### Question
Can you define what poverty area means?


### Answer
**Poverty area** is defined as the following in *29 U.S.C. § 1643*:

> an urban census tract or a nonmetropolitan county with a poverty rate of 30 percent or more, as determined by the Bureau of the Census

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 1643*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER II-TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE DISADVANTAGED > Part C-Youth Training Program**

