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Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
Survey: Census 2010
Document: Summary File 1 Technical Documentation
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Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 1: Technical Documentation, Issued June 2011.
Summary File 1 Technical Documentation
Chapter 6. Data Dictionary
6.1. Identification Section
NOTE:The filling of codes and data attributes in the files is specific to summary level; not all fields are filled for every summary level. Where a code or attribute is specified, the actual value is assigned to the field except for the use of three special codes:

Assignment of codes of nine (9) indicates a balance record or that the entity or attribute does not exist for this record.

Assignment of pound signs (#) indicates that more than one value exists for this field and, thus, no specific value can be assigned.

Assignment of exclamation marks (!) indicates that the data are not yet available for this product.

Field nameData dictionary refernce nameField sizeStarting positionData Type
RecordCodes
File Identification1 FILEID61A/N
SF1ST2010 Census Summary File 1 State    
SF1US2010 Census Summary File 1 National    
State/U.S.-Abbreviation(USPS) STUSAB27A
AKAlaska    
ALAlabama    
ARArkansas    
ASAmericanSamoa    
AZArizona    
CACalifornia    
COColorado    
CTConnecticut    
DCDistrictofColumbia    
DEDelaware    
FLFlorida    
GAGeorgia    
GUGuam    
HIHawaii    
IAIowa    
IDIdaho    
ILIllinois    
INIndiana    
KSKansas    
KYKentucky    
LALouisiana    
MAMassachusetts    
MDMEMarylandMaine    
MIMNMichiganMinnesota    
MPNorthernMarianaIslands    
MOMissouri    
MSMississippi    
MTMontana    
NCNorthCarolina    
NDNorthDakota    
NENebraska    
NHNewHampshire    
NJNewJersey    
NMNewMexico    
NVNevada    
NYNewYork    
OHOhio    
OKOklahoma    
OROregon    
PAPennsylvania    
PRPuertoRico    
RIRhodeIsland    
SCSouthCarolina    
SDSouthDakota    
TNTennessee    
TXTexas    
USUnitedStates    
UTUtah    
VAVirginia    
VIVirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates    
VTVermont    
WAWashington    
WIWisconsin    
WVWestVirginia    
WYWyoming    
Summary Level2 SUMLEV39N
Geographic Component3 GEOCOMP212A/N

Characteristic Iteration4

000Not a characteristic iteration

 CHARITER314A/N
Characteristic Iteration File Sequence Number5 CIFSN217A/N
Logical Record Number6 LOGRECNO719N


Field nameData dictionary refernce nameField sizeStarting positionData Type
Geographic Area Codes
Region7 REGION126A/N
1Northeast    
2Midwest    
3South    
4West    
9Not in a region (Puerto Rico)    
Division7 DIVISION127A/N
0Not in a division (Puerto Rico)    
1New England    
2Middle Atlantic    
3East North Central    
4West North Central    
5South Atlantic    
6East South Central    
7West South Central    
8Mountain    
9Pacific    
State(FIPS)7,8 STATE228A/N
01Alabama    
02Alaska    
04Arizona    
05Arkansas    
06California    
08Colorado    
09Connecticut    
10Delaware    
11District of Columbia    
12Florida    
13Georgia    
15Hawaii    
16Idaho    
17Illinois    
18Indiana    
19Iowa    
20Kansas    
21Kentucky    
22Louisiana    
23Maine    
24Maryland    
25Massachusetts    
26Michigan    
27Minnesota    
28Mississippi    
29Missouri    
30Montana    
31Nebraska    
32Nevada    
33New Hampshire    
34New Jersey    
35New Mexico    
36New York    
37North Carolina    
38North Dakota    
39Ohio    
40Oklahoma    
41Oregon    
42Pennsylvania    
44RhodeIsland    
45South Carolina    
46South Dakota    
47Tennessee    
48Texas    
49Utah    
50Vermont    
51Virginia    
53Washington    
54West Virginia    
55Wisconsin    
56Wyoming    
60American Samoa    
66Guam    
69Northern Mariana Islands    
72Puerto Rico    
County7,8 COUNTY330A/N
001-507County or equivalent area code    
510-840Independent city code    
FIPS County Class Code8 COUNTYCC233A/N
C7An incorporated place that is independent of any county    
H1An active county or equivalent area    
H4An inactive county or equivalent area    
H5A statistical county equivalent area    
H6A county or equivalent feature that has consolidated its government with an incorporated place    
County Size Code9 COUNTYSC235A/N
County Subdivision (FIPS)7,8 COUSUB535A/N
00000Water area not assigned to a county subdivision    
00001 - 89999County subdivision in a state-level entity with governmental entities and in Alaska and Puerto Rico    
90000 - 98999County subdivision in a state with administrative or statistical entities (excluding Alaska and Puerto Rico)    
FIPS County Subdivision Class Code8 COUSUBCC242A/N
C2An active incorporated place that is legally coextensive with a county subdivision but treated as independent of any county subdivision (an independent place)    
C5

An active incorporated place that is independent of any county subdivision and serves as a county subdivision equivalent (an independent place)

    
C7

An incorporated place that is independent of any county (an independent city)

    
T1An active county subdivision that is not coextensive with an incorporated place    
T2An active county subdivision that is coextensive with a census designated place    
T5An active county subdivision that is coextensive with an incorporated place    
T9An inactive county subdivision    
Z1A nonfunctioning county subdivision    
Z2A county subdivision that is coextensive with or wholly contained within a legal American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian area and is independent of any other county subdivision    
Z3A county subdivision defined as a statistical unorganized territory    
Z5A statistical census county division (CCD) or census subarea (Alaska only)    
Z7An active incorporated place that is legally coextensive with or independent of any county subdivision in a state with only nonfunctioning county subdivisions (an independent place)    
Z9Water area not assigned to a county subdivision    
County Subdivision Size Code9 COUSUBSC244A/N
Place(FIPS)7,8 PLACE546A/N
00001 - 89999Incorporated place or census designated place (CDP)    
FIPS Place Class Code8 PLACECC251A/N
C1An active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent    
C2An active incorporated place that is legally coextensive with a county subdivision but treated as independent of any county subdivision (an independent place)    
C5An active incorporated place that is independent of any county subdivision and serves as a county subdivision equivalent (an independent place)    
C6An active incorporated place that is partially independent of any county subdivision and partially dependent within a legal county subdivision (exists in Iowa and Ohio only)    
C7An incorporated place that is independent of any county (an independent city)    
C8The balance of a consolidated city excluding the separately incorporated place(s) within that consolidated government    
C9An inactive or nonfunctioning incorporated place    
M2A census designated place (CDP) defined within a military or Coast Guard installation    
U1A census designated place (CDP) with a name officially recognized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for a populated place    
U2A census designated place (CDP) with a name not officially recognized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for a populated place    
Place Size Code9 PLACESC253A/N
Census Tract7 TRACT655A/N
000100 - 998999Census tract    
Block Group7 BLKGRP161A/N
0Block group (water area only)    
1 - 9Block group (land or land and water area)    
Block7 BLOCK462A/N
0001 - 0999Block in a water area only block group    
1000 - 9999Block (can be all land, all water, or mixed)    
Internal Use Code10 IUC266A/N
Consolidated City (FIPS)7,8 CONCIT568A/N
03436Athens-Clarke County,Georgia    
04200Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia    
11390Butte-Silver Bow, Montana    
36000Indianapolis, Indiana    
47500Milford, Connecticut    
48003Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky    
52004Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee    
FIPS Consolidated City Class Code8 CONCITCC273A/N
C3Consolidated city    
Consolidated City Size Code9 CONCITSC275A/N
American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian HomeLand (FIPS)7,8,11 AIANHHFP581A/N
00001 - 89999American Indian area, Alaska Native area, or Hawaiian home land    
FIPS American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian HomeLand Class Code8 AIANHHCC286A/N
D0Statistical or legal area administered and/or claimed by two or more American Indian tribes    
D1Legal federally recognized American Indian area consisting of reservation and associatedoff-reservation trust land    
D2Legal federally recognized American Indian area consisting of reservation only    
D3Legal federally recognized American Indian area consisting of off-reservation trust land only    
D4Legal state-recognized American Indian reservation    
D5The off-reservation trust land portion of an American Indian area with both a reservation andoff-reservation trust land    
D6Statistical American Indian area defined for a federally recognized tribe that does not have areservation or off-reservation trust land, specifically a tribal designated statistical area (TDSA) orOklahoma tribal statistical area (OTSA)    
D8The reservation portion of an American Indian area with both a reservation and off-reservationtrust land    
D9Statistical American Indian area defined for a state-recognized tribe that does not have areservation or off-reservation trust land, specifically a state designated tribal statistical area    
E1Alaska Native village statistical area    
F1Hawaiian home land    
American Indian Trust Land/Hawaiian Home Land Indicator AIHHTLI188A/N
RAmerican Indian reservation or statistical entity only    
TAmerican Indian off-reservation trust land only or Hawaiian home land    
MAmerican Indian reservation and off-reservation trust land    
9Not in an American Indian area or Hawaiian home land    
American Indian Tribal Subdivision (Census)7 AITSCE389A/N
001 - 998American Indian tribal subdivision    
American Indian Tribal Subdivision (FIPS)7,8,11 AITS592A/N
00001 - 89999American Indian tribal subdivision    
FIPS American Indian Tribal Subdivision Class Code8   AITSCC297A/N
D7American Indian Tribal SubdivisionAITSCC297A/N
Alaska Native Regional Corporation (FIPS)6,7 ANRC5100A/N
Tribal Census Tract TTRACT699A/N
T00100 - T98999Tribal census tract    
Tribal Block Group TBLKGRP1105A/N
A - H, J, KTribal block group    
Alaska Native Regional Corporation (FIPS)7,8 ANRC5100A/N
00590Ahtna    
01570Aleut    
03950Arctic Slope    
06370Bering Straits    
09040Bristol Bay    
09800Calista    
14410Chugach    
17140Cook Inlet    
20010Doyon    
41640Koniag    
52120NANA    
67940Sealaska    
FIPS Alaska Native Regional Corporation Class Code8 ANRCCC2111A/N
E7Alaska Native Regional Corporation    
Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area7,8 CBSA5113A/N
10000 - 49999Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area (cannot end in - œ4 - )    
Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area Size Code9 CBSASC2118A/N
Metropolitan Division7,8 METDIV5120A/N
10004 - 49994Metropolitan Division (always ends in - œ4 - )    
Combined Statistical Area7,8 CSA3125A/N
100 - 599Combined Statistical Area    
New England City and Town Area7,8 NECTA5128A/N
70000 - 79999New England City and Town Area (cannot end in - œ4 - )    
New England City and Town Area Size Code9 NECTASC2133A/N
New England City and Town Area Division7,8 NECTADIV5135A/N
70004 - 79994New England City and Town Area Division (always ends in - œ4 - )    
Combined New England City and Town Area7,8 CNECTA3140A/N
700 - 799Combined New England City and Town Area    
Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area Principal City Indicator7 CBSAPCI1143A/N
YPlace is a principal city of a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area    
NPlace is not a principal city of a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area    
9Not in a place    
New England City and Town Area Principal City Indicator7 NECTAPCI1144A/N
YPlace is a principal city of a New England city and town area    
NPlace is not a principal city of a New England city and town area    
9Not in a place    
Urban Area9,12 UA5145A/N
00001 - 98999Urbanized area or urban cluster    
Urban Area Size Code9,12 UASC2150A/N
Urban Area Type7,12 UATYPE1152A/N
UUrbanized area    
CUrban cluster    
9Not in an urban area    
Urban/Rural7,12 UR1153A/N
UArea is classified as urban    
RArea is classified as rural    
MMixed - part is classified as urban and part is classified as rural    
Congressional District(111th)7,8,13 CD2154A/N
01-53The actual Congressional District number    
00Applies to states whose representative is elected "at large";i.e., the state has only one representative in the United States House of Representatives    
98Applies to areas that have an "at large" nonvoting delegate or resident commissioner in the United States House of Representatives    
2 blanksApplies to areas where no Congressional District was assigned    
State Legislative District (Upper Chamber) (Year 1)7,14 SLDU3156A/N
State Legislative District(Lower Chamber) (Year 1)7,14 SLDL3159A/N
Voting District7,15 VTD6162A/N
Voting District Indicator7 VTDI1168A/N
AActual    
PPseudo (adjusted)    
BlankVoting districts not defined (entire state or county)    
Reserved RESERVE23169A/N
ZIP Code Tabulation Area(5 digit)7,12 ZCTA55172A/N
Subminor Civil Division (FIPS)7,8 SUBMCD5177A/N
00001 - 89999Subbarrio (Puerto Rico only)    
FIPS Subminor Civil Division Class Code8 SUBMCDCC2182A/N
Z6Subbarrio (Puerto Rico only)    
School District (Elementary)7 SDELM5184A/N
00001 - 99996School district    
School District (Secondary)7 SDSEC5189A/N
00001 - 99996School district    
School District (Unified)7 SDUNI5194A/N
00001 - 99996School district    
99997School district not defined (land area)    
99998School district not defined (water area only)    


Field nameData dictionary refernce nameField sizeStarting positionData Type
Area Characteristics
Area(Land)16 AREALAND14199A/N
Area(Water)17 AREAWATR14213A/N
Area Name-Legal/Statistical Area Description(LSAD)Term-Part Indicator18 NAME90227A/N
Functional Status Code FUNCSTAT1317A/N
AActive government providing primary general-purpose functions.    
BActive government that is partially consolidated with another government but with separate officials providing primary general-purpose functions.    
CActive government that is consolidated with another government that has the same officials providing primary general-purpose functions. Functional status C is assigned to the nonprimary entity.    
EActive government providing special-purpose functions.    
FFictitious entity created to fill the Census Bureau's geographic hierarchy that is coextensive or nearly so with another governmental unit.    
GActive government that is fiscally or administratively subordinate to another unit of government that provides primary general-purpose functions; not classified as a government by the Census Bureau's Governments Division.    
IInactive governmental unit that has the power to provide primary general-purpose functions.    
NNonfunctioning legal entity (not a governmental unit)    
SStatistical entity.    
Geographic Change User Note Indicator GCUNI1318A/N
YGeographic change user note exists for this entity    
NNo geographic change user note exists for this entity    
Population Count(100%)19 POP1009319A/N
Housing Unit Count(100%)20 HU1009328A/N
Internal Point(Latitude)21 INTPTLAT11337A/N
Internal Point(Longitude)22 INTPTLON12348A/N
Legal/Statistical Area Description Code20 LSADC2360A/N
00None - no legal/statistical area description exists; no text is appended to the name of the entity
03City and borough - legal county equivalent in Alaska (Juneau, Sitka, Wrangell, and Yakutat); "City and Borough" is appended to the name of the entity
04Borough - county equivalent in Alaska; "Borough" is appended to the name of the entity
05Census area - statistical county equivalent in Alaska; "Census Area" is appended to the name of the entity
06County - legal division of 48 states; "County" is appended to the name of the entity
07District - 1) legal tribal subdivision in Arizona, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; 2) state legislative district (upper chamber) in Massachusetts; and 3) state legislative district (lower chamber) in Massachusetts; "District" is appended to the name of the entity
12Municipality - legal county equivalent in Alaska (Anchorage and Skagway); "Municipality" is appended to the name of the entity
13Municipio - legal county equivalent in Puerto Rico; "Municipio" is appended to the name of the entity
15Parish - legal county equivalent in Louisiana; "Parish" is appended to the name of the entity
20Barrio - minor civil division (MCD) in Puerto Rico; "barrio" is appended to the name of the entity
21Borough - 1) minor civil division (MCD) in New York; 2) MCD equivalent (independent place) in New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 3) incorporated place in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; "borough" is appended to the name of the entity
22Census county division (CCD) - statistical county subdivision in 20 states; "CCD" is appended to the name of the entity
23Census subarea - statistical county subdivision in Alaska; "census subarea" is appended to the name of the entity
25City - 1) legal county equivalent in Maryland, Missouri, and Virginia (independent city); 2) minor civil division (MCD) equivalent in 23 states and the District of Columbia (independent place); 3) incorporated place in 49 states and the District of Columbia; 4) consolidated city in Connecticut (Milford) and Indiana (Indianapolis); "city" is appended to the name of the entity
27District (election, magisterial) - minor civil division (MCD) in Virginia and West Virginia; "district" is appended to the name of the entity
28District (commissioner, election, magisterial, supervisors', or parish governing authority) - 1) minor civil division (MCD) in Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia; 2) tribal subdivision in Arizona and South Dakota; "District" is added before the name of the entity
29Election precinct - minor civil division (MCD) in Illinois and Nebraska; "precinct" is appended to the name of the entity
30Election precinct - minor civil division (MCD) in Illinois and Nebraska; "Precinct" is added before the name of the entity
31Gore - minor civil division (MCD) in Maine and Vermont; "gore" is appended to the name of the entity
32Grant - minor civil division (MCD) in New Hampshire and Vermont; "grant" is appended to the name of the entity
36Location - minor civil division (MCD) in New Hampshire; "location" is appended to the name of the entity
37Municipality - 1) minor civil division (MCD) equivalent in Pennsylvania (independent place); 2) incorporated place in Alaska (Anchorage) and Pennsylvania; "municipality" is appended to the name of the entity
39Plantation - minor civil division (MCD) in Maine; "plantation" is appended to the name of the entity
41Barrio-pueblo - minor civil division (MCD) in Puerto Rico; "barrio-pueblo" is appended to the name of the entity
42Purchase - minor civil division (MCD) in New Hampshire; "purchase" is appended to the name of the entity
43Town - 1) minor civil division (MCD) in eight states; 2) MCD equivalent in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota (independent place); 3) incorporated place in 30 states; "town" is appended to the name of the entity
44Township - minor civil division (MCD) in 16 states; "township" is appended to the name of the entity
45Township - minor civil division (MCD) in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Carolina; "Township" is added before the name of the entity
46Unorganized territory - minor civil division (MCD) in nine states; "UT" is appended to the name of the entity
47Village - 1) minor civil division (MCD) equivalent in New Jersey, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin (independent place); 2) incorporated place in 19 states; "village" is appended to the name of the entity
49Charter township - minor civil division (MCD) in Michigan; "charter township" is appended to the name of the entity
51Subbarrio - subminor civil division (sub-MCD) in Puerto Rico; "subbarrio" is appended to the name of the entity
53City and borough - incorporated place in Alaska (Juneau, Sitka, and Wrangell); "city and borough" is appended to the name of the entity
55Comunidad - statistical place (census designated place) in Puerto Rico; "comunidad" is appended to the name of the entity
57Census designated place - statistical place in all 50 states; "CDP" is appended to the name of the entity
62Zona urbana - statistical place (census designated place) in Puerto Rico; "zona urbana" is appended to the name of the entity
68Census region - statistical division of the United States; "Region" is appended to the name of the entity
69Census division - statistical division of the United States; "Division" is appended to the name of the entity
70Urban growth area (UGA) - legal area in Oregon and Washington; "UGA" is appended to the name of the entity
75Urbanized area (UA) - statistical urban area in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; "Urbanized Area" is appended to the name of the entity
76Urban cluster (UC) - statistical urban area in all 50 states and Puerto Rico; "Urban Cluster" is appended to the name of the entity
77Alaska Native Regional Corporation - legal Alaska Native area in Alaska; "Alaska Native Regional Corporation" is appended to the name of the entity
78Hawaiian home land - legal Native Hawaiian area in Hawaii; "Hawaiian Home Land" is appended to the name of the entity
79Alaska Native village statistical area - statistical Alaska Native area in Alaska; "ANVSA" is appended to the name of the entity
80Tribal designated statistical area - statistical American Indian reservation equivalent in California, New York, and Washington for federally recognized tribes without a legal land base outside of Oklahoma; "TDSA" is appended to the name of the entity
81Colony - American Indian reservation in Nevada; "Colony" is appended to the name of the entity
82Community - 1) American Indian reservation in California, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, and Wisconsin; "Community" is appended to the name of the entity; 2) American Indian tribal subdivision in North Carolina and Oklahoma
83Joint-use area - American Indian reservation equivalent in Kansas and New Mexico; "joint-use area" is appended to the name of the entity
84Pueblo - American Indian reservation in New Mexico and Texas; "Pueblo" is appended to the name of the entity
85Rancheria - American Indian reservation in California; "Rancheria" is appended to the name of the entity
86Reservation - 1) American Indian reservation in 34 states; 2) minor civil division (MCD) equivalent in Maine and New York; "Reservation" is appended to the name of the entity
87Reserve - American Indian reservation in Alaska; "Reserve" is appended to the name of the entity
88Oklahoma tribal statistical area - statistical American Indian reservation equivalent in Oklahoma; "OTSA" is appended to the name of the entity
89Trust land - legal American Indian reservation equivalent in nine states; "Trust Land" is appended to the name of the entity
90Joint-use Oklahoma tribal statistical area - statistical American Indian reservation equivalent in Oklahoma; "joint-use OTSA" is appended to the name of the entity
91Ranch - American Indian reservation in Nevada; "Ranch" is appended to the name of the entity
92State designated tribal statistical area - statistical American Indian reservation equivalent in Alabama, Delaware, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia; "SDTSA" is appended to the name of the entity
93Indian village - American Indian reservation in California; "Indian Village" is appended to the name of the entity
94Village - American Indian reservation in California and Oregon; "Village" is appended to the name of the entity
95Indian community - American Indian reservation in Michigan and Minnesota; "Indian Community" is appended to the name of the entity
96Indian reservation - American Indian reservation in Arizona, California, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington; "Indian Reservation" is appended to the name of the entity
97Indian rancheria - American Indian reservation in California; "Indian Rancheria" is appended to the name of the entity
98Indian colony - American Indian reservation in Nevada and Oregon; "Indian Colony" is appended to the name of the entity
99Pueblo de - American Indian reservation in New Mexico; "Pueblo de" is added before the name of the entity
9CPueblo of - American Indian reservation in New Mexico; "Pueblo of" is added before the name of the entity
9DSettlement - American Indian reservation in Iowa; "Settlement" is appended to the name of the entity
BGBlock group - statistical area in the United States and Puerto Rico; "Block Group" is added before the name (code) of the entity
BKBlock - statistical area in the United States and Puerto Rico; "Block" is added before the name (code) of the entity
C1Congressional district (at large) - congressional district in a single-district state (Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming); "Congressional District (at Large)" appears as the name of the entity
C2Congressional district - congressional district in a state with more than one district (43 states); "Congressional District" is added before the name (code) of the entity
C3Resident commissioner district (at large) - congressional district equivalent in Puerto Rico; "Resident Commissioner District (at Large)" appears as the name of the entity
C4Delegate district (at large) - congressional district equivalent in the District of Columbia; "Delegate District (at Large)" appears as the name of the entity
CGConsolidated government - consolidated city in Georgia (Augusta-Richmond County); "consolidated government" is appended to the name of the entity
CNCorporation - incorporated place in West Virginia (Ranson); "corporation" is appended to the name of the entity
CTCensus tract - statistical area in the United States and Puerto Rico; "Census Tract" is added before the name (modified code) of the entity
IBTribal block group - statistical area within specified legal American Indian areas; "Tribal Block Group" is added before the name (code) of the entity
ITTribal census tract - statistical area within specified legal American Indian areas; "Tribal Census Tract" is added before the name (modified code) of the entity
L1Ward - state legislative district (upper chamber) equivalent in the District of Columbia; "Ward" is added before the name of the entity
L2Senatorial district - state legislative district (upper chamber) in Nevada; "Senatorial District" is appended to the name of the entity
L3Assembly district - state legislative district (lower chamber) in California, Nevada, New York, and Wisconsin; "Assembly District" is added before the name of the entity
L4General assembly district - state legislative district (lower chamber) in New Jersey; "General Assembly District" is added before the name of the entity
L5State legislative district - state legislative district (lower chamber) in Maryland; "State Legislative District" is added before the name of the entity
L6State legislative subdistrict - state legislative district (lower chamber) in Maryland; "State Legislative Subdistrict" is added before the name of the entity
L8State senate district - state legislative district (upper chamber) in Vermont; "State Senate District" is appended to the name of the entity
L9State house district - state legislative district (lower chamber) in Vermont; "State House District" is appended to the name of the entity
LLState house district - state legislative district (lower chamber) in 41 states and Puerto Rico; "State House District" is added before the name of the entity
LUState senate district - state legislative district (upper chamber) in 47 states and Puerto Rico; "State Senate District" is added before the name of the entity
M0Combined statistical area - statistical area in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; "CSA" is appended to the name of the entity
M1Metropolitan statistical area - statistical area in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; "Metro Area" is appended to the name of the entity
M2Micropolitan statistical area - statistical area in 47 states and Puerto Rico; "Micro Area" is appended to the name of the entity
M3Metropolitan division - statistical area in 17 states and the District of Columbia; "Metro Division" is appended to the name of the entity
M4Combined New England city and town area - statistical area in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; "Combined NECTA" is appended to the name of the entity
M5Metropolitan New England city and town area - statistical area in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; "Metropolitan NECTA" is appended to the name of the entity
M6Micropolitan New England city and town area - statistical area in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont; "Micropolitan NECTA" is appended to the name of the entity
M7New England city and town area division - statistical area in Massachusetts and New Hampshire; "NECTA Division" is appended to the name of the entity
MGMetropolitan government - 1) incorporated place in Tennessee (Lynchburg, Moore County); 2) consolidated city in Tennessee (Nashville-Davidson); "metropolitan government" is appended to the name of the entity
MTMetro government - consolidated city in Kentucky (Louisville/Jefferson County); "metro government" is appended to the name of the entity
OTOff-reservation trust land - trust land component of an American Indian reservation with associated trust land in 23 states; "Off-Reservation Trust Land" is appended to the name of the entity
P5Public use microdata area (PUMA) - statistical area in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; "PUMA" is added before the name (code) of the entity
T1Area - American Indian tribal subdivision in Arizona and Utah; "Area" is appended to the name of the entity
T2Chapter - American Indian tribal subdivision in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah; "Chapter" is appended to the name of the entity
T3Segment - American Indian tribal subdivision in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; "Segment" is appended to the name of the entity
TAAdministrative area - American Indian tribal subdivision in Arizona; "Administrative Area" is appended to the name of the entity
TBAddition - American Indian tribal subdivision in Wisconsin; "Addition" is appended to the name of the entity
TCCounty district - statistical American Indian tribal subdivision in Oklahoma; "County District" is added before the name of the entity
UCUrban county - incorporated place in Kentucky (Lexington-Fayette); "urban county" is appended to the name of the entity
UGUnified government - 1) incorporated place in Georgia (Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, Georgetown-Quitman County, and Webster County); 2) consolidated city in Georgia (Athens- Clarke County); "unified government" is appended to the name of the entity
V1Voting district (VTD) - legal voting district in 32 states and Puerto Rico; "VTD" is added before the name of the entity
V2Voting district (VTD) - legal voting district in 32 states; "VTD" is appended to the name of the entity
Z5ZIP code tabulation area (5-digit) - statistical area in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; "ZCTA5" is added before the name of the entity
Part Flag PARTFLAG1362A/N
WNot a part    
PPart    


td width="163">State (ANSI)8td width="163">State Legislative District (Lower Chamber) (Year 3)7,24
Field nameData dictionary refernce nameField sizeStarting positionData Type
Special Area Codes
Reserved RESERVE36363A/N
Urban Growth Area7 UGA5369A/N
 STATENS8374A/N
County (ANSI)8 COUNTYNS8382A/N
County Subdivision (ANSI)8 COUSUBNS8390A/N
Place (ANSI)8 PLACENS8398A/N
Consolidated City (ANSI)8 CONCITNS8406A/N
American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/ Hawaiian Home Land (ANSI)8 AIANHHNS8414A/N
American Indian Tribal Subdivision (ANSI)8 AITSNS8422A/N
Alaska Native Regional Corporation (ANSI)8 ANRCNS8430A/N
Subminor Civil Division (ANSI)8 SUBMCDNS8438A/N
Congressional District (113th)7,8,23 CD1132446A/N
01 - 53The actual congressional district number    
00Applies to states whose representative is elected "at large"; the state has only one representative in the U.S. House of Representativ    
98Applies to areas that have an "at large" nonvoting delegate or resident commissioner in the U.S. House of Representatives    
Congressional District (114th)7,8,23 CD1142448A/N
01 - 53The actual congressional district number    
00Applies to states whose representative is elected "at large"; the state has only one representative in the U.S. House of Representatives    
98Applies to areas that have an "at large" nonvoting delegate or resident commissioner in the U.S. House of Representatives    
Congressional District (115th)7,8,23 CD1152450A/N
01 - 53The actual congressional district number    
00Applies to states whose representative is elected "at large"; the state has only onerepresentative in the U.S. House of Representatives    
98Applies to areas that have an "at large" nonvoting delegate or resident commissioner in theU.S. House of Representatives    
State Legislative District (Upper Chamber) (Year 2)7,24 SLDU23452A/N
State Legislative District (Upper Chamber)(Year 3)7,24 SLDU33455A/N
State Legislative District (Upper Chamber)(Year 4)7,24 SLDU43458A/N
State Legislative District (Lower Chamber) (Year 2)7,24 SLDL23461A/N
 SLDL33464A/N
State Legislative District (Lower Chamber) (Year 4)7,24 SLDL43467A/N
American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/ Hawaiian Home Land Size Code9 AIANHHSC2470A/N
Combined Statistical Area Size Code9 CSASC2472A/N
Combined NECTA Size Code9 CNECTASC2474A/N
Metropolitan/Micropolitan Indicator MEMI1476A/N
1Metropolitan Statistical Area    
2Micropolitan Statistical Area    
9Not in a Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area    
NECTA Metropolitan/Micropolitan Indicator NMEMI1477A/N
1Metropolitan New England City and Town Area    
2Micropolitan New England City and Town Area    
9Not in a New England City and Town Area    
Public Use Microdata Area12 PUMA5478A/N
00001 - 99998Census PUMA Code    
Reserved RESERVED18483A/N
6.2. Endnotes
1A unique, six-character identifier for each file series. See "How to Use This Product" for further information.
2Identifies the geographic level for which the data matrices on the summary file have been summarized. The summary level sequence chart describes the hierarchical arrangement of the specified geographic areas with other geographic areas, if any. The summary level must be used in combination with the geographic area codes to identify a specific geographic area (for example, summary level 050 and a specific state and county code must be used together to locate the data for a particular county). See "How to Use This Product" for further information.
3Indicates an iteration (repetition), for the specified summary level, of the data matrices on the summary file for the geographic components listed in the Geographic Component field. The Redistricting Data Summary File products contain no components. See "How to Use This Product" for further information.

Geographic Component Description
00 - Not a geographic component
01 - Urban
04 - Urban-in urbanized area
05 - Urban-in urbanized area of 5,000,000 or more population
06 - Urban-in urbanized area of 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 population
07 - Urban-in urbanized area of 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 population
08 - Urban-in urbanized area of 500,000 to 999,999 population
09 - Urban-in urbanized area of 250,000 to 499,999 population
10 - Urban-in urbanized area of 100,000 to 249,999 population
11 - Urban-in urbanized area of 50,000 to 99,999 population
28 - Urban-in urban cluster
29 - Urban-in urban cluster of 25,000 to 49,999 population
30 - Urban-in urban cluster of 10,000 to 24,999 population
31 - Urban-in urban cluster of 5,000 to 9,999 population
32 - Urban-in urban cluster of 2,500 to 4,999 population
43 - Rural
44 - Rural-place
45 - Rural-place of 2,500 or more population
46 - Rural-place of 1,000 to 2,499 population
47 - Rural-place of less than 1,000 population
48 - Rural-not in place
49 - Rural-farm
50 - Urban portion of extended place
51 - Rural portion of extended place
89 - American Indian Reservation and Trust Land-Federal
90 - American Indian Reservation and Trust Land-State
91 - Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area
92 - Tribal Designated Statistical Area
93 - Alaska Native Village Statistical Area
94 - State Designated Tribal Statistical Area
95 - Hawaiian Home Land
A0 - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea
A1 - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea-in principal city
A2 - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea-not in principal city
A3 - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea-urban
A4 - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea-urban-in urbanized area
A5 - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea-urban-in urban cluster
A6 - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea-rural
A7 - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea of 5,000,000 or more population
A8 - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea of 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 population
A9 - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea of 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 population
AA - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea of 500,000 to 999,999 population
AB - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea of 250,000 to 499,999 population
AC - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea of 100,000 to 249,999 population
AD - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea of 50,000 to 99,999 population
AE - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea of 25,000 to 49,999 population
AF - In metropolitan or micropolitanstatisticalarea of less than 25,000 population
C0 - In metropolitan statistical area
C1 - In metropolitan statistical area--in principal city
C2 - In metropolitan statistical area--not in principal city
C3 - In metropolitan statistical area-urban
C4 - In metropolitan statistical area--urban-in urbanized area
C5 - In metropolitan statistical area--urban-in urban cluster
C6 - In metropolitan statistical area-rural
C7 - In metropolitan statistical area of 5,000,000 or more population
C8 - In metropolitan statistical area of 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 population
C9 - In metropolitan statistical area of 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 population
CA - In metropolitan statistical area of 500,000 to 999,999 population
CB - In metropolitan statistical area of 250,000 to 499,999 population
CC - In metropolitan statistical area of 100,000 to 249,999 population
CD - In metropolitan statistical area of less than 100,000 population
CE - In metropolitan statistical area of 5,000,000 or more population-in principal city
CF - In metropolitan statistical area of 5,000,000 or more population-not in principal city
CG - In metropolitan statistical area of 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 population-in principal city
CH - In metropolitan statistical area of 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 population-not in principal city
CJ - In metropolitan statistical area of 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 population-in principal city
CK - In metropolitan statistical area of 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 population-not in principal city
CL - In metropolitan statistical area of 500,000 to 999,999 population-in principal city
CM - In metropolitan statistical area of 500,000 to 999,999 population-not in principal city
CN - In metropolitan statistical area of 250,000 to 499,999 population-in principal city
CP - In metropolitan statistical area of 250,000 to 499,999 population-not in principal city
CQ - In metropolitan statistical area of 100,000 to 249,999 population-in principal city
CR - In metropolitan statistical area of 100,000 to 249,999 population-not in principal city
CS - In metropolitan statistical area of less than 100,000 population-in principal city
CT - In metropolitan statistical area of less than 100,000 population-not in principal city
E0 - In micropolitan statistical area
E1 - In micropolitan statistical area-in principal city
E2 - In micropolitan statistical area-not in principal city
E3 - In micropolitan statistical area-urban
E4 - In micropolitan statistical area-urban-in urbanized area
E5 - In micropolitan statistical area-urban-in urban cluster
E6 - In micropolitan statistical area-rural
E7 - In micropolitan statistical area of 100,000 or more population
E8 - In micropolitan statistical area of 50,000 to 99,999 population
E9 - In micropolitan statistical area of 25,000 to 49,999 population
EA - In micropolitan statistical area of less than 25,000 population
EB - In micropolitan statistical area of 100,000 or more population-in principal city
EC - In micropolitan statistical area of 100,000 or more population-not in principal city
ED - In micropolitan statistical area of 50,000 to 99,999 population-in principal city
EE - In micropolitan statistical area of 50,000 to 99,999 population-not in principal city
EF - In micropolitan statistical area of 25,000 to 49,999 population-in principal city
EG - In micropolitan statistical area of 25,000 to 49,999 population-not in principal city
EH - In micropolitan statistical area of less than 25,000 population-in principal city
EJ - In micropolitan statistical area of less than 25,000 population-not in principal city
G0 - Not in metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area
G1 - Not in metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area-urban
G2 - Not in metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area-urban-in urbanized area
G3 - Not in metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area-urban-in urban cluster
G4 - Not in metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area-rural
H0 - Not in metropolitan statistical area
H1 - Not in metropolitan statistical area-urban
H2 - Not in metropolitan statistical area--urban-in urbanized area
H3 - Not in metropolitan statistical area--urban-in urban cluster
H4 - Not in metropolitan statistical area-rural
J0 - In combined statistical area
L0 - Not in combined statistical area
M0 - In New England city and town area
M1 - In New England city and town area- in principal city
M2 - In New England city and town area- not in principal city
M3 - In New England city and town area- urban
M4 - In New England city and town area--urban-in urbanized area
M5 - In New England city and town area--urban-in urban cluster
M6 - In New England city and town area- rural
P0 - In combined New England city and town area


4Indicates an iteration (repetition), for the specified summary level, of the data matrices on the summary file for a population or housing characteristic. These iteration fields apply to Summary File 2 (SF 2) and the American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File only.
5The sequence number of the table file within the set of physical files for the state (i.e., the geographic header record file and one or more table files). See "How to Use This Product" for more information.
6The logical record is the complete record for a geographic entity defined by the summary level, but exclusive of the characteristic iteration. A logical record may have one or more parts (or segments). Each logical record has an assigned sequential integer number within the file. See "How to Use This Product" for further information.
7See Appendix A, "Geographic Terms and Concepts," for definition of this field.
8The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes were withdrawn as a standard in 2005. The Census Bureau, however, has renamed these codes as Federal Information Processing Series codes and retained the acronym. The two-digit state and congressional district and three-digit county FIPS codes (former FIPS 5, 9, and 6, respectively) are unchanged, but with oversight transferred to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The five-digit FIPS 55 codes are no longer a federal code standard; however they are retained in Census Bureau files as administrative codes and used as primary key codes for many geographic entity types. The U.S. Geological Survey has received ANSI oversight for a code standard that uses the Geographic Names Information System identifier (GNIS ID).

The new ANSI standard using the GNIS ID as the official codes for Named Physical and Cultural Geographic Features of the United States and Puerto Rico also is included in Census Bureau files for state, county, county subdivision, place, consolidated city, American Indian area, Alaska Native area, Hawaiian home land, American Indian tribal subdivision, and subminor civil division or equivalent features. The Census Bureau references these fields in the geoheader as ANSI codes and using the term National Standard code. The codes represent the official numeric GNIS ID as an eight-digit character field with leading zeroes. The Census Bureau treats the state and county or equivalent area ANSI codes as supplemental standard codes.

The following lists the published code standards used for the 2010 Census (with its associated Census 2000 standard):

-INCITS.38-200x (R2004), Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States (Formerly FIPS 5-2)

-INCITS.31-200x (R2007), Codes for the Identification of Counties and Equivalent Areas of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States (Formerly FIPS 6-4)

-INCITS.454-200x, Codes for the Identification of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Related Areas of the United States and Puerto Rico (Formerly FIPS 8-6)

-INCITS 455-200x, Codes for the Identification of Congressional Districts and Equivalent Areas of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas (Formerly FIPS 9-1)

-INCITS 446-2008, (GNIS) Identifying Attributes for Named Physical and Cultural Geographic Features (Except Roads and Highways) of the United States, Its Territories, Outlying Areas, and Freely Associated Areas, and the Waters of the Same to the Limit of the Twelve-Mile Statutory Zone (Formerly FIPS 55-4)

Note: INCITS refers to InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards.

9 Identifies areas within predetermined population ranges. The actual codes and ranges are common to
all entities with a size code field. The complete list of size codes follows:

00Not in universe
010
021-24
0325-99
04100-199
05200-249
06250-299
07300-499
08500-999
091,000-1,499
101,500-1,999
112,000-2,499
122,500-4,999
135,000-9,999
1410,000-19,999
1520,000-24,999
1625,000-49,999
1750,000-99,999
18100,000-249,999
19250,000-499,999
20500,000-999,999
211,000,000-2,499,999
222,500,000-4,999,999
235,000,000 or more

The size code fields are not filled for the Redistricting Data Summary File products.

10Codes in unspecified arrangement for U.S. Census Bureau use.
11Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) 55 codes are assigned by state. Because American Indian areas and tribal subdivisions can exist in more than one state, multiple FIPS 55 codes can exist for the entity.
12Urban Areas, Urban/Rural classification, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, and Public Use Microdata Areas are not available in the Redistricting Data products.
13Blank values in the Congressional District (111th) field indicate areas where no congressional district was assigned by state redistricting officials.
14State legislative district codes have three characters and can include a hyphen (-). The code ZZZ indicates state legislative districts not defined. In the District of Columbia and Nebraska, both of which have a single legislative body, the state legislative districts are reported as upper chamber districts, and the lower chamber districts are coded as 999.
15Voting district codes can have one to six characters including special characters of a hyphen (-), dot (.), and forward slash (/). If the code contains less than six characters, the field is right-justified with leading blanks. The code ZZZZZZ indicates voting district not defined in a county or equivalent area containing one or more defined voting districts. A code of six blanks is used in Kentucky, Rhode Island, Oregon (except Multnomah County), and 14 of the 50 counties in Montana, where participants did not define voting districts for entire states or counties.
16Land area measurement in square meters. The accuracy of the area measurement is limited by the inaccuracy inherent in the mapping of the various boundary features in the Census Bureau's geographic database. Land area includes areas classified as intermittent water, swamps, and glaciers, which appear on census maps and in the Census Bureau's geographic database as hydrographic features. Square miles can be derived by dividing square meters by 2,589,988. See Appendix A, "Geographic Terms and Concepts," for definition of this field.
17Water area measurement in square meters. The accuracy of the area measurement is limited by the inaccuracy inherent in the mapping of the various boundary features in the Census Bureau's geographic database. Water area excludes areas classified as intermittent water, swamps, and glaciers, which are treated as land even though they appear on census maps and in the Census Bureau's geographic database as hydrographic features. Square miles can be derived by dividing square meters by 2,589,988. See Appendix A, "Geographic Terms and Concepts," for definition of this field.
18Name of the lowest-level entity represented by the summary level. In addition to the name of the entity, the name field contains the legal/statistical area description (LSAD), when appropriate, and sometimes contains the state abbreviation. For legal entities, the name is the one reported to the U.S. Census Bureau in the Boundary and Annexation Survey or by other appropriate sources, such as state education officials for school districts. For statistical entities, the name is determined by the Office of Management and Budget for metropolitan and micropolitan areas. The remaining statistical area names usually are supplied by tribal, state, or local sources according to published criteria. For redistricting data entities, names are reported by the state redistricting data liaison. For other areas, the name is determined by the local officials, usually in cooperation with the Bureau. When the summary level data represent only part of the area specified in the name, the name usually will have "(part)" appended to the name/code terminology to designate that this entry for the entity represents only a part of the total entity.
19The total number of persons enumerated in the specified geographic entity as determined in the 100 percent processing.
20The total number of housing units enumerated in the specified geographic entity as determined in the 100 percent processing.
21Latitude in degrees, to seven decimal places, of a point within the geographic area represented by the summary level. The character immediately preceding the first digit of the latitude of an internal point identifies the direction (hemisphere): a plus sign (+) indicates the Northern Hemisphere; a minus sign (-) indicates the Southern Hemisphere. See Appendix A, "Geographic Terms and Concepts," for definition of this field.
22Longitude in degrees, to seven decimal places, of a point within the geographic area represented by the summary level. The character immediately preceding the first digit of the longitude of an internal point identifies the direction (hemisphere): a plus sign (+) indicates the Eastern hemisphere; a minus sign (-) indicates the Western Hemisphere. A point on the 180th meridian is assigned to the Western Hemisphere (-180.0000000). See Appendix A, "Geographic Terms and Concepts," for definition of this field.
23Congressional District (113th), Congressional District (114th), and Congressional District (115th) are reserved for areas established after reapportionment and redistricting.
24State Legislative District-Upper and Lower Chamber-for Year 2, 3, and 4 are reserved for areas established after redistricting.
6.3. Table (Matrix) Section
Please refer to: Table (Matrix) Section


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