Illinois 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.

ILLINOIS ECONOMY: The 2018 total gross state product for Illinois was $857 billion, placing it fifth in the nation. The economy of Illinois is the fifth largest by GDP in the United States and one of the most diversified economies in the world.

RURAL TEA COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS:

• Adams
  Brown
  Bureau
  Carroll
  Cass
  Christian
  Clark
  Clay
  Coles
  Crawford
  Cumberland
  Douglas
  Edgar
  Edwards
  Effingham
  Fayette
  Franklin
  Fulton
  Gallatin
  Greene
  Hamilton
  Hancock
  Hardin
  Henderso
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  Iroquois
  Jasper
  Jefferson
  Jo Daviess
  Johnson
  Knox
  LaSalle
  Lawrence
  Lee
  Livingston
  Logan
  Marion
  Mason
  Massac
  McDonough
  Montgomery
  Morgan
  Moultrie
  Ogle
  Perry
  Pike
  Pope
  Pulaski
  Putnam
  Randolph
  Richland
  Saline
  Schuyler
  Scott
  Shelby
  Stephenson
  Union
  Wabash
  Warren
  Washington
  Wayne
  White
  Whiteside

INTERACTIVE RURAL TEA MAP