Arkansas Rural TEA

The Definition of a RURAL TEA:

1. An area not located within a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) as designated by the Office of Management and Budget;
2. Or the outer boundary of any city or town having a population of 20,000 or more based on the most recent census.

What does a rural TEA mean for industry professionals and investors?

The RIA Act of 2022 created a unique set aside for areas designated as RURAL. 

A project that is located in a rural TEA qualifies for priority processing of Form I-526 by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. These investors will qualify for set-aside visas from the rural TEA classification, which makes up 20% of the yearly allocation of EB-5 visas.

ARKANSAS ECONOMY: The economy of Arkansas produced US$119 billion of gross domestic product in 2015. Six Fortune 500 companies are based in Arkansas, including the world's #1 corporation by revenue, Walmart. Arkansas's per capita income for 2010 was $36,027. The three-year median household income from 2009-11 was $39,806, ranking forty-ninth in the nation.

RURAL TEA COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS:

• Ashley
  Baxter
  Boone
  Bradley
  Calhoun
  Carroll
  Chicot
  Clark
  Clay
  Cleburne
  Columbia
  Conway
  Cross
  Dallas
  Desha
  Drew
  Franklin
  Fulton
  Greene
  Hempstead
  Hot Spring
  Howard
  Independence
  Izard
  Jackson
  Johnson
  Lafayette
  Lawrence
  Lee
  Logan

INTERACTIVE RURAL TEA MAP