### Question
How is the term poverty area defined?


### Answer
The term **poverty area** is defined in *29 U.S.C. § 1643* as the following:

> an urban census tract or a nonmetropolitan county with a poverty rate of 30 percent or more, as determined by the Bureau of the Census

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 1643*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 19-JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP > SUBCHAPTER II-TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE DISADVANTAGED > Part C-Youth Training Program**

