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United States (USA):
Rural Population &
Population Density by State: 2000

State Rural Population Rural Land Area (Square Miles) Popuatlon Density
Alabama 1,981,427 48,971 40
Alaska 215,675 570,114 0
Arizona 607,097 111,966 5
Arkansas 1,269,221 51,169 25
California 1,886,536 148,059 13
Colorado 668,076 102,467 7
Connecticut 417,506 3,088 135
Delaware 155,842 1,653 94
District of Columbia 0 0 0
Florida 1,712,358 47,807 36
Georgia 2,322,290 54,194 43
Hawaii 103,312 6,068 17
Idaho 436,991 82,345 5
Illinois 1,509,773 52,020 29
Indiana 1,776,474 33,664 53
Iowa 1,138,892 55,060 21
Kansas 767,749 80,961 9
Kentucky 1,787,969 38,518 46
Louisiana 1,223,311 41,905 29
Maine 762,045 30,508 25
Maryland 737,818 7,972 93
Massachusetts 547,730 5,034 109
Michigan 2,518,987 53,468 47
Minnesota 1,429,420 78,108 18
Mississippi 1,457,307 45,983 32
Missouri 1,711,769 67,079 26
Montana 414,317 145,296 3
Nebraska 517,538 76,423 7
Nevada 169,611 109,262 2
New Hampshire 503,451 8,411 60
New Jersey 475,263 4,630 103
New Mexico 455,545 120,612 4
New York 2,373,875 43,285 55
North Carolina 3,199,831 45,172 71
North Dakota 283,242 68,849 4
Ohio 2,570,811 36,958 70
Oklahoma 1,196,091 67,526 18
Oregon 727,255 94,976 8
Pennsylvania 2,816,953 40,564 69
Rhode Island 95,173 656 145
South Carolina 1,584,888 28,253 56
South Dakota 363,417 75,728 5
Tennessee 2,069,265 38,789 53
Texas 3,647,539 254,789 14
Utah 262,825 81,478 3
Vermont 376,379 9,102 41
Virginia 1,908,560 37,231 51
Washington 1,063,015 64,463 16
West Virginia 975,564 23,523 41
Wisconsin 1,700,032 52,679 32
Wyoming 172,438 96,936 2
Total 59,068,453 3,443,772 17

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