### Question
What does small State mean?


### Answer
**Small State** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 1115*:

> a State the total population of which is less than 1,108,500 as reported in the 1990 Census of Population and Housing

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1115*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 27-NATIONAL VOCATIONAL STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE > SUBCHAPTER V-EDUCATOR RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND DEVELOPMENT > Part F-Programs for Special Populations > subpart 3-small state teaching initiative**

