### Question
How does the law define high poverty area?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 6177*, **high poverty area** is defined as:

> an urban census tract, a contiguous group of urban census tracts, a block number area in a nonmetropolitan county, a contiguous group of block number areas in a nonmetropolitan county, or an Indian reservation (as defined in section 3202(9) of title 25), with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more among individuals who have not attained the age of 22, as determined by the Bureau of the Census

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6177*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES > SUBCHAPTER III-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS TO LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS**

