The Definition of a RURAL TEA:
- An area not located within a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) as designated by the Office of Management and Budget;
- 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.
MISSISSIPPI ECONOMY: The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that Mississippi’s total state product in 2010 was $98 billion.
At 56 percent, the state has one of the lowest workforce participation rates in the country.
RURAL TEA COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI:
- Adams
Alcorn
Amite
Attala
Bolivar
Calhoun
Carroll
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Claiborne
Clarke
Clay
Coahoma
Covington
Franklin
George
Greene
Grenada
Holmes
Humphreys
Issaquena
Itawamba
Jasper
Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Jones
Kemper
Lafayette
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Leake
Lee
Leflore
Lincoln
Lowndes
Marion
Monroe
Montgomery
Neshoba
Newton
Noxubee
Oktibbeha
Panola
Pearl River
Pike
Pontotoc
Prentiss
Quitman
Scott
Sharkey
Smith
Stone
Sunflower
Tallahatchie
Tippah
Tishomingo
Tunica
Union
Walthall
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Wilkinson
Winston
Yalobusha
Yazoo
INTERACTIVE RURAL TEA MAP
