nonmetropolitan
adjective
non·met·ro·pol·i·tan
ˌnän-ˌme-trə-ˈpä-lə-tən 
: not of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis : not metropolitan
nonmetropolitan communities
For two centuries, cities were an irresistible magnet for internal American migration. In the 1970s, however, that path was reversed as nonmetropolitan areas grew by 14.4% and metropolitan areas by 10.5%.—
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All other voters — those living in nonmetropolitan areas, and those living in non-urbanized parts of metropolitan areas outside the central city — are classified as living in small towns or rural areas.
—New York Times, 17 Aug. 2024
So were teenagers who live in nonmetropolitan areas and the Northeast.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
Johnson, of the University of New Hampshire, said nonmetropolitan growth is heavily concentrated in recreational and retirement areas that have traditionally received migrants from urban ones, as well as nonmetro areas just beyond metropolitan outer edges.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
In the 2020 census, Sioux County was one of the only nonmetropolitan counties in Iowa that grew its population.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
There are now more cases per 100,000 people in nonmetropolitan counties than there are in metropolitan areas, a shift from earlier in the pandemic.
—Sarah Krouse, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2020
There are now more cases per 100,000 people in nonmetropolitan counties than there are in metropolitan areas, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Johns Hopkins University and Census Bureau data.
—Sarah Krouse, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2020
Other areas of the country where officers make an average annual salary of under $40,000 include parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, as well as Central Louisiana, Macon, Georgia; East Georgia’s nonmetropolitan area, Northeast South Carolina and South-Central Kentucky, figures show.
—Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 15 May 2021
Medical care centers in metropolitan counties also had higher vaccine coverage than those in rural and nonmetropolitan urban counties, the researchers said.
—Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
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New York Times, 17 Aug. 2024
So were teenagers who live in nonmetropolitan areas and the Northeast.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
Johnson, of the University of New Hampshire, said nonmetropolitan growth is heavily concentrated in recreational and retirement areas that have traditionally received migrants from urban ones, as well as nonmetro areas just beyond metropolitan outer edges.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
In the 2020 census, Sioux County was one of the only nonmetropolitan counties in Iowa that grew its population.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
There are now more cases per 100,000 people in nonmetropolitan counties than there are in metropolitan areas, a shift from earlier in the pandemic.
—Sarah Krouse, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2020
There are now more cases per 100,000 people in nonmetropolitan counties than there are in metropolitan areas, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Johns Hopkins University and Census Bureau data.
—Sarah Krouse, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2020
Other areas of the country where officers make an average annual salary of under $40,000 include parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, as well as Central Louisiana, Macon, Georgia; East Georgia’s nonmetropolitan area, Northeast South Carolina and South-Central Kentucky, figures show.
—Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 15 May 2021
Medical care centers in metropolitan counties also had higher vaccine coverage than those in rural and nonmetropolitan urban counties, the researchers said.
—Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
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“Nonmetropolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmetropolitan. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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