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> there's another group of people (possibly the majority) that actually prefer the suburbs With regard to the United States, you’re not even close. 80% of the

• jasode 2y ago
  >With regard to the United States, you’re not even close. 80% of the US population live in cities. [0] For purposes of this discussion thread, we're just using "living in the cities" as shorthand for "high-density living with convenient mass-transit and walkable amenities". E.g. downtowns or multi-family housing near the city center where people can walk to the grocery store. The majority of USA citizens do not live in that arrangement. Instead, most Americans live in areas that depend on cars. The web page you're citing is using "cities" as shorthand for "downtowns + suburbs i.e. metroplexes" - vs - "rural farms".
• infecto 2y ago
  Have you ever been to the US? Sure, 80% live in cities but the majority of that number are suburban cities. LA, DFW, Miami...all cities with large populations but all requiring a car.
• hnewsenjoyer 2y ago
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• davemp 2y ago
  > According to the Census Bureau, 80% of the U.S. population lives in urban areas. The remaining 20% lives in areas classified as rural. *There isn’t a specific category for suburban areas* Sounds like the suburbs are counted as urban wrt the census.
• NeutralCrane 2y ago
  That statistic is defined as “urban” vs “rural”. By that definition, all American suburbs are counted as cities/urban areas. So the statistic doesn’t disprove their assertion.