Eligibility of Local Governments — A Unit of Local Government Eligible for Receipt of Direct Payment
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A document headed Eligibility of Local Governments. It states that a unit of local government eligible for receipt of direct payment includes a county, municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below the State level with a population that exceeds 500,000. It states that a local government must therefore have a population in excess of 500,000 to provide a certification for payment. Under overlapping jurisdictions, it states that a larger local government may include the population of a smaller constituent local government in determining whether it meets the 500,000 threshold.
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Eligibility of Local Governments
A unit of local government eligible for receipt of direct payment includes a county, municipality, town,
township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below the State level with a
population that exceeds 500,000. Accordingly, a local government must have a population in excess of
500,000 to provide a certification for payment.
Overlapping Jurisdictions.
Some local governments (for example, a city) may be entirely within the boundaries of a larger local
government (for example, a county or parish). The larger local government may include, for purposes of
determining whether it meets the 500,000 threshold for eligibility, the population of the smaller,
constituent local government.
The population used to calculate the larger local government’s payment amount will depend on whether
any smaller, constituent local government that is eligible to receive a payment provides a certification for
payment:
• If the smaller, constituent local government does not provide a certification for payment, the
entire population of the larger local government (including the population of the smaller local
government) will be used for purposes of calculating its payment amount.
• If the smaller, constituent local government provides a certification for payment, the population
of the smaller local government will be subtracted from the population of the larger local
government for purposes of calculating its payment amount.
The following examples illustrate these points.
• County A has a total population of 550,000, comprised of 75,000 in City B (the incorporated part
of the county within the borders of County A) and 475,000 in the unincorporated part of the
county.
o County A is eligible to receive a payment, because its total population (including both the
incorporated City B and the unincorporated part of the county) is greater than 500,000.
o County A’s payment amount will be calculated based on a population of 550,000.
o City B is not eligible to receive a payment because its population is less than 500,000.
• County C has a total population of 900,000, comprised of 750,000 in City D (the incorporated
part of the county) and 150,000 in the unincorporated part of the county.
o Both County C and City D are eligible to provide a certification, because their total
respective populations exceed 500,000.
o If County C provides a certification but City D does not, County C’s payment amount
will be based on a population of 900,000.
o If both County C and City D provide certifications, County C’s payment amount will be
calculated based on a population of 150,000 (total population less the population of City
C). City D’s payment amount will be calculated based on its population of 750,000.
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Census Data
The CARES Act directs Treasury to use U.S. Census Bureau data for the most recent year for which data
are available for population calculations under the CARES Act.
States and Local Governments
Treasury will use data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program for determining the
populations of States and local governments:
• Treasury will use 2019 data from the 2019 Vintage for States and county-level units of local
governments. The 2019 Vintage data are available at https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-
series/demo/popest/2010s-state-total.html and https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-
series/demo/popest/2010s-counties-total.html.
• Treasury will use 2019 data from the 2019 Vintage provided by the U.S. Census Bureau for units
of local government below the county level. This data was provided to Treasury in advance of
publication to implement this title of the CARES Act.
The table below includes the population for each state in 2019, the state’s share of the total population of
the 50 states, and the state’s allocation.
State State Population, 2019 State Share of Maximum State
Total Population Allocation
Alabama 4,903,185 0.0150 $1,901,262,159.90
Alaska 731,545 0.0022 $1,250,000,000.00
Arizona 7,278,717 0.0222 $2,822,399,971.50
Arkansas 3,017,804 0.0092 $1,250,000,000.00
California 39,512,223 0.1206 $15,321,284,928.40
Colorado 5,758,736 0.0176 $2,233,011,164.20
Connecticut 3,565,287 0.0109 $1,382,477,973.40
Delaware 973,764 0.0030 $1,250,000,000.00
Florida 21,477,737 0.0656 $8,328,221,072.10
Georgia 10,617,423 0.0324 $4,117,018,751.10
Hawaii 1,415,872 0.0043 $1,250,000,000.00
Idaho 1,787,065 0.0055 $1,250,000,000.00
Illinois 12,671,821 0.0387 $4,913,633,437.00
Indiana 6,732,219 0.0206 $2,610,489,556.60
Iowa 3,155,070 0.0096 $1,250,000,000.00
Kansas 2,913,314 0.0089 $1,250,000,000.00
Kentucky 4,467,673 0.0136 $1,732,387,747.50
Louisiana 4,648,794 0.0142 $1,802,619,342.60
Maine 1,344,212 0.0041 $1,250,000,000.00
Maryland 6,045,680 0.0185 $2,344,276,753.70
Massachusetts 6,892,503 0.0210 $2,672,641,383.20
Michigan 9,986,857 0.0305 $3,872,510,074.60
Minnesota 5,639,632 0.0172 $2,186,827,320.80
Mississippi 2,976,149 0.0091 $1,250,000,000.00
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Missouri 6,137,428 0.0187 $2,379,853,017.00
Montana 1,068,778 0.0033 $1,250,000,000.00
Nebraska 1,934,408 0.0059 $1,250,000,000.00
Nevada 3,080,156 0.0094 $1,250,000,000.00
New Hampshire 1,359,711 0.0042 $1,250,000,000.00
New Jersey 8,882,190 0.0271 $3,444,163,690.30
New Mexico 2,096,829 0.0064 $1,250,000,000.00
New York 19,453,561 0.0594 $7,543,325,288.30
North Carolina 10,488,084 0.0320 $4,066,866,177.50
North Dakota 762,062 0.0023 $1,250,000,000.00
Ohio 11,689,100 0.0357 $4,532,572,911.90
Oklahoma 3,956,971 0.0121 $1,534,357,612.40
Oregon 4,217,737 0.0129 $1,635,472,403.80
Pennsylvania 12,801,989 0.0391 $4,964,107,464.10
Rhode Island 1,059,361 0.0032 $1,250,000,000.00
South Carolina 5,148,714 0.0157 $1,996,468,642.30
South Dakota 884,659 0.0027 $1,250,000,000.00
Tennessee 6,829,174 0.0209 $2,648,084,889.60
Texas 28,995,881 0.0885 $11,243,461,410.70
Utah 3,205,958 0.0098 $1,250,000,000.00
Vermont 623,989 0.0019 $1,250,000,000.00
Virginia 8,535,519 0.0261 $3,309,738,321.00
Washington 7,614,893 0.0232 $2,952,755,792.90
West Virginia 1,792,147 0.0055 $1,250,000,000.00
Wisconsin 5,822,434 0.0178 $2,257,710,741.60
Wyoming 578,759 0.0018 $1,250,000,000.00
Total 327,533,774 1.0000 $139,000,000,000.00
District of Columbia and U.S. Territories
Treasury will use 2019 data from the 2019 Vintage from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Estimates
Program for determining the populations of DC and Puerto Rico. The 2019 Vintage data are available at
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-total.html.
Treasury will use data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s International Programs for determining the
populations of USVI, Guam, CNMI, and American Samoa. The International Programs updated its
population estimates and future population projections for these U.S. Territories in August 2017.
Treasury will use the 2019 population projections from International Programs’ August 2017 population
estimates and projections for USVI, Guam, CNMI, and American Samoa. These data are available at
https://www.census.gov/data-
tools/demo/idb/region.php?T=6&RT=0&A=separate&Y=2019&C=AQ,GQ,CQ,VQ&R=).
The table below includes the population of the District of Columbia and each territory, the share of the
total population of the District of Columbia and the territories, and the allocation for the District of
Columbia and each territory.
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Population, 2019 Share of Total Population Allocation
District of Columbia 705,749 0.1650 $495,138,063.60
Puerto Rico 3,193,694 0.7469 $2,240,625,863.80
American Samoa 50,135 0.0117 $35,173,619.50
Guam 168,147 0.0393 $117,968,257.80
Northern Mariana Islands 51,718 0.0121 $36,284,217.70
Virgin Islands 106,631 0.0249 $74,809,977.60
Total 4,276,074 1.0000 $3,000,000,000.00
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