### Question
How does COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY define disadvantaged area?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 9628*, **disadvantaged area** is defined as:

> a community with an annual median household income that is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income, as determined by the President based on the latest available decennial census

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 9628*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 103-COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY > SUBCHAPTER I-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RELEASES, LIABILITY, COMPENSATION**

