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:
- Access the 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.
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 |