### Question
How does the law define rural State?


### Answer
Under *34 U.S.C. § 10351*, **rural State** is defined as:

> a State that has a population density of fifty-two or fewer persons per square mile or a State in which the largest county has fewer than one hundred and fifty thousand people, based on the decennial census of 1990 through fiscal year 1997

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 10351*
  - Heading: **Subtitle I-Comprehensive Acts > CHAPTER 101-JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT > SUBCHAPTER XIV-RURAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT**

