U.S. states ranked by the percentage of their population that lives in their largest urbanized area - a measure of how dominated each state is by one urban agglomeration.

Here are the top 25:
Here are the bottom 25:
The 10 most populous states, ranked by % of their population living in their largest urbanized area:

New York - 63%
Illinois - 63%
Georgia - 47%
Michigan - 38%
California - 33%
Pennsylvania - 30%
Florida - 29%
Texas - 20%
Ohio - 15%
North Carolina - 12%
Of the most highly-urbanized states in the U.S. (those where 75%+ of the population lives in urban areas), Ohio has the most-dispersed urban population. It is the most highly-urban state that is least dominated by one urbanized area.
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