### Question
How does AID TO SMALL BUSINESS define qualified nonmetropolitan county?


### Answer
Under *15 U.S.C. § 632*, **qualified nonmetropolitan county** is defined as:

> any county—


(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)(C)(ii) of title 26

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 632*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14A-AID TO SMALL BUSINESS**

