MBE/WBE/SBRA - Rural-Urban Continuum Code
Environmental Improvement Fund
The rural-urban continuum code(exit DNR) is a classification scheme for all U.S. counties that describe them by degree of urbanization and nearness to a metropolitan area. These codes are based on the June 1993 definition of metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties as determined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Metro counties:
0 -- Central counties of metro areas of 1 million population or more
1 -- Fringe counties of metro areas of 1 million population or more
2 -- Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
3 -- Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population
Nonmetro counties:
4 -- Urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area
5 -- Urban population of 20,000 or more, not adjacent to a metro area
6 -- Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, adjacent to a metro area
7 -- Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, not adjacent to a metro area
8 -- Completely rural or fewer than 2,500 urban population, adjacent to a metro area
9 -- Completely rural or fewer than 2,500 urban population, not adjacent to a metro area
Note: Counties with codes 6, 7, 8, and 9 are considered rural for purposes of determining whether or not a business is an SBRA.
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