If you look at the population trends of the United States over the last 200 years, you will see tremendous exponential growth over just the last 50-80 years. You will also notice from this chart that the percentage or Rural compared to Urban residents is dropping significantly as we continue into the future.
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| Census Year | Total Population |
Increase | Increase % |
Urban % |
Rural % |
| 1790 | 3,929,214 | – | – | 5.1 | 94.9 |
| 1800 | 5,308,483 | 1,379,269 | 35.1 | 6.1 | 93.9 |
| 1810 | 7,239,881 | 1,931,398 | 36.4 | 15.4 | 92.7 |
| 1820 | 9,638,453 | 2,398,572 | 33.1 | 7.2 | 92.8 |
| 1830 | 12,860,702 | 3,222,249 | 33.4 | 8.8 | 91.2 |
| 1840 | 17,063,353 | 4,202,651 | 32.7 | 10.8 | 89.2 |
| 1850 | 23,191,876 | 6,128,523 | 35.9 | 15.4 | 84.6 |
| 1860 | 31,443,321 | 8,251,445 | 35.6 | 19.8 | 80.2 |
| 1870 | 38,558,371 | 7,115,050 | 22.6 | 25.7 | 74.3 |
| 1880 | 50,189,209 | 11,630,838 | 30.2 | 28.2 | 71.8 |
| 1890 | 62,979,766 | 12,790,557 | 25.5 | 35.1 | 64.9 |
| 1900 | 76,212,168 | 13,232,402 | 21.0 | 39.6 | 60.4 |
| 1910 | 92,228,496 | 16,016,328 | 21.0 | 45.6 | 54.4 |
| 1920 | 106,021,537 | 13,793,041 | 15.0 | 51.2 | 48.8 |
| 1930 | 123,202,624 | 17,181,087 | 16.2 | 56.1 | 43.9 |
| 1940 | 142,164,569 | 18,961,945 | 15.4 | 56.5 | 43.5 |
| 1950 | 161,325,798 | 19,161,229 | 14.5 | 64.0 | 36.0 |
| 1960 | 189,323,175 | 27,997,377 | 18.5 | 69.9 | 30.1 |
| 1970 | 213,302,031 | 23,978,856 | 13.4 | 73.6 | 26.3 |
| 1980 | 236,542,199 | 23,240,168 | 11.4 | 73.7 | 26.3 |
| 1990 | 258,709,873 | 22,167,674 | 9.8 | 75.2 | 24.8 |
| 2000 | 291,421,906 | 32,712,033 | 13.2 | 81.0 | 19.0 |
NOTE: New method for determining Urban/Rural designation is used in figures for 1950 and later.
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