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Urban population share in United States

Latest: 80.2%
Previous: 80.1%
Change: +0.07 (+0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Urban population share in United States
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	72.7%
Dec 31, 1967	73.0%
Dec 31, 1968	73.2%
Dec 31, 1969	73.4%
Dec 31, 1970	73.5%
Dec 31, 1971	73.5%
Dec 31, 1972	73.6%
Dec 31, 1973	73.6%
Dec 31, 1974	73.6%
Dec 31, 1975	73.6%
Dec 31, 1976	73.6%
Dec 31, 1977	73.7%
Dec 31, 1978	73.7%
Dec 31, 1979	73.7%
Dec 31, 1980	73.8%
Dec 31, 1981	73.8%
Dec 31, 1982	73.9%
Dec 31, 1983	74.0%
Dec 31, 1984	74.2%
Dec 31, 1985	74.3%
Dec 31, 1986	74.5%
Dec 31, 1987	74.7%
Dec 31, 1988	74.8%
Dec 31, 1989	75.1%
Dec 31, 1990	75.3%
Dec 31, 1991	75.5%
Dec 31, 1992	75.9%
Dec 31, 1993	76.3%
Dec 31, 1994	76.7%
Dec 31, 1995	77.2%
Dec 31, 1996	77.7%
Dec 31, 1997	78.1%
Dec 31, 1998	78.5%
Dec 31, 1999	78.8%
Dec 31, 2000	79.1%
Dec 31, 2001	79.3%
Dec 31, 2002	79.5%
Dec 31, 2003	79.8%
Dec 31, 2004	80.0%
Dec 31, 2005	80.2%
Dec 31, 2006	80.4%
Dec 31, 2007	80.5%
Dec 31, 2008	80.6%
Dec 31, 2009	80.7%
Dec 31, 2010	80.7%
Dec 31, 2011	80.7%
Dec 31, 2012	80.7%
Dec 31, 2013	80.7%
Dec 31, 2014	80.6%
Dec 31, 2015	80.6%
Dec 31, 2016	80.5%
Dec 31, 2017	80.4%
Dec 31, 2018	80.3%
Dec 31, 2019	80.1%
Dec 31, 2020	80.0%
Dec 31, 2021	80.0%
Dec 31, 2022	80.0%
Dec 31, 2023	80.1%
Dec 31, 2024	80.1%
Dec 31, 2025	80.2%

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