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Appendix 1. CPI geographic sample, 2018
Region	Division	PSU code	PSU name	PSU definition (state and county)	Population represented (1)	Percent of index population	Pricing cycle (2)
1-Northeast	1-New England	S11A	Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH	MA: Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk. NH: Rockingham, Strafford	4,552,402	1.57	O
1-Northeast	1-New England	N11B	Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT	CT: Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland	5,005,793	1.73	E
1-Northeast	1-New England	N11C	Springfield, MA	MA: Hampden, Hampshire	4,233,926	1.46	O
1-Northeast	2-Middle Atlantic	S12A	New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA	NJ: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union. NY: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester. PA: Pike	19,567,410	6.76	M
1-Northeast	2-Middle Atlantic	S12B	Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD	DE: New Castle. MD: Cecil. NJ: Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem. PA: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia	5,965,343	2.06	E
1-Northeast	2-Middle Atlantic	N12C	Pittsburgh, PA	PA: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland	4,065,877	1.4	E
1-Northeast	2-Middle Atlantic	N12D	Buffalo–Cheektowaga–Niagara Falls, NY	NY: Erie, Niagara	3,483,174	1.2	E
1-Northeast	2-Middle Atlantic	N12E	^W1Rochester, NY	NY: Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, Yates	3,925,318	1.36	O
1-Northeast	2-Middle Atlantic	N12F	Reading, PA	PA: Berks	3,562,332	1.23	O
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	S23A	Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI	IL: Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will. IN: Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter. WI: Kenosha	9,461,105	3.27	M
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	S23B	Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI	MI: Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Wayne	4,296,250	1.48	O
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	N23C	Cincinnati, OH–KY–IN	IN: Dearborn, Ohio, Union. KY: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton. OH: Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	3,395,853	1.17	E
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	N23D	Cleveland–Elyria, OH	OH: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina	3,257,953	1.12	O
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	N23E	Columbus, OH	OH: Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Perry, Pickaway, Union	3,758,510	1.3	O
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	N23F	Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis, WI	WI: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha	3,256,494	1.12	O
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	N23G	Dayton, OH	OH: Greene, Miami, Montgomery	3,924,320	1.36	O
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	N23H	^W1Flint, MI	MI: Genesee	3,911,189	1.35	O
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	N23I	^W2Janesville–Beloit, WI	WI: Rock	3,745,126	1.29	E
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	N23J	^W3Frankfort, IN	IN: Clinton	3,427,365	1.18	E
2-Midwest	4-West North Central	S24A	Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI	MN: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright. WI: Pierce, St. Croix	3,348,859	1.16	O
2-Midwest	4-West North Central	S24B	St. Louis, MO–IL	IL: Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair. MO: Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, St. Louis City, Warren	2,787,701	0.96	E
2-Midwest	4-West North Central	N24C	^W2Omaha–Council Bluffs, NE–IA	IA: Harrison, Mills, Pottawattamie. NE: Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders, Washington	2,974,017	1.03	E
2-Midwest	4-West North Central	N24D	^W2Wichita, KS	KS: Butler, Harvey, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner	2,842,770	0.98	O
2-Midwest	4-West North Central	N24E	Lincoln, NE	NE: Lancaster, Seward	3,288,318	1.14	O
2-Midwest	4-West North Central	N24F	Brookings, SD	SD: Brookings	2,947,903	1.02	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	S35A	Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV	DC: District of Columbia. MD: Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s. VA: Alexandria City, Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Fauquier, Fredericksburg City, Loudoun, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren. WV: Jefferson	5,636,232	1.95	O
3-South	5-South Atlantic	S35B	Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL	FL: Broward, Miami–Dade, Palm Beach	5,564,635	1.92	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	S35C	Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA	GA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton	5,286,728	1.83	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	S35D	Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL	FL: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas	2,783,243	0.96	O
3-South	5-South Atlantic	S35E	Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD	MD: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne’s	2,710,489	0.94	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35F	^W3Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia, NC–SC	NC: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union SC: Chester, Lancaster, York	3,035,149	1.05	O
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35G	^W1Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL	FL: Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole	2,642,941	0.91	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35H	Richmond, VA	VA: Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights City, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell City, King William, New Kent, Petersburg City, Powhatan, Prince George, Richmond City, Sussex	3,027,856	1.05	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35I	Raleigh, NC	NC: Franklin, Johnston, Wake	2,549,176	0.88	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35J	Greenville–Anderson–Mauldin, SC	SC: Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens	3,094,518	1.07	O
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35K	^W3Winston–Salem, NC	NC: Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin	2,637,083	0.91	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35L	Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL	FL: Lee	3,091,153	1.07	O
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35M	Ocala, FL	FL: Marion	2,568,744	0.89	O
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35N	Gainesville, FL	FL: Alachua, Gilchrist	2,913,140	1.01	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35O	^W2Wilmington, NC	NC: New Hanover, Pender	2,736,321	0.94	O
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35P	^W2Jacksonville, NC	NC: Onslow	3,100,604	1.07	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35Q	^W1Clarksburg, WV	WV: Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor	2,563,098	0.89	O
3-South	6-East South Central	N36A	^W4Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN	IN: Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott, Washington. KY: Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble	2,529,624	0.87	O
3-South	6-East South Central	N36B	Birmingham–Hoover, AL	AL: Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Walker	2,483,606	0.86	O
3-South	6-East South Central	N36C	Chattanooga, TN–GA	GA: Catoosa, Dade, Walker. TN: Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie	2,620,595	0.9	E
3-South	6-East South Central	N36D	W4Huntsville, AL	AL: Limestone, Madison	2,801,399	0.97	E
3-South	6-East South Central	N36E	Florence–Muscle Shoals, AL	AL: Colbert, Lauderdale	2,550,408	0.88	O
3-South	6-East South Central	N36F	^W1Meridian, MS	MS: Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale	2,397,313	0.83	E
3-South	7-West South Central	S37A	Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX	TX: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Wise	6,426,214	2.22	O
3-South	7-West South Central	S37B	Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, TX	TX: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller	5,920,416	2.04	E
3-South	7-West South Central	N37C	San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX	TX: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, Wilson	2,436,095	0.84	O
3-South	7-West South Central	N37D	Oklahoma City, OK	OK: Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma	2,812,948	0.97	E
3-South	7-West South Central	N37E	Baton Rouge, LA	LA: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana	2,543,610	0.88	E
3-South	7-West South Central	N37F	Lafayette, LA	LA: Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Vermilion	2,444,837	0.84	O
3-South	7-West South Central	N37G	Brownsville–Harlingen, TX	TX: Cameron	2,581,037	0.89	O
3-South	7-West South Central	N37H	Amarillo, TX	TX: Armstrong, Carson, Oldham, Potter, Randall	2,756,117	0.95	E
3-South	7-West South Central	N37I	^W2Russellville, AR	AR: Pope, Yell	2,620,998	0.91	O
3-South	7-West South Central	N37J	^W3Paris, TX	TX: Lamar	2,851,943	0.98	E
4-West	8-Mountain	S48A	Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale, AZ	AZ: Maricopa, Pinal	4,192,887	1.45	E
4-West	8-Mountain	S48B	Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO	CO: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park	2,543,482	0.88	O
4-West	8-Mountain	N48C	Las Vegas–Henderson–Paradise, NV	NV: Clark	3,227,960	1.11	E
4-West	8-Mountain	N48D	Provo–Orem, UT	UT: Juab, Utah	3,724,271	1.29	E
4-West	8-Mountain	N48E	Yuma, AZ	AZ: Yuma	3,840,701	1.33	O
4-West	8-Mountain	N48F	^W3St. George, UT	UT: Washington	3,206,759	1.11	O
4-West	9-Pacific	S49A	Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA	CA: Los Angeles, Orange	12,828,837	4.43	M
4-West	9-Pacific	S49B	San Francisco–Oakland–Hayward, CA	CA: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo	4,335,391	1.5	E
4-West	9-Pacific	S49C	Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA	CA: Riverside, San Bernardino	4,224,851	1.46	O
4-West	9-Pacific	S49D	Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA	WA: King, Pierce, Snohomish	3,439,809	1.19	E
4-West	9-Pacific	S49E	San Diego–Carlsbad, CA	CA: San Diego	3,095,313	1.07	O
4-West	9-Pacific	S49F	Honolulu, HI	HI: Honolulu	1,360,301	0.47	O
4-West	9-Pacific	S49G	Anchorage, AK	AK: Anchorage, Matanuska–Susitna	523,154	0.18	E
4-West	9-Pacific	N49H	Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA	OR: Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill. WA: Clark, Skamania	5,208,366	1.8	O
4-West	9-Pacific	N49I	^W1Santa Rosa, CA	CA: Sonoma	5,163,670	1.78	E
4-West	9-Pacific	N49J	Chico, CA	CA: Butte	4,623,339	1.6	E
4-West	9-Pacific	N49K	^W4Moses Lake, WA	WA: Grant	4,363,676	1.51	O
Footnotes: (1) Population is based on the 2010 Decennial Census. (2) O=Odd / E=Even / M=Monthly.
Note: W1-W4 refer to the four rotation waves for the new primary sampling units. Additional information is available in the Monthly Labor Review article "The 2018 revision of the Consumer Price Index geographic sample." Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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