RankStateNumber of Rural CountiesNumber of Rural Donor CountiesAmount% of Rural Total
1New Mexico2824$746,54912.3%
2Texas220101$512,1278.5%
3North Carolina8567$379,0016.3%
4Utah2211$322,1505.3%
5Virginia9547$262,4704.3%
6Kentucky11141$220,6353.6%
7New Hampshire88$182,1243.0%
8Colorado5226$181,7533.0%
9Arkansas7037$169,3752.8%
10South Carolina3927$156,8942.6%
11Georgia13351$142,4802.4%
12Alabama6032$141,5502.3%
13Florida3521$140,6752.3%
14Michigan6836$139,6502.3%
15Arizona1210$125,8002.1%
16Oklahoma7234$124,8992.1%
17Mississippi7828$121,8502.0%
18Connecticut22$120,7502.0%
19Idaho3814$114,5001.9%
20New York3931$110,9751.8%
21Missouri10436$109,6151.8%
22California2315$102,9871.7%
23Illinois8139$102,6221.7%
24Wisconsin5935$101,5251.7%
25Maryland119$96,8501.6%
26New Jersey44$96,0501.6%
27Vermont139$74,1351.2%
28Pennsylvania4624$73,9881.2%
29Wyoming2112$69,9501.2%
30Iowa9035$67,9001.1%
31South Dakota6412$57,7061.0%
32Indiana7217$57,6901.0%
33Kansas9838$53,2460.9%
34Washington2416$52,4750.9%
35Tennessee8225$51,5000.9%
36Louisiana4822$51,1250.8%
37Minnesota7817$50,9200.8%
38Ohio6527$50,7750.8%
39Montana5317$48,5510.8%
40Oregon2714$42,2000.7%
41West Virginia4916$39,7000.7%
42Massachusetts33$39,0000.6%
43Maine1514$36,8500.6%
44Nevada146$34,7000.6%
45Hawaii43$26,5530.4%
46Delaware11$23,1000.4%
47North Dakota505$14,7500.2%
48Nebraska8912$7,6750.1%
49Alaska257$4,4000.1%

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