### Question
How does the law define high poverty area?


### Answer
Under *29 U.S.C. § 1782h*, **high poverty area** is defined as:

> an urban census tract, a nonmetropolitan county, a Native American Indian reservation, or an Alaska Native village, with a poverty rate of 30 percent or more, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, or a migrant or seasonal farmworker community

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 1782h*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER IV-FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS > Part H-Youth Fair Chance Program**

