"Table 4
States with Greatest and Least Intercity Bus Coverage
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Highest percent rural intercity bus coverage by state,,,,
,Rural Population,Coverage,Percent Covered,
Connecticut,"595,174","595,174",100.0%,
Delaware,"275,710","275,710",100.0%,
Vermont,"448,107","447,029",99.8%,
Massachusetts,"887,715","884,431",99.6%,
Rhode Island,"175,457","174,555",99.5%,
Pennsylvania,"3,555,412","3,529,691",99.3%,
Florida,"3,618,587","3,555,975",98.3%,
New York,"3,541,133","3,434,638",97.0%,
South Carolina,"2,035,045","1,969,738",96.8%,
Texas,"5,427,408","5,225,493",96.3%,

Lowest percent rural intercity bus coverage by state,,,,
,Rural Population,Coverage,Percent Covered,
Hawaii,"363,545",0,0.0%,,,,,
Alaska,"305,546","151,685",49.6%,,,,,
North Dakota,"343,379","177,223",51.6%,,,,,
Nebraska,"685,274","394,044",57.5%,,,,,
South Dakota,"481,959","288,873",59.9%,,,,,
Montana,"506,692","335,316",66.2%,,,,,
Wyoming,"259,459","181,837",70.1%,,,, ,
Kansas,"1,066,777","756,288",70.9%,,,,,
Kentucky,"2,191,907","1,555,319",71.0%,,,,,
Arkansas,"1,645,360","1,214,267",73.8%,,,,,
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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. ",,,,,,,,