Minnesota 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.

EB-5 MARKET IN MINNESOTA:

 

MINNESOTA ECONOMY: Minnesota's per capita personal income in 2019 was $58,834, the thirteenth-highest in the nation. ranking thirteenth in the U.S. and fifth among the 36 states not on the Atlantic coast.

RURAL TEA COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA:

• Aitkin
  Becker
  Beltrami
  Big Stone
  Brown
  Cass
  Chippewa
  Clearwater
  Cook
  Cottonwood
  Crow Wing
  Douglas
  Faribault
  Freeborn
  Goodhue
  Grant
  Hubbard
  Itasca
  Jackson
  Kanabec
  Kandiyohi
  Kittson
  Koochiching
  Lac qui Parle
  Lake
  Lake of the Woods
  Lincoln
  Lyon
  Mahnomen
  Marshall
  Martin
  McLeod
  Meeker
  Morrison
  Mower
  Murray
  Nobles
  Norman
  Otter Tail
  Pennington
  Pine
  Pipestone
  Pope
  Red Lake
  Redwood
  Renville
  Rice
  Rock
  Roseau
  Steele
  Stevens
  Swift
  Todd
  Traverse
  Wadena
  Waseca
  Watonwan
  Wilkin
  Winona
  Yellow Medicine

INTERACTIVE RURAL TEA MAP