### Question
How is the term disaster county defined?


### Answer
The term **disaster county** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 2497* as the following:

> a county included in the geographic area covered by a qualifying natural disaster declaration

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 2497*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-TRADE ACT OF 1974 > SUBCHAPTER VIII-SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE**

