Urban and Rural Population in Lexington County
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- In Lexington County in 2000, 66.3 percent of the population lived in urban areas and 33.7 percent of the population lived in rural areas.
- In South Carolina, 60.5 percent of the population lived in urban areas and 39.5 percent lived in rural areas.
- Nationally, 79.0 percent of the population lived in urban areas in 2000 and 21.0 percent lived in rural areas. Of the 50 states, South Carolina ranked 13th in the nation for highest percentage of the population living in rural areas.
URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION: 2000
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Lexington County |
South Carolina |
United States |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
Total Population |
216,014 |
100.0 |
4,012,012 |
100.0 |
281,421,906 |
100.0 |
Urban Population |
143,177 |
66.3 |
2,427,021 |
60.5 |
222,358,309 |
79.0 |
Inside Urbanized Areas |
138,417 |
64.1 |
1,874,384 |
46.7 |
192,338,121 |
68.3 |
Inside Urban Clusters |
4,760 |
2.2 |
552,637 |
13.8 |
30,020,188 |
10.7 |
Rural Population |
72,837 |
33.7 |
1,584,991 |
39.5 |
59,063,597 |
21.0 |
Farm |
1,257 |
0.6 |
37,293 |
0.9 |
2,987,531 |
1.1 |
Nonfarm |
71,580 |
33.1 |
1,547,698 |
38.6 |
56,076,066 |
19.9 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P5.
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