# 7 CFR § 1980.405: Rural areas

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.405

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 CFR § 1980.405
- **Heading:** Rural areas
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—Agriculture > Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XVIII—RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > SUBCHAPTER H—PROGRAM REGULATIONS > PART 1980—GENERAL > Subpart E—Business and Industrial Loan Program

## Text

The business financed with a B&I loan must be located in a rural area. Loans to borrowers with facilities located in both rural and non-rural areas will be limited to the amount necessary to finance the facility located in the eligible rural area. Cooperatives that are headquartered in a non-rural area may be eligible for a B&I loan if the loan is used for a project or venture that is located in a rural area. Rural areas are any areas other than a city or town that has a population of greater than 50,000 inhabitants, the urbanized area contiguous and adjacent to such a city or town, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, and which exclude certain populations pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(H) and (I). For the purpose of this section:
(a) The population figure is obtained from the most recent decennial Census of the United States (decennial Census). If the applicable population figure cannot be obtained from the most recent decennial Census, RD will determine the applicable population figure based on available population data; and
(b) An urbanized area means a densely populated territory as defined in the most recent decennial Census or other Agency-accepted data source if not defined in the most recent decennial Census.
[80 FR 9905, Feb. 24, 2015, as amended at 87 FR 38643, June 29, 2022]

## Nearby sections

- [7 CFR § 1980.401 § 1980.401 Introduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.401.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.402 § 1980.402 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.402.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.403 § 1980.403 Citizenship of borrowers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.403.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.405 § 1980.405 Rural areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.405.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.411 § 1980.411 Loan purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.411.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.412 § 1980.412 Ineligible loan purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.412.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.413 § 1980.413 Transactions which will not be guaranteed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.413.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.414 § 1980.414 Fees and charges by lender and others.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.414.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.419 § 1980.419 Eligible lenders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.419.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.420 § 1980.420 Loan guarantee limits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.420.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.423 § 1980.423 Interest rates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.423.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.424 § 1980.424 Term of loan repayment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.424.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.425 § 1980.425 Availability of credit from other sources.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.425.md)
- [7 CFR § 1980.432 § 1980.432 Environmental review requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1980.432.md)

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