### Question
Can you define what depressed communities means?


### Answer
**Depressed communities** is defined as the following in *51 U.S.C. § 30309*:

> rural and urban communities that are relatively depressed, in terms of age of housing, extent of poverty, growth of per capita income, extent of unemployment, job lag, or surplus labor

#### Citation:
  - *51 U.S.C. § 30309*
  - Heading: **Subtitle III-Administrative Provisions > CHAPTER 303-CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT**

