Like nearly 65% of Vermont's population in 2020 (5)

I believe the answer is:

rural

(Other definitions for rural that I've seen before include "Bucolic; pastoral" , "outside the city?" , "Characteristic of the countryside" , "Relating to the countryside" , "Rustic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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