Sentence:  These provisions are designed to reflect the differences in wealth and population among the States , with the objective that a vocationally handicapped person have access to needed services regardless of whether he <WSD>resides</WSD> in a State with a low or high per capita income or a sparsely or thickly populated State . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  make one's home in a particular place or community