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RAISE Grant Urban and Rural

A project is designated as urban if it is located within or exactly on the boundary of a 2020 Census-designated Urban Area (UA) and that UA had a population greater than 200,000.

A project will be designated as rural if it is located:

  • In an UA that had a population less than 200,000 in the 2020 Census, or
  • Outside of any UA.

For projects that include expenditures in both urban and rural areas, the Department will designate the project as urban or rural based on where the majority of project funds will be spent.

Use the Grant Project Location Verification Tool to determine if your project is located in an urban or rural area. A list of 2020 Census-designated Urban Areas with a population greater than 200,000 (urban) is also included below.

How to use the Grant Project Location Verification Tool:

  1. Access the tool at: https://maps.dot.gov/BTS/GrantProjectLocationVerification/
  2. Locate the project location by searching or zooming. Utilize the "+" and "-" BUTTONS in the upper left-hand to fit the full project scope within the display area.
  3. Ensure all layers are active by checking the boxes via the LAYER LIST tab in the upper right-hand corner. Layers are zoom-dependent. If the label is greyed out in the legend, the layer is not showing on the map because it is not zoomed in far enough.
  4. Refer to the LEGEND and/or the LAYER LIST tab in the upper right-hand corner to understand the color shading and designations for your project area.
  5. The BASEMAP GALLERY tab in the upper right-hand corner provides viewing options including satellite imagery, terrain and topographical reference information, if needed.

2020 Census-designated Urban Areas with population greater than 200,000:

UACE

Name of 2020 Census-designated Urban Area

Population

00631

Aguadilla--Isabela--San Sebastián, PR

232,573

00766

Akron, OH

541,879

00970

Albany--Schenectady, NY

593,142

01171

Albuquerque, NM

769,837

01495

Allentown--Bethlehem, PA--NJ

621,703

01927

Amarillo, TX

205,860

02305

Anchorage, AK

249,252

02602

Ann Arbor, MI

317,689

02683

Antioch, CA

326,205

02764

Appleton, WI

230,967

03358

Asheville, NC

285,776

03817

Atlanta, GA

5,100,112

03904

Atlantic City--Ocean City--Villas, NJ

294,921

04222

Augusta-Richmond County, GA--SC

431,480

04384

Austin, TX

1,809,888

04681

Bakersfield, CA

570,235

04843

Baltimore, MD

2,212,038

05167

Barnstable Town, MA

303,269

05680

Baton Rouge, LA

631,326

06290

Bel Air--Aberdeen, MD

214,647

07786

Birmingham, AL

774,956

08785

Boise City, ID

433,180

08974

Bonita Springs--Estero, FL

425,675

09271

Boston, MA--NH

4,382,009

09536

Bradenton--Sarasota--Venice, FL

779,075

09946

Bremerton, WA

224,449

10162

Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY

916,408

10972

Brownsville, TX

216,444

11350

Buffalo, NY

948,864

13375

Canton, OH

295,319

13510

Cape Coral, FL

599,242

15508

Charleston, SC

684,773

15670

Charlotte, NC--SC

1,379,873

15832

Chattanooga, TN--GA

398,569

16264

Chicago, IL--IN

8,671,746

16885

Cincinnati, OH--KY

1,686,744

17317

Clarksville, TN--KY

200,947

17668

Cleveland, OH

1,712,178

18748

College Station--Bryan, TX

206,137

18856

Colorado Springs, CO

632,494

18964

Columbia, SC

590,407

19099

Columbus, GA--AL

267,746

19234

Columbus, OH

1,567,254

19558

Concord, NC

278,612

19504

Concord--Walnut Creek, CA

538,583

20287

Corpus Christi, TX

339,066

22042

Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX

5,732,354

22366

Davenport, IA--IL

285,211

22528

Dayton, OH

674,046

22612

Daytona Beach--Palm Coast--Port Orange, FL

402,126

23311

Deltona, FL

210,712

23500

Denton--Lewisville, TX

429,461

23527

Denver--Aurora, CO

2,686,147

23743

Des Moines, IA

542,486

23824

Detroit, MI

3,776,890

25228

Durham, NC

396,118

27253

El Paso, TX--NM

854,584

28117

Eugene, OR

270,179

28333

Evansville, IN

206,855

29089

Fargo, ND--MN

216,214

29440

Fayetteville, NC

325,008

29494

Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR--MO

373,687

29872

Flint, MI

298,964

30628

Fort Collins, CO

326,332

31087

Fort Wayne, IN

335,934

31843

Fresno, CA

717,589

32167

Gainesville, FL

213,748

34300

Grand Rapids, MI

605,666

34813

Green Bay, WI

224,156

35164

Greensboro, NC

338,928

35461

Greenville, SC

387,271

35920

Gulfport--Biloxi, MS

236,344

37081

Harrisburg, PA

490,859

37243

Hartford, CT

977,158

38647

Hickory, NC

201,511

39889

Honolulu, HI

853,252

40429

Houston, TX

5,853,575

40753

Huntington, WV--KY--OH

200,157

40780

Huntsville, AL

329,066

41212

Indianapolis, IN

1,699,881

41347

Indio--Palm Desert--Palm Springs, CA

361,075

42211

Jackson, MS

347,693

42346

Jacksonville, FL

1,247,374

43723

Kalamazoo, MI

204,562

43912

Kansas City, MO--KS

1,674,218

44479

Kennewick--Richland--Pasco, WA

255,401

44992

Killeen, TX

257,222

45451

Kissimmee--St. Cloud, FL

418,404

45640

Knoxville, TN

597,257

46045

Lafayette, LA

227,316

46828

Lakeland, FL

277,915

47530

Lancaster--Manheim, PA

394,530

47719

Lansing, MI

318,300

47854

Laredo, TX

251,462

47995

Las Vegas--Henderson--Paradise, NV

2,196,623

49582

Lexington-Fayette, KY

315,631

49933

Lincoln, NE

291,217

50392

Little Rock, AR

461,864

50533

Livermore--Pleasanton--Dublin, CA

240,381

51445

Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA

12,237,376

51755

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY--IN

974,397

51877

Lubbock, TX

272,280

53200

Madison, WI

450,305

52390

McAllen, TX

779,553

52695

McKinney--Frisco, TX

504,803

56116

Memphis, TN--MS--AR

1,056,190

56602

Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL

6,077,522

57466

Milwaukee, WI

1,306,795

57628

Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN

2,914,866

57709

Mission Viejo--Lake Forest--Laguna Niguel, CA

646,843

57925

Mobile, AL

321,907

58006

Modesto, CA

357,301

58600

Montgomery, AL

254,348

60895

Myrtle Beach--North Myrtle Beach, SC--NC

298,954

61165

Nashua, NH--MA

242,984

61273

Nashville-Davidson, TN

1,158,642

61372

Navarre--Miramar Beach--Destin, FL

226,213

62407

New Haven, CT

561,456

62677

New Orleans, LA

963,212

63217

New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ

19,426,449

64945

Ogden--Layton, UT

608,857

65080

Oklahoma City, OK

982,276

65242

Olympia--Lacey, WA

208,157

65269

Omaha, NE--IA

819,508

65863

Orlando, FL

1,853,896

66673

Oxnard--San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

376,117

67105

Palm Bay--Melbourne, FL

510,675

67140

Palmdale--Lancaster, CA

359,559

68482

Pensacola, FL--AL

390,172

68509

Peoria, IL

259,781

69076

Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD

5,696,125

69192

Phoenix West--Goodyear--Avondale, AZ

419,946

69184

Phoenix--Mesa--Scottsdale, AZ

3,976,313

69697

Pittsburgh, PA

1,745,039

71479

Port St. Lucie, FL

437,745

71263

Portland, ME

205,356

71317

Portland, OR--WA

2,104,238

71803

Poughkeepsie--Newburgh, NY

314,766

72505

Providence, RI--MA

1,285,806

72559

Provo--Orem, UT

588,609

73261

Raleigh, NC

1,106,646

73693

Reading, PA

276,278

74179

Reno, NV--CA

446,529

74746

Richmond, VA

1,059,150

75340

Riverside--San Bernardino, CA

2,276,703

75421

Roanoke, VA

217,312

75664

Rochester, NY

704,327

75745

Rock Hill, SC

218,443

75718

Rockford, IL

276,443

76474

Round Lake Beach--McHenry--Grayslake, IL--WI

261,835

77068

Sacramento, CA

1,946,618

78229

Salem, OR

268,331

78499

Salt Lake City, UT

1,178,533

78580

San Antonio, TX

1,992,689

78661

San Diego, CA

3,070,300

78904

San Francisco--Oakland, CA

3,515,933

79039

San Jose, CA

1,837,446

79093

San Juan, PR

1,844,410

79282

Santa Barbara, CA

202,197

79309

Santa Clarita, CA

278,031

79498

Santa Rosa, CA

297,329

79768

Savannah, GA

309,466

80227

Scranton, PA

366,713

80389

Seattle--Tacoma, WA

3,544,011

81739

Shreveport, LA

288,052

83116

South Bend, IN--MI

278,921

83764

Spokane, WA

447,279

83926

Springfield, MA--CT

442,145

83953

Springfield, MO

282,651

77770

St. Louis, MO--IL

2,156,323

85087

Stockton, CA

414,847

86302

Syracuse, NY

413,660

86464

Tallahassee, FL

252,934

86599

Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL

2,783,045

87004

Temecula--Murrieta--Menifee, CA

528,991

87300

The Woodlands--Conroe, TX

402,454

87490

Thousand Oaks, CA

213,986

87868

Toledo, OH--MI

497,952

88462

Trenton, NJ

370,422

88732

Tucson, AZ

875,441

88948

Tulsa, OK

722,810

90541

Victorville--Hesperia--Apple Valley, CA

355,816

90892

Virginia Beach--Norfolk, VA

1,451,578

92242

Washington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD

5,174,759

95077

Wichita, KS

500,231

95833

Wilmington, NC

255,329

96670

Winston-Salem, NC

420,924

96697

Winter Haven, FL

253,251

97291

Worcester, MA--CT

482,085

97750

York, PA

238,549

97831

Youngstown, OH

320,901