This choropleth map shows the state-by-state percentage of its population that is living within an urban area. The areas with the lowest percentage include states in the south and also states that are located in the midwest. States with the highest percentage are areas of the west and of the northeast. This map is extremely interesting because it makes you think about what influences these percentages. In the west, this makes sense because many areas are arid and the resources one might need to survive would only be in large urban areas. The northeast is a little trickier. Maybe this is because these areas have some of the oldest cities in the nation and large populations naturally congregate within them.
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