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>With regard to the United States, you’re not even close. 80% of the US population live in cities. [0]

For purposes of this discussion thread, we're just using "living in the cities" as shorthand for "high-density living with convenient mass-transit and walkable amenities". E.g. downtowns or multi-family housing near the city center where people can walk to the grocery store.

The majority of USA citizens do not live in that arrangement. Instead, most Americans live in areas that depend on cars.

The web page you're citing is using "cities" as shorthand for "downtowns + suburbs i.e. metroplexes" - vs - "rural farms".



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