<table summary="This table shows the percentage of the United States population that lived in urban and rural areas from 1800 to 2000.">
<caption>United States Urban and Rural Populations</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Year</th>
<th>Percent Urban</th>
<th>Percent Rural</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">Data from<a href="http://www.census.gov/">United States Census Bureau</a></td>
</tr>
</tfoot><tbody>
<tr>
<th>2010</th>
<td>80.3</td>
<td>19.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>2000</th>
<td>79.2</td>
<td>20.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>1950</th>
<td>64.0</td>
<td>36.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>1900</th>
<td>39.6</td>
<td>60.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>1850</th>
<td>15.4</td>
<td>84.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>1800</th>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>93.9</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>