rural State
Defined in 3 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
The term "rural State" means a State that has a population density of 57 or fewer persons per square mile or a State in which the largest county has fewer than 250,000 people, based on the most recent decennial census.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 12291Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions and grant provisions · in this subchapter
- 2013–present42 U.S.C. § 13925The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions and grant provisions · in this subchapter
The term “rural State” means a State that has a population density of 52 or fewer persons per square mile or a State in which the largest county has fewer than 150,000 people, based on the most recent decennial census.
Source
- 2005–201342 U.S.C. § 13925The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions and grant provisions · in this subchapter
The term “rural State” means any State which has—
(i) a population of less than 4,500,000 according to the 2000 census,
(ii) a population density of less than 150 people per square mile according to the 2000 census, and
(iii) increased in population by less than half the rate of the national increase between the 1990 and 2000 censuses.
Source
- 2005–present26 U.S.C. § 142Internal Revenue Code · Exempt facility bond · for purposes of this section