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Table 4 - States with Greatest and Least Intercity Bus Coverage

Table 4 - States with Greatest and Least Intercity Bus Coverage

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Highest percent rural intercity bus coverage by state

  Rural Population Coverage Percent Covered
Connecticut 595,174 595,174 100.0%
Delaware 275,710 275,710 100.0%
Vermont 448,107 447,029 99.8%
Massachusetts 887,715 884,431 99.6%
Rhode Island 175,457 174,555 99.5%
Pennsylvania 3,555,412 3,529,691 99.3%
Florida 3,618,587 3,555,975 98.3%
New York 3,541,133 3,434,638 97.0%
South Carolina 2,035,045 1,969,738 96.8%
Texas 5,427,408 5,225,493 96.3%

Lowest percent rural intercity bus coverage by state

  Rural Population Coverage Percent Covered
Hawaii 363,545 0 0.0%
Alaska 305,546 151,685 49.6%
North Dakota 343,379 177,223 51.6%
Nebraska 685,274 394,044 57.5%
South Dakota 481,959 288,873 59.9%
Montana 506,692 335,316 66.2%
Wyoming 259,459 181,837 70.1%
Kansas 1,066,777 756,288 70.9%
Kentucky 2,191,907 1,555,319 71.0%
Arkansas 1,645,360 1,214,267 73.8%

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics' April 2005 analysis of the U.S. scheduled intercity transportation network.