### Question
What is the definition of rural State?


### Answer
The definition of **rural State** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 3796bb*:

> 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 45-FAIR HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER XII&ndash;C-RURAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT**

