### Question
What does urban county mean?


### Answer
**Urban county** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 5302*:

> any county within a metropolitan area which—


(i) is authorized under State law to undertake essential community development and housing assistance activities in its unincorporated areas, if any, which are not units of general local government

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5302*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT**

