YEARS. STORIES.
PERCENT RURAL POPULATION BY STATE
IN NINE STATES MORE THAN HALF THE POPULATION ARE RURAL
We Belie Rural Am
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60 50 40 30 20
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1960
1950
1940
1930
1920
1900
PERCENT RURAL POPULATION
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1890
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1870
1860
1850
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1830
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1800
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PERCENT OF THE U.S. POPULATION
ONE-FIFTH
RURAL POPULATIO
60 MILLION AMERI
LIVE IN RURAL AND SMALL TOWN CO