"Table 8
Rural Population Coverage by Commerical Intercity Transportation
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States with Highest Coverage (99 Percent or Better),,,
,Rural Population,Coverage,Percent Covered
Massachusetts,"887,715","887,715",100.0%
New Jersey,"846,452","846,452",100.0%
Connecticut,"595,174","595,174",100.0%
Delaware,"275,710","275,710",100.0%
Rhode Island,"175,457","175,457",100.0%
South Carolina,"2,035,045","2,031,736",99.8%
Vermont,"448,107","447,029",99.8%
Indiana,"2,367,966","2,362,144",99.8%
Maryland,"1,079,420","1,075,286",99.6%
Pennsylvania,"3,555,412","3,540,178",99.6%
Florida,"3,618,587","3,599,482",99.5%
New York,"3,541,133","3,513,965",99.2%
Ohio,"3,341,447","3,314,610",99.2%

States with Least Coverage (85 Percent Coverage or Less),,,,
,Rural Population,Coverage,Percent Covered,
North Dakota,"343,379","201,980",58.8%,
South Dakota,"481,959","299,158",62.1%,
Nebraska,"685,274","456,511",66.6%,
Montana,"506,692","388,190",76.6%,
Wyoming,"259,459","201,050",77.5%,
Kansas,"1,066,777","836,692",78.4%,
Arkansas,"1,645,360","1,296,772",78.8%,
Kentucky,"2,191,907","1,727,899",78.8%,
Iowa,"1,548,051","1,228,783",79.4%,
West Virginia,"1,183,772","955,127",80.7%,
Oklahoma,"1,575,634","1,274,707",80.9%,
Arizona,"1,022,470","836,087",81.8%,
Utah,"513,571","422,295",82.2%,
Idaho,"624,767","526,082",84.2%
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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. ",,,