CPI Handbook of Methods Appendix 1: CPI Geographic Sample

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	Rochester, 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	Flint, MI	MI: Genesee	3,911,189	1.35	O
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	N23I	Janesville–Beloit, WI	WI: Rock	3,745,126	1.29	E
2-Midwest	3-East North Central	N23J	Frankfort, 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	Omaha–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	Wichita, 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	Charlotte–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	Orlando–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	Winston–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	Wilmington, NC	NC: New Hanover, Pender	2,736,321	0.94	O
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35P	Jacksonville, NC	NC: Onslow	3,100,604	1.07	E
3-South	5-South Atlantic	N35Q	Clarksburg, WV	WV: Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor	2,563,098	0.89	O
3-South	6-East South Central	N36A	Louisville/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	Huntsville, 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	Meridian, 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	Russellville, AR	AR: Pope, Yell	2,620,998	0.91	O
3-South	7-West South Central	N37J	Paris, 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	St. 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	Santa 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	Moses 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: Additional information including rotation waves 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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