### Question
What does rural area mean?


### Answer
**Rural area** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 2007a*:

> all territory of a State that is not within the outer boundary of any city or town having a population of 20,000 or more based on the latest decennial census of the United States, and any neighboring urbanized area as defined by the Board

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2007a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 49-CONSULTATION ON AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER IV-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS**

