### Question
How is the term relative per capita income defined?


### Answer
The term **relative per capita income** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 10822* as the following:

> the quotient of the per capita income of the United States and the per capita income of the State, except that if the State is Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Virgin Islands, the quotient shall be considered to be one

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 10822*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 114-PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR MENTALLY ILL INDIVIDUALS > SUBCHAPTER I-PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS > Part B-Administrative Provisions**

