### Question
How is the term rural State defined?


### Answer
The term **rural State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 3796bb* as the following:

> a State that has a population density of fifty-two or fewer persons per square mile or a State in which the largest county has fewer than one hundred and fifty thousand people, based on the decennial census of 1990 through fiscal year 1997

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 3796bb*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 46-JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT > SUBCHAPTER XII&ndash;C-RURAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT**

