Kentucky 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.

 

KENTUCKY ECONOMY: Kentucky exports reached a record $22.1 billion in 2012, with products and services going to 199 countries.

According to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, the primary state agency in Kentucky responsible for creating new jobs and new investment in the state, new business investment in Kentucky in 2012 totaled nearly $2.7 billion, with the creation of more than 14,000 new jobs.

RURAL TEA COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY:

• Adair
  Anderson
  Ballard
  Barren
  Bath
  Bell
  Boyle
  Breathitt
  Breckinridge
  Caldwell
  Calloway
  Carlisle
  Carroll
  Carter
  Casey
  Clay
  Clinton
  Crittenden
  Cumberland
  Elliott
  Estill
  Fleming
  Floyd
  Franklin
  Fulton
  Garrard
  Graves
  Grayson
  Green
  Harlan
  Harrison
  Hart
  Hickman
  Hopkins
  Jackson
  Johnson
  Knott
  Knox
  Laurel
  Lawrence
  Lee
  Leslie
  Letcher
  Lewis
  Lincoln
  Livingston
  Logan
  Lyon
  Madison
  Magoffin
  Marion
  Marshall
  Martin
  Mason
  McCracken
  McCreary
  Menifee
  Mercer
  Metcalfe
  Monroe
  Montgomery
  Morgan
  Muhlenberg
  Nelson
  Nicholas
  Ohio
  Owen
  Owsley
  Perry
  Pike
  Powell
  Pulaski
  Robertson
  Rockcastle
  Rowan
  Russell
  Simpson
  Taylor
  Todd
  Trigg
  Union
  Washington
  Wayne
  Webster
  Whitley
  Wolfe

INTERACTIVE RURAL TEA MAP