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. 2020 Sep 10;39(5):835–859. doi: 10.1007/s11113-020-09611-w

Table 2.

Demographic profile of RUG classes

RUG classes demography
Population on 2010 % Pop change 1990–2010 Median Age 2016* Chng Median age 2016 Median natural increase 2016 Pop density 2010 Pop/Sq % Change Pop density % White % Pop rural 2010
Mjr Met Core 1,425,314 27.7 36.2 3.4 5380 5042.5 23.0 62.2 2.4
Mjr Met Sub 275,304 54.3 39.4 6.3 432 690.7 53.6 80.7 29.4
Midsize Met 225,626 33.0 38.5 5.5 304 330.4 33.0 81.1 28.4
Small Met 96,161 25.0 38.3 5.5 128 152.9 25.0 83.0 36.7
Exurb 36,820 27.7 41.8 7.4 1 66.7 27.7 84.3 72.3
Met-Adj rural 29,349 13.2 41.7 6.9 − 9 50.1 13.2 84.0 67.4
Micropolitan 52,806 17.3 37.4 4.9 121 64.1 17.3 82.9 34.7
Remote rural 12,691 3.5 43.2 7.2 − 5 21.0 3.5 87.6 77.6

Values presented are group means, unless otherwise indicated. (*Median)

Source US Census, American Community Survey