### Question
What does greatest economic need mean?


### Answer
**Greatest economic need** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 3002*:

> the need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty line

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 3002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 34-ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER I-DECLARATION OF OBJECTIVES AND DEFINITIONS**

