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Urbanization in the United States
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The urbanization of the United States has progressed throughout its entire history. Over the last two centuries, the United States of America has been transformed from a predominantly rural, agricultural nation into an urbanized, industrial one.{{cite conference | access-date = February 4, 2023}} This was largely due to the Industrial Revolution in the United States (and parts of Western Europe) in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and the rapid industrialization which the United States experienced as a result. In 1790, only about one out of every twenty Americans (on average) lived in urban areas (cities), but this ratio had dramatically changed to one out of four by 1870, one out of two by 1920, two out of three in the 1960s, and four out of five in the 2000s.
Urbanization
The urbanization of the United States occurred over a period of many years, with the nation only attaining urban-majority status between 1910 and 1920. Currently, over four-fifths of the U.S. population resides in urban areas. The United States Census Bureau changed its classification and definition of urban areas in 1950 and again in 1990, and caution is thus advised when comparing urban data from different time periods.
Urbanization was fastest in the Northeastern United States, which acquired an urban majority by 1880. Some Northeastern U.S. states had already acquired an urban majority before then, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island (majority-urban by 1850), and New York (majority-urban since about 1870). The Midwestern and Western United States became urban majority in the 1910s, while the Southern United States only became urban-majority after World War II, in the 1950s.
The Western U.S. is the most urbanized part of the country today, followed closely by the Northeastern United States. The Southern U.S. experienced rapid industrialization after World War II, and is now over three-quarters urban, having almost the same urban percentage in 2010 as the Midwestern United States. Just four U.S. states (out of fifty) have a rural majority today, and even some of these states (such as Mississippi) are continuing to urbanize. Some U.S. states currently have an urban percentage around or above 90%, an urbanization rate almost unheard of a century ago.
The states of Maine and Vermont have bucked the trend towards greater urbanization which is exhibited throughout the rest of the United States. Maine's highest urban percentage ever was less than 52% (in 1950), and today less than 39% of the state's population resides in urban areas. Vermont is currently the least urban U.S. state; its urban percentage (35.1%) is less than half of the United States average (81%). Maine and Vermont were less urban than the United States average in every U.S. census since the first one in 1790. File:Seattle I-5 skyline dllu.jpg|Seattle, Washington in 2018 File:Night view, downtown section, Dallas, Texas ppmsca09600u.jpg|Dallas, Texas in 1942 File:Mulberry Street NYC c1900 LOC 3g04637u edit.jpg|Little Italy in Lower Manhattan, New York City around 1900 File:City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard by George Cooke, 1833.jpg|Washington, D.C. in 1833
Historical statistics
The data in this table/section are all from the U.S. Census Bureau. Note that the definition of urban population has changed over time. New definitions were used for the Censuses conducted for 1900, 1950, 2000, and 2020.
| State/Territory | 2020 | 2010 | 2000 | 1990 | 1980 | 1970 | 1960 | 1950 | 1940 | 1930 | 1920 | 1910 | 1900 | 1890 | 1880 | 1870 | 1860 | 1850 | 1840 | 1830 | 1820 | 1810 | 1800 | 1790 |
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| United States **United States** | 80.0% | 80.7% | 79.0% | 78.0% | 73.7% | 73.6% | 69.9% | 64.0% | 56.5% | 56.1% | 51.2% | 45.6% | 39.6% | 35.1% | 28.2% | 25.7% | 19.8% | 15.4% | 10.8% | 8.8% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| **Northeast** | 84.0% | 85.0% | 84.4% | 84.0% | 79.2% | 80.5% | 80.2% | 79.5% | 76.6% | 77.6% | 75.5% | 71.8% | 66.1% | 59.0% | 50.8% | 44.3% | 35.7% | 26.9% | 18.5% | 14.2% | 11.0% | 10.9% | 9.3% | 8.1% |
| **Midwest** | 74.3% | 75.9% | 74.7% | 73.9% | 70.5% | 71.6% | 68.7% | 64.1% | 58.4% | 57.9% | 52.3% | 45.1% | 38.6% | 33.1% | 24.2% | 20.8% | 13.9% | 9.2% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.0% | |
| **South** | 75.8% | 75.8% | 72.8% | 71.5% | 66.9% | 64.8% | 58.5% | 48.6% | 36.7% | 34.1% | 28.1% | 25.5% | 18.3% | 16.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 9.6% | 8.3% | 6.7% | 5.3% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 2.1% |
| **West** | 88.9% | 89.8% | 88.6% | 87.6% | 83.9% | 83.0% | 77.7% | 69.5% | 58.5% | 58.4% | 51.8% | 47.9% | 39.9% | 37.0% | 30.2% | 25.8% | 16.0% | 6.4% | ||||||
| Alabama Alabama{{cite conference | title = Alabama: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-2.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 57.7% | 59.0% | 55.4% | 56.8% | 60.0% | 58.6% | 54.8% | 43.8% | 30.2% | 28.1% | 21.7% | 17.3% | 11.9% | 10.1% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| Alaska Alaska{{cite conference | title = Alaska: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-3.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 64.9% | 66.0% | 65.6% | 61.0% | 64.3% | 56.9% | 37.9% | 26.6% | 24.0% | 13.2% | 5.6% | 9.5% | 24.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Arizona Arizona{{cite conference | title = Arizona: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-4.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 89.3% | 89.8% | 88.2% | 86.5% | 83.8% | 79.6% | 74.5% | 55.5% | 34.8% | 34.4% | 36.1% | 31.0% | 15.9% | 9.4% | 17.3% | 33.4% |
| Arkansas Arkansas{{cite conference | title = Arkansas: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-5.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 55.5% | 56.2% | 52.5% | 52.0% | 51.6% | 50.0% | 42.8% | 33.0% | 22.2% | 20.6% | 16.6% | 12.9% | 8.5% | 6.5% | 4.6% | 2.6% |
| California California{{cite conference | title = California: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 94.2% | 95.0% | 94.4% | 93.7% | 91.3% | 90.9% | 86.4% | 80.7% | 71.0% | 73.3% | 67.9% | 61.8% | 52.3% | 48.6% | 42.9% | 37.2% |
| Colorado Colorado{{cite conference | title = Colorado: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-7.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 86% | 86.2% | 84.5% | 83.8% | 80.6% | 78.5% | 73.7% | 62.7% | 52.6% | 50.2% | 48.2% | 50.3% | 48.3% | 45.0% | 31.4% | 11.9% |
| Connecticut Connecticut{{cite conference | title = Connecticut: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-8.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 86.3% | 88.0% | 87.7% | 87.0% | 78.8% | 78.4% | 78.3% | 77.6% | 67.8% | 70.4% | 67.8% | 65.6% | 59.9% | 50.9% | 41.9% | 33.0% |
| Delaware Delaware{{cite conference | title = Delaware: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-9.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 82.6% | 83.3% | 80.1% | 79.2% | 70.6% | 72.2% | 65.6% | 62.6% | 52.3% | 51.7% | 54.2% | 48.0% | 46.4% | 42.2% | 33.4% | 24.7% |
| District of Columbia Washington, D.C.{{cite conference | title = District of Columbia: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-10.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 90.0% | 91.6% |
| Florida Florida{{cite conference | title = Florida: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-11.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 91.5% | 91.2% | 89.3% | 88.0% | 84.3% | 81.7% | 73.9% | 65.5% | 55.1% | 51.7% | 36.5% | 29.1% | 20.3% | 19.8% | 10.0% | 8.1% |
| Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia{{cite conference | title = Georgia: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 74.1% | 75.1% | 71.6% | 68.8% | 62.4% | 60.3% | 55.3% | 45.3% | 34.4% | 30.8% | 25.1% | 20.6% | 15.6% | 14.0% | 9.4% | 8.4% |
| Hawaii Hawaii{{cite conference | title = Hawaii: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-13.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 86.1% | 91.9% | 91.5% | 90.5% | 86.5% | 83.1% | 76.5% | 69.0% | 62.5% | 53.7% | 36.1% | 30.7% | 25.5% | |||
| Idaho Idaho{{cite conference | title = Idaho: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-14.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 69.2% | 70.6% | 66.4% | 62.2% | 54.0% | 54.1% | 47.5% | 42.9% | 33.7% | 29.1% | 27.6% | 21.5% | 6.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Illinois Illinois{{cite conference | title = Illinois: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-15.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 86.9% | 88.5% | 87.8% | 86.4% | 83.3% | 83.2% | 80.7% | 77.6% | 73.6% | 73.9% | 67.9% | 61.7% | 54.3% | 44.9% | 30.6% | 23.5% |
| Indiana Indiana{{cite conference | title = Indiana: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-16.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 71.2% | 72.4% | 70.8% | 69.1% | 64.2% | 64.9% | 62.4% | 59.9% | 55.1% | 55.5% | 50.6% | 42.4% | 34.3% | 26.9% | 19.5% | 14.7% |
| Iowa Iowa{{cite conference | title = Iowa: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 63.2% | 64.0% | 61.1% | 59.4% | 58.6% | 57.2% | 53.0% | 47.7% | 42.7% | 39.6% | 36.4% | 30.6% | 25.6% | 21.2% | 15.2% | 13.1% |
| Kansas Kansas{{cite conference | title = Kansas: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-18.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 72.3% | 74.2% | 71.4% | 69.5% | 66.7% | 66.1% | 61.0% | 52.1% | 41.9% | 38.8% | 34.8% | 29.1% | 22.4% | 18.9% | 10.5% | 14.2% |
| Kentucky Kentucky{{cite conference | title = Kentucky: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-19.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 58.7% | 58.4% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 50.9% | 52.3% | 44.5% | 36.8% | 29.8% | 30.6% | 26.2% | 24.3% | 21.8% | 19.2% | 15.2% | 14.8% |
| Louisiana Louisiana{{cite conference | title = Louisiana: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-20.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 71.5% | 73.2% | 72.6% | 72.9% | 68.6% | 66.5% | 63.3% | 54.8% | 41.5% | 39.7% | 34.9% | 30.0% | 26.5% | 25.4% | 25.5% | 27.9% |
| Maine Maine{{cite conference | title = Maine: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-21.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 38.6% | 38.7% | 40.2% | 42.6% | 47.5% | 50.8% | 51.3% | 51.7% | 40.5% | 40.3% | 39.0% | 35.3% | 33.5% | 28.1% | 22.6% | 21.0% |
| Maryland Maryland{{cite conference | title = Maryland: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-22.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 85.6% | 87.2% | 86.1% | 85.0% | 80.3% | 76.6% | 72.7% | 69.0% | 59.3% | 59.8% | 60.0% | 50.8% | 49.8% | 47.6% | 40.2% | 37.8% |
| Massachusetts Massachusetts{{cite conference | title = Massachusetts: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-23.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 91.3% | 92.0% | 91.4% | 90.5% | 83.8% | 84.6% | 83.6% | 84.4% | 89.4% | 90.2% | 90.0% | 89.0% | 86.0% | 82.0% | 74.7% | 66.7% |
| Michigan Michigan{{cite conference | title = Michigan: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-24.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 73.5% | 74.6% | 74.7% | 75.2% | 70.7% | 74.0% | 73.4% | 70.7% | 65.7% | 68.2% | 61.1% | 47.2% | 39.3% | 34.9% | 24.8% | 20.1% |
| Minnesota Minnesota{{cite conference | title = Minnesota: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-25.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 71.9% | 73.3% | 70.9% | 69.0% | 66.9% | 66.5% | 62.2% | 54.5% | 49.8% | 49.0% | 44.1% | 41.0% | 34.1% | 33.8% | 19.1% | 16.1% |
| Mississippi Mississippi{{cite conference | title = Mississippi: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-26.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 46.3% | 49.3% | 48.8% | 49.0% | 47.3% | 44.5% | 37.7% | 27.9% | 19.8% | 16.9% | 13.4% | 11.5% | 7.7% | 5.4% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Missouri Missouri{{cite conference | title = Missouri: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-27.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 69.5% | 70.4% | 69.4% | 69.6% | 68.1% | 70.1% | 66.6% | 61.5% | 51.8% | 51.2% | 46.6% | 42.3% | 36.3% | 32.0% | 25.2% | 25.0% |
| Montana Montana{{cite conference | title = Montana: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-28.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 53.4% | 55.9% | 54.1% | 56.4% | 52.9% | 53.4% | 50.2% | 43.7% | 37.8% | 33.7% | 31.3% | 35.5% | 34.7% | 27.1% | 17.8% | 15.1% |
| Nebraska Nebraska{{cite conference | title = Nebraska: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-29.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 73.0% | 73.1% | 69.8% | 67.2% | 62.9% | 61.5% | 54.3% | 46.9% | 39.1% | 35.3% | 31.3% | 26.1% | 23.7% | 27.4% | 13.6% | 18.0% |
| Nevada Nevada{{cite conference | title = Nevada: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-30.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 94.1% | 94.2% | 91.5% | 87.4% | 85.3% | 80.9% | 70.4% | 57.2% | 39.3% | 37.8% | 19.7% | 16.3% | 17.0% | 33.8% | 31.1% | 16.4% |
| New Hampshire New Hampshire{{cite conference | title = New Hampshire: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-31.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 58.3% | 60.3% | 59.3% | 57.2% | 52.2% | 56.4% | 58.3% | 57.5% | 57.6% | 58.7% | 56.5% | 51.8% | 46.7% | 39.3% | 30.0% | 26.2% |
| New Jersey New Jersey{{cite conference | title = New Jersey: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-32.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 93.8% | 94.7% | 94.4% | 93.5% | 89.0% | 88.9% | 88.6% | 86.6% | 81.6% | 82.6% | 79.9% | 76.4% | 70.6% | 62.6% | 54.4% | 43.7% |
| New Mexico New Mexico{{cite conference | title = New Mexico: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-33.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 74.5% | 77.4% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 72.1% | 69.8% | 65.9% | 50.2% | 33.2% | 25.2% | 18.0% | 14.2% | 14.0% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| New York New York{{cite conference | title = New York: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-34.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 87.4% | 87.9% | 87.5% | 87.4% | 84.6% | 85.7% | 85.4% | 85.5% | 82.8% | 83.6% | 82.7% | 78.9% | 72.9% | 65.1% | 56.4% | 50.0% |
| North Carolina North Carolina{{cite conference | title = North Carolina: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-35.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 66.7% | 66.1% | 60.2% | 57.8% | 48.0% | 45.5% | 39.5% | 33.7% | 27.3% | 25.5% | 19.2% | 14.4% | 9.9% | 7.2% | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| North Dakota North Dakota{{cite conference | title = North Dakota: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-36.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 61.0% | 59.9% | 55.9% | 53.4% | 48.8% | 44.3% | 35.2% | 26.6% | 20.6% | 16.6% | 13.6% | 11.0% | 7.3% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 0.0% |
| Ohio Ohio{{cite conference | title = Ohio: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-37.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 76.3% | 77.9% | 77.4% | 77.5% | 73.3% | 75.3% | 73.4% | 70.2% | 66.8% | 67.8% | 63.8% | 55.9% | 48.1% | 41.1% | 32.2% | 25.6% |
| Oklahoma Oklahoma{{cite conference | title = Oklahoma: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-38.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 64.6% | 66.2% | 65.3% | 65.2% | 67.3% | 68.0% | 62.9% | 51.0% | 37.6% | 34.3% | 26.5% | 19.2% | 7.4% | 3.7% | ||
| Oregon Oregon{{cite conference | title = Oregon: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-39.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 80.5% | 81.0% | 78.7% | 74.9% | 67.9% | 67.1% | 62.2% | 53.9% | 48.8% | 51.3% | 49.8% | 45.6% | 32.2% | 27.9% | 14.8% | 9.1% |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania{{cite conference | title = Pennsylvania: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-40.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 76.5% | 78.7% | 77.1% | 76.8% | 69.3% | 71.5% | 71.6% | 70.5% | 66.5% | 67.8% | 65.1% | 60.4% | 54.7% | 48.6% | 41.6% | 37.3% |
| Rhode Island Rhode Island{{cite conference | title = Rhode Island: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-41.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 91.1% | 90.7% | 90.9% | 89.9% | 87.0% | 87.1% | 86.4% | 84.3% | 91.6% | 92.4% | 91.9% | 91.0% | 88.3% | 85.3% | 82.0% | 74.6% |
| South Carolina South Carolina{{cite conference | title = South Carolina: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-42.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 67.9% | 66.3% | 60.5% | 61.5% | 54.1% | 48.3% | 41.2% | 36.7% | 24.5% | 21.3% | 17.5% | 14.8% | 12.8% | 10.1% | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| South Dakota South Dakota{{cite conference | title = South Dakota: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-43.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 57.2% | 56.7% | 51.9% | 50.3% | 46.4% | 44.6% | 39.3% | 33.2% | 24.6% | 18.9% | 16.0% | 13.1% | 10.2% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 0.0% |
| Tennessee Tennessee{{cite conference | title = Tennessee: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-44.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 66.2% | 66.4% | 63.6% | 62.7% | 60.4% | 59.1% | 52.3% | 44.1% | 35.2% | 34.3% | 26.1% | 20.2% | 16.2% | 13.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| Texas Texas{{cite conference | title = Texas: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 83.7% | 84.7% | 82.5% | 81.2% | 79.6% | 79.7% | 75.0% | 62.7% | 45.4% | 41.0% | 32.4% | 24.1% | 17.1% | 15.6% | 9.2% | 6.7% |
| Utah Utah{{cite conference | title = Utah: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-46.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 89.8% | 90.6% | 88.2% | 86.8% | 84.4% | 80.4% | 74.9% | 65.3% | 55.5% | 52.4% | 48.0% | 46.3% | 38.1% | 35.7% | 23.4% | 18.5% |
| Vermont Vermont{{cite conference | title = Vermont: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-47.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 35.1% | 38.9% | 38.2% | 40.2% | 33.8% | 32.2% | 38.5% | 36.4% | 34.3% | 33.0% | 31.2% | 27.8% | 22.1% | 15.2% | 10.0% | 6.9% |
| Virginia Virginia{{cite conference | title = Virginia: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-48.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 75.6% | 75.5% | 73.0% | 71.5% | 66.0% | 63.2% | 55.6% | 47.0% | 35.3% | 32.4% | 29.2% | 23.1% | 18.3% | 17.1% | 12.5% | 11.9% |
| Washington Washington{{cite conference | title = Washington: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-49.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 83.4% | 84.0% | 82.0% | 79.9% | 73.5% | 73.4% | 68.1% | 63.2% | 53.1% | 56.6% | 54.8% | 53.0% | 40.8% | 35.6% | 9.5% | 0.0% |
| West Virginia West Virginia{{cite conference | title = West Virginia: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-50.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 44.6% | 48.7% | 46.1% | 46.9% | 36.2% | 39.1% | 38.2% | 34.6% | 28.1% | 28.4% | 25.2% | 18.7% | 13.1% | 10.7% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| Wisconsin Wisconsin{{cite conference | title = Wisconsin: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-51.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 67.1% | 70.2% | 68.3% | 67.3% | 64.2% | 65.9% | 63.8% | 57.9% | 53.5% | 52.9% | 47.3% | 43.0% | 38.2% | 33.2% | 24.1% | 19.6% |
| Wyoming Wyoming{{cite conference | title = Wyoming: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-52.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 62.0% | 64.8% | 65.1% | 67.1% | 62.7% | 60.5% | 56.8% | 49.8% | 37.3% | 31.1% | 29.4% | 29.6% | 28.8% | 34.3% | 29.6% | 0.0% |
| Puerto Rico Puerto Rico{{cite conference | title = Puerto Rico: 2010 | conference = 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5 | pages = 1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | year = 2012 | location = U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC | url = https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-53.pdf | access-date = February 4, 2023}} | 91.9% | 93.8% | 94.4% | 92.9% | 66.8% | 58.1% | 44.2% | 40.5% | 30.3% | 27.7% | 21.8% | 20.1% | 14.6% |
aThis datum is from 1899 instead of from 1900.
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