### Question
What does coastal population mean?


### Answer
**Coastal population** has the following meaning in *43 U.S.C. § 1356a*:

> the population of all political subdivisions, as determined by the most recent official data of the Census Bureau, contained in whole or in part within the designated coastal boundary of a State as defined in a State's coastal zone management program under the Coastal Zone Management Act [1](#1356a_1_target) (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.)

#### Citation:
  - *43 U.S.C. § 1356a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 29-SUBMERGED LANDS > SUBCHAPTER III-OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS**

