| YEAR |
TOTAL POP | URBAN | RURAL | % URBAN | % RURAL | % URBAN CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 3,929,214 | 201,665 | 3,727,559 | 5.1% | 94.9% | --% |
| 1800 | 5,308,483 | 322,371 | 4,986,112 | 6.1% | 93.9% | 1.0% |
| 1810 | 7,239,581 | 525,459 | 6,714,422 | 7.3% | 92.7% | 1.2% |
| 1820 | 9,638,453 | 693,255 | 8,945,198 | 7.2% | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 1830 | 12,860,702 | 1,127,247 | 11,733,455 | 8.8% | 91.2% | 1.6% |
| 1840 | 17,063,353 | 1,845,055 | 15,218,298 | 10.8% | 89.2% | 2.0% |
| 1850 | 23,191,876 | 3,574,496 | 19,617,380 | 15.4% | 84.9% | 4.6% |
| 1860 | 31,443,321 | 6,216,518 | 25,226,803 | 19.8% | 80.2% | 4.4% |
| 1870 | 38,558,371 | 9,902,361 | 28,656,010 | 25.7% | 74.3% | 5.9% |
| 1880 | 50,189,209 | 14,129,735 | 36,059,474 | 28.2% | 74.3% | 2.5% |
| 1890 | 62,979,766 | 22,106,265 | 40,873,501 | 35.1% | 64.9% | 6.9% |
| 1900 | 76,212,168 | 30,214,832 | 45,997,336 | 39.6% | 60.4% | 4.5% |
| 1910 | 92,228,496 | 42,064,001 | 50,164,495 | 45.6% | 54.4% | 6.0% |
| 1920 | 106,621,537 | 54,253,282 | 51,768,255 | 50.9% | 48.6% | 5.3% |
source: 1990 US Census; Population and Housing, table 4.
GENERAL COMMENTS: This table shows that the United States remained rural and not substanially urban/modern until after 1900.
M. Collie October 2008