### Question
How is the term census tract defined?


### Answer
The term **census tract** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 632* as the following:

> a census tract delineated by the United States Bureau of the Census in the most recent decennial census that is not located in a nonmetropolitan county and does not otherwise qualify as a qualified census tract

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

