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%.—
Richard Stengel
Richard Stengel
Examples of nonmetropolitan in a Sentence
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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
The researchers used US Department of Agriculture methodology to differentiate between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
—Travis Caldwell, CNN, 1 Oct. 2021
However, the nonmetropolitan rate had not been double that of metropolitan areas since December 1, 2020.
—Travis Caldwell, CNN, 1 Oct. 2021
While the majority of nonmetropolitan counties have more than two available qualifying pharmacies that may offer vaccines, there are more than 100 counties which have no eligible pharmacies, according to the analysis.
—Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2021
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
The researchers used US Department of Agriculture methodology to differentiate between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
—Travis Caldwell, CNN, 1 Oct. 2021
However, the nonmetropolitan rate had not been double that of metropolitan areas since December 1, 2020.
—Travis Caldwell, CNN, 1 Oct. 2021
While the majority of nonmetropolitan counties have more than two available qualifying pharmacies that may offer vaccines, there are more than 100 counties which have no eligible pharmacies, according to the analysis.
—Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1876, in the meaning defined above
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“Nonmetropolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmetropolitan. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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