### Question
What is the definition of depressed communities?


### Answer
The definition of **depressed communities** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 2473d*:

> 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:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 2473d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-NATIONAL SPACE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER II-COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES**

