florida Department of Transportationhttps://www.fdot.gov/
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    Each year, the Forecasting and Trends Office (FTO) publishes population estimates and future year projections based on the population estimates developed by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) at the University of Florida. This dataset contains boundaries for each county’s 2010 rural (non-urban) area in the State of Florida with 2020 census population and 2021 population estimates. The population estimates can be used for a variety of planning studies including statewide and regional transportation plan updates, subarea and corridor studies, and funding allocations for various planning agencies.Each year, the Forecasting and Trends Office (FTO) publishes population estimates and future year projections. The population estimates can be used for a variety of planning studies including statewide and regional transportation plan updates, subarea and corridor studies, and funding allocations for various planning agencies.The 2020 population estimates reported are based on the US Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census. The 2021 population estimates are based on the population estimates developed by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) at the University of Florida. BEBR uses the decennial census count for April 1, 2020, as the starting point for state-level projections. More information is available from BEBR here.This dataset contains boundaries for each county’s 2010 rural (non-urban) area in the State of Florida with 2020 census population and 2021 population estimates. All legal boundaries and names in this dataset are from the US Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line Files (2021).For the 2010 Census, urban areas comprised a “densely settled core of census tracts and/or census blocks that meet minimum population density requirements, along with adjacent territory containing non-residential urban land uses as well as territory with low population density included to link outlying densely settled territory with the densely settled core.” “Rural” encompasses all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area. Please see the Data Dictionary for more information on data fields. Data Sources:US Census Bureau 2020 Decennial CensusUS Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line Files (2021)Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) – Florida Estimates of Population 2021 Data Coverage: StatewideData Time Period: 2020 – 2021 Date of Publication: July 2022 Point of Contact:Dana Reiding, ManagerForecasting and Trends OfficeFlorida Department of TransportationDana.Reiding@dot.state.fl.us605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399850-414-4719

  11. United States US: Rural Population Growth

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    Updated Feb 15, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). United States US: Rural Population Growth [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/population-and-urbanization-statistics/us-rural-population-growth
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    Feb 15, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2005 - Dec 1, 2016
    Area covered
    United States
    Variables measured
    Population
    Description

    United States US: Rural Population Growth data was reported at -0.374 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.313 % for 2016. United States US: Rural Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.083 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.223 % in 1971 and a record low of -0.554 % in 1999. United States US: Rural Population Growth 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;

  12. Urban and Rural Population in the US (2020 Census)

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    Updated Jun 7, 2023
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    Esri (2023). Urban and Rural Population in the US (2020 Census) [Dataset]. https://data-bgky.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/esri::urban-and-rural-population-in-the-us-2020-census
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    Jun 7, 2023
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    This map's colors indicate which population is larger in each area: urban (green) or rural (yellow). The map's layers contain total population counts by sex, age, and race groups for Nation, State, County, Census Tract, and Block Group in the United States and Puerto Rico.The U.S. Census designates each census block as part of an urban area or as rural. Larger geographies in this map such as block group, tract, county and state can therefore have a mix of urban and rural population. This map illustrates the 100% urban areas in dark green, and 100% rural areas in dark yellow. Areas with mixed urban/rural population have softer shades of green or yellow, to give a visual indication of where change may be happening. From the Census:"The Census Bureau’s urban-rural classification is a delineation of geographic areas, identifying both individual urban areas and the rural area of the nation. The Census Bureau’s urban areas represent densely developed territory, and encompass residential, commercial, and other non-residential urban land uses. The Census Bureau delineates urban areas after each decennial census by applying specified criteria to decennial census and other data. Rural encompasses all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area.For the 2020 Census, an urban area will comprise a densely settled core of census blocks that meet minimum housing unit density and/or population density requirements. This includes adjacent territory containing non-residential urban land uses. To qualify as an urban area, the territory identified according to criteria must encompass at least 2,000 housing units or have a population of at least 5,000." SourceAbout the dataYou can use this map as is and you can also modify it to use other attributes included in its layers. This map's layers contain total population counts by sex, age, and race groups data from the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics. This is shown by Nation, State, County, Census Tract, Block Group boundaries. Each geography layer contains a common set of Census counts based on available attributes from the U.S. Census Bureau. There are also additional calculated attributes related to this topic, which can be mapped or used within analysis.Vintage of boundaries and attributes: 2020 Demographic and Housing Characteristics Table(s): P1, H1, H3, P2, P3, P5, P12, P13, P17, PCT12 (Not all lines of these DHC tables are available in this feature layer.)Data downloaded from: U.S. Census Bureau’s data.census.gov siteDate the Data was Downloaded: May 25, 2023Geography Levels included: Nation, State, County, Census Tract, Block GroupNational Figures: included in Nation layer The United States Census Bureau Demographic and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Census Results 2020 Census Data Quality Geography & 2020 Census Technical Documentation Data Table Guide: includes the final list of tables, lowest level of geography by table and table shells for the Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics.News & Updates This map is ready to be used in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online and its configurable apps, Story Maps, dashboards, Notebooks, Python, custom apps, and mobile apps. Data can also be exported for offline workflows. Please cite the U.S. Census Bureau when using this data. Data Processing Notes: These 2020 Census boundaries come from the US Census TIGER geodatabases. These are Census boundaries with water and/or coastlines erased for cartographic and mapping purposes. For Census tracts and block groups, the water cutouts are derived from a subset of the 2020 Areal Hydrography boundaries offered by TIGER. Water bodies and rivers which are 50 million square meters or larger (mid to large sized water bodies) are erased from the tract and block group boundaries, as well as additional important features. For state and county boundaries, the water and coastlines are derived from the coastlines of the 2020 500k TIGER Cartographic Boundary Shapefiles. These are erased to more accurately portray the coastlines and Great Lakes. The original AWATER and ALAND fields are unchanged and available as attributes within the data table (units are square meters).  The layer contains all US states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. Census tracts with no population that occur in areas of water, such as oceans, are removed from this data service (Census Tracts beginning with 99). Block groups that fall within the same criteria (Block Group denoted as 0 with no area land) have also been removed.Percentages and derived counts, are calculated values (that can be identified by the "_calc_" stub in the field name). Field alias names were created based on the Table Shells file available from the Data Table Guide for the Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics. Not all lines of all tables listed above are included in this layer. Duplicative counts were dropped. For example, P0030001 was dropped, as it is duplicative of P0010001.To protect the privacy and confidentiality of respondents, their data has been protected using differential privacy techniques by the U.S. Census Bureau.

  13. PLURAL - Place-level urban-rural indices for the United States from 1930 to...

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    Updated Jul 3, 2023
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    Johannes H. Uhl; Lori M. Hunter; Stefan Leyk; Dylan S. Connor; Jeremiah J. Nieves; Cyrus Hester; Catherine Talbot; Myron Gutmann (2023). PLURAL - Place-level urban-rural indices for the United States from 1930 to 2018 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.22596946.v1
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    Jul 3, 2023
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    Figsharehttp://figshare.com/
    Authors
    Johannes H. Uhl; Lori M. Hunter; Stefan Leyk; Dylan S. Connor; Jeremiah J. Nieves; Cyrus Hester; Catherine Talbot; Myron Gutmann
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    PLURAL (Place-level urban-rural indices) is a framework to create continuous classifications of "rurality" or "urbanness" based on the spatial configuration of populated places. PLURAL makes use of the concept of "remoteness" to characterize the level of spatial isolation of a populated place with respect to its neighbors. There are two implementations of PLURAL, including (a) PLURAL-1, based on distances to the nearest places of user-specified population classes, and (b) PLURAL-2, based on neighborhood characterization derived from spatial networks. PLURAL requires simplistic input data, i.e., the coordinates (x,y) and population p of populated places (villages, towns, cities) in a given point in time. Due to its simplistic input, the PLURAL rural-urban classification scheme can be applied to historical data, as well as to data from data-scarce settings. Using the PLURAL framework, we created place-level rural-urban indices for the conterminous United States from 1930 to 2018. Rural-urban classifications are essential for analyzing geographic, demographic, environmental, and social processes across the rural-urban continuum. Most existing classifications are, however, only available at relatively aggregated spatial scales, such as at the county scale in the United States. The absence of rurality or urbanness measures at high spatial resolution poses significant problems when the process of interest is highly localized, as with the incorporation of rural towns and villages into encroaching metropolitan areas. Moreover, existing rural-urban classifications are often inconsistent over time, or require complex, multi-source input data (e.g., remote sensing observations or road network data), thus, prohibiting the longitudinal analysis of rural-urban dynamics. We developed a set of distance- and spatial-network-based methods for consistently estimating the remoteness and rurality of places at fine spatial resolution, over long periods of time. Based on these methods, we constructed indices of urbanness for 30,000 places in the United States from 1930 to 2018. We call these indices the place-level urban-rural index (PLURAL), enabling long-term, fine-grained analyses of urban and rural change in the United States. The method paper has been peer-reviewed and is published in "Landscape and Urban Planning". The PLURAL indices from 1930 to 2018 are available as CSV files, and as point-based geospatial vector data (.SHP). Moreover, we provide animated GIF files illustrating the spatio-temporal variation of the different variants of the PLURAL indices, illustrating the dynamics of the rural-urban continuum in the United States from 1930 to 2018. Apply the PLURAL rural-urban classification to your own data: Python code is fully open source and available at https://github.com/johannesuhl/plural. Data sources: Place-level population counts (1980-2010) and place locations 1930 - 2018 were obtained from IPUMS NHGIS, (University of Minnesota, www.nhgis.org; Manson et al. 2022). Place-level population counts 1930-1970 were digitized from historical census records (U.S. Census Bureau 1942, 1964). References: Uhl, J.H., Hunter, L.M., Leyk, S., Connor, D.S., Nieves, J.J., Hester, C., Talbot, C. and Gutmann, M., 2023. Place-level urban–rural indices for the United States from 1930 to 2018. Landscape and Urban Planning, 236, p.104762. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104762 Steven Manson, Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Tracy Kugler, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 16.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2021. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V16.0 U.S. Census Bureau (1942). U.S. Census of Population: 1940. Vol. I, Number of Inhabitants. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. U.S. Census Bureau (1964). U.S. Census of Population: 1960. Vol. I, Characteristics of the Population. Part I, United States Summary. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

  14. United States US: Urban Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below...

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    Updated Mar 15, 2023
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    CEICdata.com (2023). United States US: Urban Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 meters: % of Total Population [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/land-use-protected-areas-and-national-wealth/us-urban-population-living-in-areas-where-elevation-is-below-5-meters--of-total-population
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    Mar 15, 2023
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 1990 - Dec 1, 2010
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States US: Urban Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 meters: % of Total Population data was reported at 2.264 % in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.246 % for 2000. United States US: Urban Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 meters: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.264 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.329 % in 1990 and a record low of 2.246 % in 2000. United States US: Urban Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 meters: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted Average;

  15. Divergent trends in life expectancy across the rural-urban gradient and...

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    Updated Nov 12, 2020
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    U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) (2020). Divergent trends in life expectancy across the rural-urban gradient and association with specific racial proportions in the contiguous United States 2000-2005 [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/divergent-trends-in-life-expectancy-across-the-rural-urban-gradient-and-association-w-2000
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    Nov 12, 2020
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    Contiguous United States, United States
    Description

    We used individual-level death data to estimate county-level life expectancy at 25 (e25) for Whites, Black, AIAN and Asian in the contiguous US for 2000-2005. Race-sex-stratified models were used to examine the associations among e25, rurality and specific race proportion, adjusted for socioeconomic variables. Individual death data from the National Center for Health Statistics were aggregated as death counts into five-year age groups by county and race-sex groups for the contiguous US for years 2000-2005 (National Center for Health Statistics 2000-2005). We used bridged-race population estimates to calculate five-year mortality rates. The bridged population data mapped 31 race categories, as specified in the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards for the collection of data on race and ethnicity, to the four race categories specified under the 1977 standards (the same as race categories in mortality registration) (Ingram et al. 2003). The urban-rural gradient was represented by the 2003 Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC), which distinguished metropolitan counties by population size, and nonmetropolitan counties by degree of urbanization and adjacency to a metro area (United States Department of Agriculture 2016). We obtained county-level sociodemographic data for 2000-2005 from the US Census Bureau. These included median household income, percent of population attaining greater than high school education (high school%), and percent of county occupied rental units (rent%). We obtained county violent crime from Uniform Crime Reports and used it to calculate mean number of violent crimes per capita (Federal Bureau of Investigation 2010). This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA cannot release personally identifiable information regarding living individuals, according to the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This dataset contains information about human research subjects. Because there is potential to identify individual participants and disclose personal information, either alone or in combination with other datasets, individual level data are not appropriate to post for public access. Restricted access may be granted to authorized persons by contacting the party listed. It can be accessed through the following means: Request to author. Format: Data are stored as csv files. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Jian, Y., L. Neas, L. Messer, C. Gray, J. Jagai, K. Rappazzo, and D. Lobdell. Divergent trends in life expectancy across the rural-urban gradient among races in the contiguous United States. International Journal of Public Health. Springer Basel AG, Basel, SWITZERLAND, 64(9): 1367-1374, (2019).

  16. United States US: Rural Population

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    CEICdata.com, United States US: Rural Population [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/population-and-urbanization-statistics/us-rural-population
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2005 - Dec 1, 2016
    Area covered
    United States
    Variables measured
    Population
    Description

    United States US: Rural Population data was reported at 58,440,535.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 58,659,368.000 Person for 2016. United States US: Rural Population data is updated yearly, averaging 59,251,956.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61,656,881.000 Person in 1990 and a record low of 54,047,876.000 Person in 1969. United States US: Rural 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Sum;

  17. f

    Rural population in Latin America and Caribbean.

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    Updated Apr 22, 2020
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    (2020). Rural population in Latin America and Caribbean. [Dataset]. https://data.apps.fao.org/map/catalog/srv/resources/datasets/c2dc1e80-88fd-11da-a88f-000d939bc5d8
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    Apr 22, 2020
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    Latin America
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    Data from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, LandScan Global Population 1998 Database. Estimates for rural population were obtained by excluding the Urban Population Areas. This was achieved by removing settled and partly settled grid cells from the Landcover Dataset and removing(limiting) propulation density figures to produce a net result which approximates the known rural population. Data-set has been exported as Binary format.

  18. s

    Census-Designated Urban and Rural Areas (2010)

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    • ohiogide-geohio.opendata.arcgis.com
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    Updated Sep 19, 2023
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    Stark County Ohio (2023). Census-Designated Urban and Rural Areas (2010) [Dataset]. https://opendata.starkcountyohio.gov/datasets/census-designated-urban-and-rural-areas-2010/about
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    Sep 19, 2023
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    The Census Bureau’s urban-rural classification is fundamentally a delineation of geographical areas, identifying both individual urban areas and the rural areas of the nation. The Census Bureau’s urban areas represent densely developed territory, and encompass residential, commercial, and other non-residential urban land uses. To qualify as an urban area, the territory identified according to criteria must encompass at least 2,500 people, at least 1,500 of which reside outside institutional group quarters. The Census Bureau identifies two types of urban areas: Urbanized Areas (UAs) of 50,000 or more peopleUrban Clusters (UCs) of at least 2,500 and less than 50,000 people.This layer was originally downloaded from the US Census Bureau website and clipped to the Stark County boundary. This layer serves as historical reference. For the current urban and rural delineations, use Census-Designated Urban and Rural Areas (2020).

  19. t

    Rural population. Latin America & Caribbean | Population Estimates And...

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    Updated May 31, 2024
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    Time Series Explorer (2024). Rural population. Latin America & Caribbean | Population Estimates And Projections [Dataset]. https://www.timeseriesexplorer.com/6df7bfbed27951b9ca4c699e47cd5aca/cc1a0265dd05186ed991ec2f568bf8be/
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    May 31, 2024
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    Area covered
    Caribbean, Americas, Latin America
    Description

    SP.RUR.TOTL. 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages. This database presents population and other demographic estimates and projections from 1960 to 2050, covering more than 200 economies. It includes population data by various age groups, sex, urban/rural; fertility data; mortality data; and migration data.

  20. Rural Medicaid and CHIP enrollees

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    Updated Jan 18, 2025
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    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (2025). Rural Medicaid and CHIP enrollees [Dataset]. https://data.virginia.gov/dataset/rural-medicaid-and-chip-enrollees
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 18, 2025
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    Description

    This data set includes annual counts and percentages of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees by urban or rural residence. Results are shown overall; by state; and by four subpopulation topics: scope of Medicaid and CHIP benefits, race and ethnicity, disability-related eligibility category, and managed care participation. These results were generated using Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files (TAF) Release 1 data and the Race/Ethnicity Imputation Companion File. This data set includes Medicaid and CHIP enrollees in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands who were enrolled for at least one day in the calendar year, except where otherwise noted. Enrollees in Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands are not included. Results shown overall (where subpopulation topic is "Total enrollees") and for the race and ethnicity subpopulation topic exclude enrollees in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Results shown for the race and ethnicity, disability category, and managed care participation subpopulation topics only include Medicaid and CHIP enrollees with comprehensive benefits. Results shown for the disability category subpopulation topic only include working-age adults (ages 19 to 64). Results for states with TAF data quality issues in the year have a value of "Unusable data." Some rows in the data set have a value of "DS," which indicates that data were suppressed according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Cell Suppression Policy for values between 1 and 10. This data set is based on the brief: "Rural Medicaid and CHIP enrollees in 2020." Enrollees are assigned to an urban or rural category based on the 2010 Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) code associated with their home or mailing address ZIP code in TAF. Enrollees are assigned to the comprehensive benefits or limited benefits subpopulation according to the criteria in the "Identifying Beneficiaries with Full-Scope, Comprehensive, and Limited Benefits in the TAF" DQ Atlas brief. Enrollees are assigned to a race and ethnicity subpopulation using the state-reported race and ethnicity information in TAF when it is available and of good quality; if it is missing or unreliable, race and ethnicity is indirectly estimated using an enhanced version of Bayesian Improved Surname Geocoding (BISG) (Race and ethnicity of the national Medicaid and CHIP population in 2020). Enrollees are assigned to a disability category subpopulation using their latest reported eligibility group code and age in the year (Medicaid enrollees who qualify for benefits based on disability in 2020). Enrollees are assigned to a managed care participation subpopulation based on the managed care plan type code that applies to the majority of their enrolled-months during the year (Enrollment in CMC Plans). Please refer to the full brief for additional context about the methodology and detailed findings. Future updates to this data set will include more recent data years as the TAF data become available.

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CEICdata.com (2025). United States US: Urban Population [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/population-and-urbanization-statistics/us-urban-population
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United States US: Urban Population

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Dataset updated
Feb 15, 2025
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Time period covered
Dec 1, 2005 - Dec 1, 2016
Area covered
United States
Variables measured
Population
Description

United States US: Urban Population data was reported at 267,278,643.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 264,746,567.000 Person for 2016. United States US: Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 184,283,180.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 267,278,643.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 126,462,473.000 Person in 1960. United States US: Urban 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. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Sum;

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