RAISE Grant Urbanized Area
To determine if a project is located in an urban or rural area for purposes of a RAISE grant application, please use this new map tool! Instructions are below on this page.
A project is designated as urban if it is located within or on the boundary of a 2010 Census-designated Urbanized Area (UA), and that UA had a population greater than 200,000. If a project is not designated as urban, it is designated as rural.
A project will be designated as rural if it is located:
- In an UA that had a population less than 200,000 in the 2010 Census, or
- In a Census designated Urban Cluster, or
- Outside an UA.
For example, a project located in an Urbanized Area with a population of 150,000 will be designated as rural under the RAISE program. In contrast, a project located in an Urbanized Area with a population of 250,000 will be designated as urban, even if the city or town in which the project is located has a population of 100,000.
For projects that include expenditures in both urban areas and rural areas, the Department will designate the project as urban or rural based on where the majority of project funds will be spent.
How to use RAISE Mapping Tool:
- Access the Mapping Tool at: https://maps.dot.gov/BTS/GrantProjectLocationVerification/
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The BASEMAP GALLERY tab in the upper right-hand corner provides viewing options including satellite imagery, terrain and topographical reference information, if needed.
The following Urbanized Areas, as designated by the U.S. Census Bureau, with a population of 200,000 or more, are considered urban for the purposes of the RAISE grants:
| Urbanized Area Name | Population |
|---|---|
| New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT | 18,351,295 |
| Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA | 12,150,996 |
| Chicago, IL--IN | 8,608,208 |
| Miami, FL | 5,502,379 |
| Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD | 5,441,567 |
| Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX | 5,121,892 |
| Houston, TX | 4,944,332 |
| Washington, DC--VA--MD | 4,586,770 |
| Atlanta, GA | 4,515,419 |
| Boston, MA--NH--RI | 4,181,019 |
| Detroit, MI | 3,734,090 |
| Phoenix--Mesa, AZ | 3,629,114 |
| San Francisco--Oakland, CA | 3,281,212 |
| Seattle, WA | 3,059,393 |
| San Diego, CA | 2,956,746 |
| Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI | 2,650,890 |
| Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL | 2,441,770 |
| Denver--Aurora, CO | 2,374,203 |
| Baltimore, MD | 2,203,663 |
| St. Louis, MO--IL | 2,150,706 |
| San Juan, PR | 2,148,346 |
| Riverside--San Bernardino, CA | 1,932,666 |
| Las Vegas--Henderson, NV | 1,886,011 |
| Portland, OR--WA | 1,849,898 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1,780,673 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,758,210 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,733,853 |
| Sacramento, CA | 1,723,634 |
| San Jose, CA | 1,664,496 |
| Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN | 1,624,827 |
| Kansas City, MO--KS | 1,519,417 |
| Orlando, FL | 1,510,516 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1,487,483 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,439,666 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,376,476 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,368,035 |
| Austin, TX | 1,362,416 |
| Charlotte, NC--SC | 1,249,442 |
| Providence, RI--MA | 1,190,956 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,065,219> |
| Memphis, TN--MS--AR | 1,060,061 |
| Salt Lake City--West Valley City, UT | 1,021,243 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY--IN | 972,546 |
|
Nashville-Davidson, TN |
969,587 |
|
Richmond, VA |
953,556 |
|
Buffalo, NY |
935,906 |
|
Hartford, CT |
924,859 |
|
Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY |
923,311 |
|
New Orleans, LA |
899,703 |
|
Raleigh, NC |
884,891 |
|
Oklahoma City, OK |
861,505 |
|
Tucson, AZ |
843,168 |
|
El Paso, TX--NM |
803,086 |
|
Urban Honolulu, HI |
802,459 |
|
Birmingham, AL |
749,495 |
|
Albuquerque, NM |
741,318 |
|
McAllen, TX |
728,825 |
|
Omaha, NE--IA |
725,008 |
|
Dayton, OH |
724,091 |
|
Rochester, NY |
720,572 |
|
Allentown, PA--NJ |
664,651 |
|
Tulsa, OK |
655,479 |
|
Fresno, CA |
654,628 |
|
Sarasota--Bradenton, FL |
643,260 |
|
Springfield, MA--CT |
621,300 |
|
Concord, CA |
615,968 |
|
Albany--Schenectady, NY |
594,962 |
|
Baton Rouge, LA |
594,309 |
|
Mission Viejo--Lake Forest--San Clemente, CA |
583,681 |
|
Grand Rapids, MI |
569,935 |
|
Akron, OH |
569,499 |
|
New Haven, CT |
562,839 |
|
Colorado Springs, CO |
559,409 |
|
Knoxville, TN |
558,696 |
|
Columbia, SC |
549,777 |
|
Charleston--North Charleston, SC |
548,404 |
|
Ogden--Layton, UT |
546,026 |
|
Cape Coral, FL |
530,290 |
|
Bakersfield, CA |
523,994 |
|
Toledo, OH--MI |
507,643 |
|
Worcester, MA--CT |
486,514 |
|
Provo--Orem, UT |
482,819 |
|
Wichita, KS |
472,870 |
|
Palm Bay--Melbourne, FL |
452,791 |
|
Des Moines, IA |
450,070 |
|
Harrisburg, PA |
444,474 |
|
Murrieta--Temecula--Menifee, CA |
441,546 |
|
Little Rock, AR |
431,388 |
|
Poughkeepsie--Newburgh, NY--NJ |
423,566 |
|
Syracuse, NY |
412,317 |
|
Lancaster, PA |
402,004 |
|
Madison, WI |
401,661 |
|
Greenville, SC |
400,492 |
|
Reno, NV--CA |
392,141 |
|
Winston-Salem, NC |
391,024 |
|
Spokane, WA |
387,847 |
|
Youngstown, OH--PA |
387,550 |
|
Augusta-Richmond County, GA--SC |
386,787 |
|
Scranton, PA |
381,502 |
|
Chattanooga, TN--GA |
381,112 |
|
Port St. Lucie, FL |
376,047 |
|
Stockton, CA |
370,583 |
|
Oxnard, CA |
367,260 |
|
Denton--Lewisville, TX |
366,174 |
|
Modesto, CA |
358,172 |
|
Flint, MI |
356,218 |
|
Jackson, MS |
351,478 |
|
Boise City, ID |
349,684 |
|
Palm Coast--Daytona Beach--Port Orange, FL |
349,064 |
|
Durham, NC |
347,602 |
|
Indio--Cathedral City, CA |
345,580 |
|
Lancaster--Palmdale, CA |
341,219 |
|
Pensacola, FL--AL |
340,067 |
|
Victorville--Hesperia, CA |
328,454 |
|
Mobile, AL |
326,183 |
|
Corpus Christi, TX |
320,069 |
|
Kissimmee, FL |
314,071 |
|
Lansing, MI |
313,532 |
|
Fort Wayne, IN |
313,492 |
|
Greensboro, NC |
311,810 |
|
Bonita Springs, FL |
310,298 |
|
Fayetteville, NC |
310,282 |
|
Santa Rosa, CA |
308,231 |
|
Aguadilla--Isabela--San Sebastián, PR |
306,196 |
|
Ann Arbor, MI |
306,022 |
|
Shreveport, LA |
298,317 |
|
Rockford, IL |
296,863 |
|
Trenton, NJ |
296,668 |
|
Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR--MO |
295,083 |
|
Round Lake Beach--McHenry--Grayslake, IL--WI |
290,373 |
|
Lexington-Fayette, KY |
290,263 |
|
Huntsville, AL |
286,692 |
|
Asheville, NC |
280,648 |
|
Davenport, IA--IL |
280,051 |
|
Canton, OH |
279,245 |
|
South Bend, IN--MI |
278,165 |
|
Antioch, CA |
277,634 |
|
Springfield, MO |
273,724 |
|
Peoria, IL |
266,921 |
|
Reading, PA |
266,254 |
|
Fort Collins, CO |
264,465 |
|
Montgomery, AL |
263,907 |
|
Lakeland, FL |
262,596 |
| Savannah, GA | 260,677 |
| Lincoln, NE | 258,719 |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 258,653 |
| Columbus, GA--AL | 253,602 |
| Lafayette, LA | 252,720 |
| Anchorage, AK | 251,243 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 248,402 |
| Eugene, OR | 247,421 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 246,695 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 240,223 |
| Conroe--The Woodlands, TX | 239,938 |
| Lubbock, TX | 237,356 |
| Salem, OR | 236,632 |
| Laredo, TX | 235,730 |
| York, PA | 232,045 |
| Evansville, IN--KY | 229,351 |
| Nashua, NH--MA | 226,400 |
| Wilmington, NC | 219,957 |
| Visalia, CA | 219,454 |
| Killeen, TX | 217,630 |
| Brownsville, TX | 217,585 |
| Appleton, WI | 216,154 |
| Myrtle Beach--Socastee, SC--NC | 215,304 |
| Concord, NC | 214,881 |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 214,811 |
| Aberdeen--Bel Air South--Bel Air North, MD | 213,751 |
| Hickory, NC | 212,195 |
| Kennewick--Pasco, WA | 210,975 |
| Roanoke, VA | 210,111 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | 209,703 |
| Norwich--New London, CT--RI | 209,190 |
| Gulfport, MS | 208,948 |
| Green Bay, WI | 206,520 |
| Portland, ME | 203,914 |
| Huntington, WV--KY--OH | 202,637 |
| Winter Haven, FL | 201,289 |