> Do you know what percentage of the US population lives in rural areas? > Fourteen percent. Not even 1/5th of the US population. The rest live in urbanized ar

> Do you know what percentage of the US population lives in rural areas? > Fourteen percent. Not even 1/5th of the US population. The rest live in urbanized areas. Not-rural is not the same as being in a city though. Maybe only 14% live in rural areas, but most people don't live in cities either. Most people live in the wide suburban type areas that cover everything between city and rural.