Table 2.
Percent of Counties with Selected Demographic Characteristics by Metropolitan Status, 2010.
| County Type | Demographic Characteristic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | |
| Percent of population 65 and over | |||
| Overall | 33.1 | 31.8 | 35.1 |
| Metropolitan | 55.7 | 31.4 | 13.0 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 19.8 | 32.1 | 48.2 |
| Percent of all women 15 to 44 | |||
| Overall | 28.3 | 38.5 | 33.2 |
| Metropolitan | 10.3 | 33.7 | 56.0 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 39.0 | 41.2 | 19.8 |
| Child age 0 to 4 per 1,000 women 15–44 | |||
| Overall | 32.0 | 32.6 | 35.4 |
| Metropolitan | 46.7 | 35.6 | 17.7 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 23.3 | 30.9 | 45.8 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of 2010.
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