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I don't know how it is in the US, but in Germany at least a quarter of the population lives in "rural" parts of the country, but only a single digit percentage

• sseagull 6y ago
  Imagine the support infrastructure farmers and family need (schools, medical, stores, some entertainment maybe). And then all the infrastructure those workers need. It’s not like every farmer is happy living in a tent alone, traveling offroad only to deliver their crops and buy seeds in the city. They like some form of community. It may be “inefficient” but if you want to be efficient, everyone will starve.
• labcomputer 6y ago
  It's roughly the same in the US. The US Department of Agriculture estimates that 10.9% of the population is employed in agriculture, food and related industries. More than half (6.4% of pop.) of those are employed in food service (i.e., waitstaff at restaurants). Only 1.3% of the population are actually employed on farms. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/ag-and-food-sectors-and-the-economy/ https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistic...