The phrase "upstate counties" refers to the counties that are located further north within a particular state. It generally implies regions that are away from the major cities and closer to rural areas or smaller towns.
Sentences with «upstate counties»
The provision takes the total available credit for filming in upstate counties to 40 percent, without altering the cost of the original credit program for taxpayers. (wxxinews.org)
All but a handful of upstate counties have some form of public transit system, mostly buses. (chicagotribune.com)
The report from that weak sales tax receipts are a «credit negative» for upstate counties due to their dependence on the revenue for their operating budgets. (nystateofpolitics.com)