Relationship between Common Geopolitical Terms and LAUS Codes
States:
All states (plus the District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico) are coded
ST.
State FIPS codes
Metropolitan Areas:
All metropolitan statistical areas
and metropolitan NECTAs (New England City and Town Areas) are coded
MT. Metropolitan divisions and NECTA divisions are coded
DV. Micropolitan areas are coded
MC,
and Combined Statistical Areas and Combined NECTAs are coded
CA.
There are 34 metropolitan divisions and NECTA divisions that are components
of metropolitan statistical areas and Metropolitan NECTAs with a core and population
of at least 2.5 million. A Combined Area can be composed of two or more
metropolitan areas and/or micropolitan areas.
More information about
metropolitan areas.
Counties:
Counties and county equivalents are coded
PA,
PS, or
CN. Single
county metropolitan areas can be found also by found under MT, DV, or MC by the
metropolitan area name.
Cities:
Cities with population above 25,000 are coded
PA,
PS, or
CT. For
independent cities (cities not within a county and therefore equivalent to
a county), see the narrative under counties. In addition, some cities and
towns in Massachusetts and some cities in Texas are coded
CC. Cities and towns with less than 25,000 population in
Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are coded
ME,
NH, and
VT, respectively.
City parts:
Within-county parts of cities that cross county
boundaries are coded
PT.
Small Labor Market Areas:
All small (that is, nonmetropolitan
or nonmicropolitan) multi-county labor market areas are coded
SA.
In addition, multi-entity intrastate parts of interstate metropolitan areas and
metropolitan divisions are coded
IM and
ID,
respectively. Single-county small labor market areas are coded
PA,
PS, or
CN and retain the county name.
Balances of State:
For California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana,
Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Washington—the State less the modeled substate
areas are coded
BS.
Geographic concepts
Definitions of LAUS
codes
Last Modified Date: March 10, 2005
