### Question
What does qualified nonmetropolitan county mean?


### Answer
**Qualified nonmetropolitan county** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 657a*:

> any county that is reflected in the online tool described under subparagraph (A)(i) and—


(i) that was not located in a metropolitan statistical area (as defined in section 143(k)(2)(B) of title 26) at the time of the most recent census taken for purposes of selecting qualified census tracts under section 42(d)(5)(B)(ii) of title 26

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 657a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14A-AID TO SMALL BUSINESS**

