Urban Percentage of the Population for States, Historical
| Source: | Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau |
| Units: | Percentage of the total population in urban areas (see Notes below) |
| Additional data: | Download historical data series (1900-2010) in Excel |
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| FIPS | Area Name | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | United States | 73.6 | 73.7 | 75.2 | 79.0 | 80.7 |
| 01 | Alabama | 58.6 | 60.0 | 60.4 | 55.4 | 59.0 |
| 02 | Alaska | 56.9 | 64.3 | 67.5 | 65.6 | 66.0 |
| 04 | Arizona | 79.6 | 83.8 | 87.5 | 88.2 | 89.8 |
| 05 | Arkansas | 50.0 | 51.6 | 53.5 | 52.5 | 56.2 |
| 06 | California | 90.9 | 91.3 | 92.6 | 94.4 | 95.0 |
| 08 | Colorado | 78.5 | 80.6 | 82.4 | 84.5 | 86.2 |
| 09 | Connecticut | 78.4 | 78.8 | 79.1 | 87.7 | 88.0 |
| 10 | Delaware | 72.2 | 70.6 | 73.0 | 80.1 | 83.3 |
| 11 | District of Columbia | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 12 | Florida | 81.7 | 84.3 | 84.8 | 89.3 | 91.2 |
| 13 | Georgia | 60.3 | 62.4 | 63.2 | 71.6 | 75.1 |
| 15 | Hawaii | 83.1 | 86.5 | 89.0 | 91.5 | 91.9 |
| 16 | Idaho | 54.1 | 54.0 | 57.4 | 66.4 | 70.6 |
| 17 | Illinois | 83.2 | 83.3 | 84.6 | 87.8 | 88.5 |
| 18 | Indiana | 64.9 | 64.2 | 64.9 | 70.8 | 72.4 |
| 19 | Iowa | 57.2 | 58.6 | 60.6 | 61.1 | 64.0 |
| 20 | Kansas | 66.1 | 66.7 | 69.1 | 71.4 | 74.2 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 52.3 | 50.9 | 51.8 | 55.8 | 58.4 |
| 22 | Louisiana | 66.5 | 68.6 | 68.1 | 72.6 | 73.2 |
| 23 | Maine | 50.8 | 47.5 | 44.6 | 40.2 | 38.7 |
| 24 | Maryland | 76.6 | 80.3 | 81.3 | 86.1 | 87.2 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 84.6 | 83.8 | 84.3 | 91.4 | 92.0 |
| 26 | Michigan | 74.0 | 70.7 | 70.5 | 74.7 | 74.6 |
| 27 | Minnesota | 66.5 | 66.9 | 69.9 | 70.9 | 73.3 |
| 28 | Mississippi | 44.5 | 47.3 | 47.1 | 48.8 | 49.4 |
| 29 | Missouri | 70.1 | 68.1 | 68.7 | 69.4 | 70.4 |
| 30 | Montana | 53.4 | 52.9 | 52.5 | 54.1 | 55.9 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 61.5 | 62.9 | 66.1 | 69.8 | 73.1 |
| 32 | Nevada | 80.9 | 85.3 | 88.3 | 91.5 | 94.2 |
| 33 | New Hampshire | 56.4 | 52.2 | 51.0 | 59.3 | 60.3 |
| 34 | New Jersey | 88.9 | 89.0 | 89.4 | 94.4 | 94.7 |
| 35 | New Mexico | 69.8 | 72.1 | 73.0 | 75.0 | 77.4 |
| 36 | New York | 85.7 | 84.6 | 84.3 | 87.5 | 87.9 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 45.5 | 48.0 | 50.4 | 60.2 | 66.1 |
| 38 | North Dakota | 44.3 | 48.8 | 53.3 | 55.9 | 59.9 |
| 39 | Ohio | 75.3 | 73.3 | 74.1 | 77.4 | 77.9 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | 68.0 | 67.3 | 67.7 | 65.3 | 66.2 |
| 41 | Oregon | 67.1 | 67.9 | 70.5 | 78.7 | 81.0 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | 71.5 | 69.3 | 68.9 | 77.1 | 78.7 |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 87.1 | 87.0 | 86.0 | 90.9 | 90.7 |
| 45 | South Carolina | 48.3 | 54.1 | 54.6 | 60.5 | 66.3 |
| 46 | South Dakota | 44.6 | 46.4 | 50.0 | 51.9 | 56.7 |
| 47 | Tennessee | 59.1 | 60.4 | 60.9 | 63.6 | 66.4 |
| 48 | Texas | 79.7 | 79.6 | 80.3 | 82.5 | 84.7 |
| 49 | Utah | 80.4 | 84.4 | 87.0 | 88.2 | 90.6 |
| 50 | Vermont | 32.2 | 33.8 | 32.2 | 38.2 | 38.9 |
| 51 | Virginia | 63.2 | 66.0 | 69.4 | 73.0 | 75.5 |
| 53 | Washington | 73.4 | 73.5 | 76.4 | 82.0 | 84.1 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 39.1 | 36.2 | 36.1 | 46.1 | 48.7 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | 65.9 | 64.2 | 65.7 | 68.3 | 70.2 |
| 56 | Wyoming | 60.5 | 62.7 | 65.0 | 65.1 | 64.8 |
Notes:
- Urban population percentages are not directly comparable over time due to changes in definitions and criteria for delineating urban areas.
- From 1950-1990, the urban definition included all population in "urbanized areas" (densely settled territory with specific population thresholds), and incorporated places or Census Designated Places (CDPs) with population of 2,500 or more located outside of urbanized areas.
- For 2000-2010, the urban definition included all population in urbanized areas and urban clusters (each with their own population size and density thresholds).