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>> it would seem that the vast majority of the USA lives "in or near a greater metro" To the extent that you consider the cities of Monroe (Louisiana), Ketchik
by rufus_foreman 3y ago
>> it would seem that the vast majority of the USA lives "in or near a greater metro"
To the extent that you consider the cities of Monroe (Louisiana), Ketchikan (Alaska), Elmira (New York), and La Crosse (Wisconsin) to be the centers of "greater metro" areas.
They're not greater metro areas in the same sense that NYC, LA, SF, or Boston are greater metro areas.
- bombcar 3y agoTrue, but I'd certainly consider those "cities" and not "rural" but you can draw the line elsewhere; whatever or wherever you draw the line a substantial group of people live "in a metro area".
- ghaff 3y agoThe US Census defines 80% of the US population as being urban. As you say, you can draw the line anywhere and I assume the US Census is defining it as being something along the lines of being somewhat accessible to a city of not completely trivial size. Which is fine as long as people don't read that as 80% of the population living somewhere that looks anything like a sizable city.