Definition of "nonmetro" [nonmetro]

• Nonmetropolitan (adjective)

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• ""Rural" is generally defined as nonmetro areas with fewer than 50,000 people."
• "Some government agencies divide geographic areas into just two categories: metro and nonmetro, making it harder to identify trends in suburbs."
• "Of particular note is that “nonmetro Hispanics” in 2003 had a medain personal income of just $3,500 compared to $12,108 for non-Hispanic whites in those regions, indicating that a substantial number of poor Hispanics live in rural areas."