Ohio Ohio had a major role in moving the country toward big business industrialization. First of all, it was Ohios population that moved from rural areas to urban settings. In 1860, eighty-three percent of Ohio was rural. In 1880, only sixty-eight percent of the population was rural. Finally, by 190, only fifty-two percent of Ohios population was rural, and in 1920, more than half of the population of the United State lived in urban areas. As a result of this change in population, Ohios economy changed drastically as well. In 1860, processed meats and grains made up twenty-six percent of all Ohio manufactured products. H