### Question
What does qualified nonmetropolitan county mean?


### Answer
**Qualified nonmetropolitan county** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 632*:

> any county—


(i) that was not located in a metropolitan statistical area (as defined in section 143(k)(2)(B) of title 26) at the time of the most recent census taken for purposes of selecting qualified census tracts under section 42(d)(5)(C)(ii) [3](#632_3_target) of title 26

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 632*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14A-AID TO SMALL BUSINESS**

