### Question
What does Appalachian region” or “the region mean?


### Answer
**Appalachian region” or “the region** has the following meaning in *40 U.S.C. § 403*:

> that area of the eastern United States consisting of the following counties (including any political subdivision located within such area):


In Alabama, the counties of Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, De Kalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston

#### Citation:
  - *40 U.S.C. § 403*
  - Heading: **APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965 > TITLE IV-APPROPRIATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**

