Urbanization in the United States - wikipedia Urbanization in the United States Seattle, Washington in 2006. Dallas, Texas in 1942. Little Italy in Manhattan, New York City around 1900. Washington, D.C. in 1833. 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. 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. Contents 1 Urbanization 2 Historical statistics 3 See also 4 References 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, a percentage which is still increasing today. 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 state of Maine ( and Vermont, to a lesser degree ) has 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. Maine is currently the least urban U.S. state ; its urban percentage ( 39 % ) is less than half of the United States average ( 81 % ). Maine was less urban than the United States average in every U.S. census since the first one in 1790. Historical Statistics The data in this table / section is all from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Urban Population as a Percentage of the Total Population by U.S. Region and State ( 1790 - 2010 ) State / Territory 2000 1980 1970 1960 1950 1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890 1880 1870 1860 1850 1840 1830 1820 1810 1800 1790 United States 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 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 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 % 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 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 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 % 5.1 % 4.6 % 2.1 % 1.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Alaska 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 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 % 0.0 % Arkansas 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 % 0.9 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % California 95.2 % 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 % 20.7 % 7.4 % Colorado 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 % 13.9 % Connecticut 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 % 26.5 % 16.0 % 12.6 % 9.4 % 7.6 % 6.1 % 5.1 % 3.0 % Delaware 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 % 18.9 % 15.3 % 10.7 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 1.3 % Washington, D.C. 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 % 93.0 % 93.6 % 90.9 % 90.1 % 88.3 % 85.0 % 76.2 % Florida 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 % 4.1 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Georgia 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 % 7.1 % 4.3 % 3.6 % 2.7 % 2.2 % 2.1 % 3.2 % 0.0 % Hawaii 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 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 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 % 14.3 % 7.6 % 2.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Indiana 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 % 8.6 % 4.5 % 1.6 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Iowa 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 % 8.9 % 5.1 % 0.0 % Kansas 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 % 9.4 % Kentucky 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 % 10.4 % 7.5 % 4.0 % 2.4 % 1.6 % 1.1 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Louisiana 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 % 26.1 % 26.0 % 29.9 % 21.4 % 17.7 % 22.5 % Maine 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 % 16.6 % 13.5 % 7.8 % 3.2 % 2.9 % 3.1 % 2.4 % 0.0 % Maryland 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 % 34.0 % 32.3 % 24.2 % 20.4 % 16.3 % 12.2 % 7.8 % 4.2 % Massachusetts 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 % 59.6 % 50.7 % 37.9 % 31.1 % 22.8 % 21.3 % 15.4 % 13.5 % Michigan 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 % 13.3 % 7.3 % 4.3 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Minnesota 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 % 9.4 % 0.0 % Mississippi 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 % 2.6 % 1.8 % 1.0 % 2.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Missouri 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 % 17.2 % 11.8 % 4.3 % 3.5 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Montana 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 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 % 0.0 % Nevada 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 % 0.0 % New Hampshire 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 % 22.1 % 17.1 % 10.0 % 5.0 % 3.0 % 3.2 % 2.9 % 3.3 % New Jersey 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 % 32.7 % 17.6 % 10.6 % 5.7 % 2.7 % 2.4 % 0.0 % 0.0 % New Mexico 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 % 5.3 % 7.4 % New York 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 % 39.3 % 29.2 % 19.4 % 14.9 % 11.7 % 12.7 % 12.7 % 11.5 % North Carolina 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 % 2.5 % 2.4 % 1.8 % 1.4 % 2.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % North Dakota 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 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 % 17.1 % 12.2 % 5.5 % 3.9 % 1.7 % 1.1 % 0.0 % Oklahoma 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 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 % 5.5 % 0.0 % Pennsylvania 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 % 30.8 % 23.6 % 17.9 % 15.3 % 13.0 % 12.8 % 11.3 % 10.2 % Rhode Island 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 % 63.3 % 55.6 % 43.8 % 31.2 % 23.0 % 23.4 % 20.8 % 19.0 % South Carolina 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 % 6.9 % 7.3 % 5.7 % 5.8 % 4.9 % 6.0 % 5.4 % 6.6 % South Dakota 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 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 % 4.2 % 2.2 % 0.8 % 0.8 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Texas 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 % 4.4 % 3.6 % Utah 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 % 20.5 % 0.0 % Vermont 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 % 2.0 % 1.9 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Virginia 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 % 9.5 % 8.0 % 6.9 % 4.8 % 3.8 % 3.6 % 2.6 % 1.8 % Washington 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 % 0.0 % 0.0 % West Virginia 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 % 5.3 % 3.8 % 3.5 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Wisconsin 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 % 14.4 % 9.4 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Wyoming 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 93.8 % 94.4 % 92.9 % 66.8 % 58.1 % 44.2 % 40.5 % 30.3 % 27.7 % 21.8 % 20.1 % 14.6 % a ^ This data is from 1899 instead of from 1900. 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Question: when did the us become more urban than rural
Answer: in the late 18th and early 19th centuries