"Table 5
States with Greatest and Least Air Service Coverage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ",,,,
Highest percent rural air service coverage by state,,,,
,Rural Population,Coverage,Percent Covered,
Connecticut,"595,174","595,174",100.0%,
Massachusetts,"887,715","887,715",100.0%,
New Jersey,"846,452","846,452",100.0%,
Rhode Island,"175,457","175,457",100.0%,
Hawaii,"363,545","354,950",97.6%,
Maryland,"1,079,420","1,013,229",93.9%,
Florida,"3,618,587","3,269,172",90.3%,
Ohio,"3,341,447","2,969,838",88.9%,
Alaska,"305,546","268,638",87.9%,
California,"3,835,613","3,309,342",86.3%,

Lowest percent rural air service coverage by state,,,,
,Rural Population,Coverage,Percent Covered,
Alabama,"2,431,865","794,826",32.7%
Wyoming,"259,459","91,716",35.3%
Oklahoma,"1,575,634","558,156",35.4%
North Dakota,"343,379","132,518",38.6%
Montana,"506,692","205,553",40.6%
South Dakota,"481,959","205,931",42.7%
Iowa,"1,548,051","678,307",43.8%
Idaho,"624,767","289,133",46.3%
Arkansas,"1,645,360","820,220",49.9%
New Mexico,"698,221","367,446",52.6%
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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. ",,,