### Question
How does the law define qualified nonmetropolitan county?


### Answer
Under *15 U.S.C. § 632*, **qualified nonmetropolitan county** is defined as:

> any county—


(i) that, based on the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce—


(I) is not located in a metropolitan statistical area (as defined in section 143(k)(2)(B) of title 26)

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 632*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14A-AID TO SMALL BUSINESS**

