Table 1.

Mid-Appalachia states’ rural status, 2010 Census Urban and Rural Classification and Urban Area Criteria, United States Census^†

Mid-Appalachia state	Area % rural	Rural population density (people/km2)
Kentucky	96.43	18.3
New York	91.32	21.1
Ohio	89.18	27.0
Pennsylvania	89.48	26.1
West Virginia	97.34	15.7

^†2010 Urban and Rural Classification-Geography-US Census Bureau. US Department of Commerce. http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/ua/urban-rural-2010.html