### Question
How is the term small impoverished community defined?


### Answer
The term **small impoverished community** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 5133* as the following:

> a community of 3,000 or fewer individuals that is economically disadvantaged, as determined by the State in which the community is located and based on criteria established by the President

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5133*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 68-DISASTER RELIEF > SUBCHAPTER II-DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATION ASSISTANCE**

