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Van Wert
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Allen
Jeffers on
Tusc arawas
Hardin
Marion
Adams
Morrow
Brook e
Harrison
Allegheny
Hancock
Carroll
Washington
Knox
Auglaiz e
Coshocton
Merc er
Ohio
Logan
Delaware
Union
Jay
Shelby
Belmont
Guerns ey
Greene
Licking
Mars hall
Muskingum
Champaign
Darke
Randolph
Monongalia
Franklin
Miami
Wetzel
Madison
Clark
Morgan
Tyler
Wayne
Pickaway
Montgomery
Washington
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Preble
Harrison
Pleasants
Hocking
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Fayette
Fayette
Union
Athens
Ritchie
Wood
Ross
Clinton
Warren
Butler
Marion
Perry
Fairfield
Monroe
Noble
Vinton
Lewis
Franklin
Meigs
Wirt
Gilmer
Highland
Pike
Hamilton
Jac kson
Calhoun
Dearborn
Jac kson
Braxton
Clermont
Ripley
Brown
Sc ioto
Campbell
Boone
Roane
Mason
Adams
Kenton
Ohio
Gallia
Webster
Clay
Lawrence
Switzerland
Pendleton
Gallatin
Greenup
Bracken
Mason
Grant
Putnam
Nic holas
Kanawha
Cabell
Lewis
Carroll
Robertson
Owen
Harrison
Henry
Sc ott
Boyd
Carter
Fleming
Nic holas
Rowan
Elliott
Wayne
Lawrence
Linc oln
Fayette
Boone
Greenbrier
Ohio
Erie
Wayne
Washtenaw
Jac kson
Calhoun
Crawford
As htabula
Lake
Monroe
Lenawee
Venango
Hillsdale
Geauga
Merc er
Lucas
Fulton
Williams
Erie
Lorain
Sandusky
Portage
Wood
Summit
Lawrence
Mahoning
Medina
Henry
DeKalb
Trumbull
Cuyahoga
Ottawa
Butler
Huron
Defiance
Seneca
Columbiana
Stark
Paulding
Hancock
Putnam
Allen
Beaver
Wayne
As hland
Crawford
Ric hland
Wyandot
Van Wert
Holmes
Allen
Jeffers on
Tusc arawas
Hardin
Marion
Adams
Allegheny
Hancock
Carroll
Morrow
Brook e
Harrison
Washington
Knox
Auglaiz e
Coshocton
Merc er
Ohio
Logan
Delaware
Union
Jay
Shelby
Greene
Mars hall
Muskingum
Champaign
Belmont
Guerns ey
Licking
Darke
Randolph
Monongalia
Franklin
Miami
Monroe
Noble
Wetzel
Madison
Clark
Marion
Perry
Fairfield
Morgan
Tyler
Wayne
Pickaway
Montgomery
Washington
Greene
Preble
Harrison
Pleasants
Hocking
Doddridge
Fayette
Fayette
Union
Athens
Ritchie
Wood
Butler
Ross
Clinton
Warren
Vinton
Lewis
Franklin
Meigs
Wirt
Gilmer
Highland
Pike
Hamilton
Jac kson
Calhoun
Dearborn
Jac kson
Braxton
Clermont
Ripley
Brown
Sc ioto
Campbell
Boone
Roane
Mason
Adams
Kenton
Ohio
Gallia
Webster
Clay
Lawrence
Switzerland
Pendleton
Gallatin
Greenup
Bracken
Mason
Grant
Putnam
Nic holas
Kanawha
Cabell
Lewis
Carroll
Robertson
Owen
Harrison
Henry
Sc ott
Boyd
Carter
Fleming
Nic holas
Rowan
Elliott
Wayne
Lawrence
Linc oln
Fayette
Boone
Greenbrier
Ohio
Erie
Wayne
Washtenaw
Jac kson
Calhoun
Crawford
As htabula
Lake
Monroe
Lenawee
Venango
Hillsdale
Geauga
Merc er
Lucas
Fulton
Williams
Erie
Lorain
Sandusky
Portage
Wood
Summit
Lawrence
Mahoning
Medina
Henry
DeKalb
Trumbull
Cuyahoga
Ottawa
Butler
Huron
Defiance
Seneca
Columbiana
Stark
Paulding
Hancock
Putnam
Allen
Beaver
Wayne
As hland
Crawford
Ric hland
Wyandot
Van Wert
Allegheny
Hancock
Carroll
Holmes
Allen
Jeffers on
Tusc arawas
Hardin
Marion
Adams
Morrow
Brook e
Harrison
Washington
Knox
Auglaiz e
Coshocton
Merc er
Ohio
Logan
Delaware
Union
Jay
Shelby
Belmont
Guerns ey
Greene
Licking
Mars hall
Muskingum
Champaign
Darke
Randolph
Monongalia
Franklin
Miami
Monroe
Noble
Wetzel
Madison
Clark
Marion
Perry
Fairfield
Morgan
Tyler
Wayne
Pickaway
Montgomery
Washington
Greene
Preble
Harrison
Pleasants
Hocking
Doddridge
Fayette
Fayette
Union
Athens
Ritchie
Wood
Butler
Ross
Clinton
Warren
Vinton
Lewis
Franklin
Meigs
Wirt
Gilmer
Highland
Pike
Hamilton
Jac kson
Calhoun
Dearborn
Jac kson
Braxton
Clermont
Ripley
Brown
Sc ioto
Campbell
Boone
Roane
Mason
Adams
Kenton
Ohio
Gallia
Webster
Clay
Lawrence
Switzerland
Pendleton
Gallatin
Greenup
Bracken
Mason
Grant
Putnam
Nic holas
Kanawha
Cabell
Lewis
Carroll
Robertson
Owen
Harrison
Henry
Sc ott
Boyd
Carter
Fleming
Nic holas
Rowan
Elliott
Wayne
Lawrence
Linc oln
Fayette
Boone
Greenbrier
Ohio
Erie
Wayne
Washtenaw
Jac kson
Calhoun
Crawford
As htabula
Lake
Monroe
Lenawee
Venango
Hillsdale
Geauga
Merc er
Lucas
Fulton
Williams
Erie
Lorain
Sandusky
Portage
Wood
Summit
Lawrence
Mahoning
Medina
Henry
DeKalb
Trumbull
Cuyahoga
Ottawa
Butler
Huron
Defiance
Seneca
Columbiana
Stark
Paulding
Hancock
Putnam
Allen
Beaver
Wayne
As hland
Crawford
Ric hland
Wyandot
Van Wert
Allegheny
Hancock
Carroll
Holmes
Allen
Jeffers on
Tusc arawas
Hardin
Marion
Adams
Morrow
Brook e
Harrison
Washington
Knox
Auglaiz e
Coshocton
Merc er
Ohio
Logan
Delaware
Union
Jay
Shelby
Belmont
Guerns ey
Greene
Licking
Mars hall
Muskingum
Champaign
Darke
Randolph
Monongalia
Franklin
Miami
Monroe
Noble
Wetzel
Madison
Clark
Marion
Perry
Fairfield
Morgan
Tyler
Wayne
Pickaway
Montgomery
Washington
Greene
Preble
Harrison
Pleasants
Hocking
Doddridge
Fayette
Fayette
Union
Athens
Ritchie
Wood
Butler
Ross
Clinton
Warren
Vinton
Lewis
Franklin
Meigs
Wirt
Gilmer
Highland
Pike
Hamilton
Jac kson
Calhoun
Dearborn
Jac kson
Braxton
Clermont
Ripley
Brown
Sc ioto
Campbell
Boone
Roane
Mason
Adams
Kenton
Ohio
Gallia
Webster
Clay
Lawrence
Switzerland
Pendleton
Gallatin
Greenup
Bracken
Mason
Grant
Putnam
Nic holas
Kanawha
Cabell
Lewis
Carroll
Robertson
Owen
Harrison
Henry
Sc ott
Boyd
Carter
Fleming
Nic holas
Rowan
Elliott
Wayne
Lawrence
Linc oln
Fayette
Boone
Greenbrier
Ohio
Erie
Wayne
Washtenaw
Jac kson
Calhoun
Crawford
As htabula
Lake
Monroe
Lenawee
Venango
Hillsdale
Geauga
Merc er
Lucas
Fulton
Williams
Erie
Lorain
Sandusky
Portage
Wood
Summit
Lawrence
Mahoning
Medina
Henry
DeKalb
Trumbull
Cuyahoga
Ottawa
Butler
Huron
Defiance
Seneca
Columbiana
Stark
Paulding
Hancock
Putnam
Allen
Beaver
Wayne
As hland
Crawford
Ric hland
Wyandot
Van Wert
Allegheny
Hancock
Carroll
Holmes
Allen
Jeffers on
Tusc arawas
Hardin
Marion
Adams
Morrow
Brook e
Harrison
Washington
Knox
Auglaiz e
Coshocton
Merc er
Rural
Ohio
Logan
Delaware
Union
Jay
Shelby
Belmont
Guerns ey
Greene
Licking
Mars hall
Muskingum
Champaign
Darke
Randolph
Monongalia
Franklin
Miami
Monroe
Noble
Wetzel
Madison
Clark
Marion
Perry
Fairfield
Morgan
Tyler
Wayne
Pickaway
Montgomery
Washington
Greene
Preble
Harrison
Pleasants
Hocking
Doddridge
Fayette
Fayette
Union
Athens
Ritchie
Wood
Butler
Ross
Clinton
Warren
Vinton
Lewis
Franklin
Meigs
Wirt
Gilmer
Highland
Pike
Hamilton
Jac kson
Calhoun
Dearborn
Jac kson
Braxton
Clermont
Ripley
Brown
Sc ioto
Campbell
Boone
Roane
Mason
Adams
Kenton
Ohio
Gallia
Webster
Clay
Lawrence
Switzerland
Pendleton
Gallatin
Greenup
Bracken
Mason
Grant
Putnam
Nic holas
Kanawha
Cabell
Lewis
Carroll
Robertson
Owen
Harrison
Henry
Sc ott
Boyd
Carter
Fleming
Nic holas
Rowan
Elliott
Wayne
Lawrence
Linc oln
Fayette
Boone
Greenbrier
2,500
Population
Total population considered
rural (million)
Percent of population considered
rural
Percent of land area considered
rural
Population density (people/sq
mile)
Age
Percent younger than 18
Percent 19 to 64
Percent 65 or older
Ethnicity
Percent non-Hispanic Black
Percent American Indian
Percent Hispanic
Education
Percent not completing high
school
Percent completing high school
only
Percent with only some college
Percent with a college degree or
higher
10,000 50,000
ERS RUCA
Census Urban Areas with OMB metro tract codes
counties
a population
1-3
2,500
USDA B&I
ineligible
locations
U.S. total
10,000 50,000
87.7
115.8
177
59.1
70.6
89.5
48.8
57.6
101.9
281.4
31.1
41.1
62.9
21
25.1
31.8
17.4
20.5
36.2
N/A
97
97.9
99
97.4
97.6
98
74.6
81.2
97.9
N/A
25.6
33.4
50.5
17.1
20.4
25.8
18.5
20
29.4
79.6
26
61.5
12.5
25.9
61
13.1
25.7
61.1
13.1
26.1
61.1
12.8
26
60.8
13.2
25.7
60.7
13.6
25.2
59.9
15
25.3
59.9
14.8
25.6
60.7
13.7
25.6
61.9
12.4
6.9
1.2
5
7.2
1.1
5.8
8.3
0.9
7.8
5.9
1.6
4
6.6
1.6
4.8
7.2
1.4
6.1
8.4
1.8
5.3
8.4
1.8
6.6
7.5
1.3
6.4
12
0.7
12.5
19.2
19.1
18.4
21.2
21.6
21.8
23.5
23.7
21.4
19.6
33.7
33.1
31.2
36.2
35.8
35
35.9
35.5
34.5
28.6
20.4
20.5
21
20.1
20.1
20.3
19.7
19.8
20.5
21
26.8
27.3
29.4
22.5
22.4
22.9
20.8
21
23.6
30.7
2,500
Income
Average household income
($1,000)
Percent in near-poverty
households
Percent in below-poverty
households
Percent in deep-poverty
households
Employment
Percent in agriculture, forestry,
fishing, hunting, mining
industries
Percent traveling > 1/2 hour to
work
Housing
Percent seasonal housing
Percent without complete
plumbing
Houshold composition
Percent 65 and older and living
alone
Percent own children under 18 in
female-headed houshold
ERS RUCA
Census Urban Areas with OMB metro tract codes
counties
a population
1-3
10,000 50,000
2,500
USDA B&I
ineligible
locations
U.S. total
10,000 50,000
56
56
57
51
50
49
43
43
49
57
8.2
9.3
9.6
10.9
10.9
9.5
8.6
9.9
10.3
10.5
11
11.7
12.5
14.8
14.8
12.5
12.4
4.1
4.3
4.5
4.5
4.8
5.2
6.1
6.1
5.2
5.6
3.5
2.6
5.6
5.2
4.7
5.7
5.6
4.3
1.9
10.3
9.9
9.8
10.3
9.8
8.9
6.6
6.6
8.5
10.4
6.2
4.7
8.9
8.1
8.5
8.2
6.8
3.3
1.7
1.3
2.7
2.4
2.1
2.5
2.4
1.9
1.2
25
26.4
27.2
25.2
26.5
27.6
29.3
29.3
27.8
28.2
13.5
14.9
16.5
12.8
14.4
16.2
18.6
18.8
16.9
20
2,500
10,000 50,000
ERS RUCA
Census Urban Areas with OMB metro tract codes
counties
1-3
a population
2,500
USDA B&I
ineligible
locations
State total
10,000 50,000
Population
Total population considered
rural (million)
Percent of population considered
rural
Percent of land area considered
rural
Population density (people/sq
mile)
Age
Percent younger than 18
Percent 19 to 64
Percent 65 or older
Ethnicity
Percent non-Hispanic Black
Percent American Indian
Percent Hispanic
Education
Percent not completing high
school
Percent completing high school
only
Percent with only some college
Percent with a college degree or
higher
3.9
5.1
8.4
2.6
3.0
4.1
2.2
2.5
4.4
11.4
34.0
45.0
73.7
22.6
26.6
35.8
19.5
22.4
39.0
N/A
91.7
94.0
98.0
90.2
91.0
92.4
56.0
58.8
92.8
N/A
102.8
132.9
208.5
69.6
81.2
107.4
96.6
105.6
116.5
277.3
26.1
61.7
12.2
26.0
61.1
12.9
25.4
61.0
13.5
26.8
61.3
11.9
26.5
61.1
12.4
25.7
61.3
13.0
26.0
60.4
13.7
25.6
60.7
13.7
25.5
61.2
13.2
25.4
61.3
13.3
2.1
0.2
1.1
2.5
0.2
1.2
4.9
0.2
1.3
0.8
0.2
0.9
1.0
0.2
1.0
1.7
0.2
1.3
1.7
0.2
1.5
1.9
0.2
1.6
2.4
0.2
1.3
11.3
0.2
1.9
16.7
16.3
15.5
17.5
17.8
18.1
20.0
19.7
18.2
17.0
41.5
40.3
37.5
44.9
44.6
43.8
45.6
44.9
43.5
36.1
18.4
18.7
19.4
17.6
17.7
17.7
16.5
16.8
17.8
19.9
23.5
24.7
27.5
20.0
19.9
20.4
17.9
18.6
20.5
27.0
2,500
Income
Average household income
($1,000)
Percent in near-poverty
households
Percent in below-poverty
households
Percent in deep-poverty
households
Employment
Percent in agriculture, forestry,
fishing, hunting, mining
industries
Percent traveling > 1/2 hour to
work
Housing
Percent seasonal housing
Percent without complete
plumbing
Houshold composition
Percent 65 and older and living
alone
Percent own children under 18 in
female-headed houshold
10,000 50,000
ERS RUCA
Census Urban Areas with OMB metro tract codes
counties
1-3
a population
2,500
USDA B&I
ineligible
locations
State total
10,000 50,000
57.0
57.0
57.0
55.0
53.0
51.0
45.0
45.0
50.0
53.0
6.6
6.6
6.6
7.0
7.2
7.7
9.0
8.9
7.9
7.5
7.3
7.4
8.0
7.6
8.0
9.3
11.0
11.2
9.7
10.6
3.0
3.1
3.4
3.1
3.3
3.9
4.6
4.8
4.0
4.8
2.5
2.0
1.4
3.5
3.2
2.6
3.1
2.8
2.4
1.1
10.2
10.3
10.2
10.1
10.0
9.0
6.8
6.6
8.6
10.3
2.5
2.1
1.4
2.9
2.8
2.4
2.4
2.8
2.3
1.1
1.1
0.9
0.7
1.5
1.4
1.1
1.4
1.3
1.1
0.7
24.1
25.8
28.1
23.6
25.3
27.6
29.6
29.8
28.1
29.9
11.1
12.6
15.4
9.8
11.3
14.1
15.7
16.2
15.1
21.0
Definition
Description
Rural definition #1
Rural definition #2
Rural definition #3
The Census Bureau classifies as rural all territory outside of urban areas. Definition #4 corresponds
with this classification, widely recognized as the "official" Federal definition of rural for statistical
purposes. Definitions #5 and #6 broaden the rural definition to include urban areas with
populations less than 10,000 and 50,000, respectively.
Definition
Description
Rural definition #6
Definition
Description
Definition
Description
Rural definition #8
Definition
Description
Note that all of the above definitions are based on the 2000 Census. Over time, changes,
additions, and corrections are made. For the most up-to-date Census and OMB definitions, see
the links to their sites.
Segment
Variable/Formula
Segment 1
p001001
Segment 1
Geo
Geo
Segment 1
Percent 19 to 64
Segment 1
Percent 65 or older
Segment 1
Segment 3
p007004 / p001001
Percent Hispanic
Segment 3
p007010 / p001001
Segment 3
p007005 / p001001
Population
Total population
Age
Ethnicity
Segment 3
Segment 3
Segment 3
sum(p037012,p037013, p037029,p037030) /
p037001
Segment 3
Segment 6
p054001 / p052001
Income
Average household income ($1000)
Poverty (for the population for whom poverty is determined, i.e. not living in group quarters)
Percent near poverty (ratio of income to
Segment 7
poverty level is 1.00 to 1.49)
Segment 7
p088002 / p088001
Employment
Percent in agriculture, forestry, fishing
and hunting, and mining industries (for
the employed civilian population 16
years and over)
Segment 5
Housing
Percent seasonal housing (for
housing units)
Household composition
Percent 65 years and older living alone
Segment 1