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Region | Division | PSU code | PSU name | PSU definition (state and county) | Population represented (1) | Percent of index population | Pricing cycle (2) |
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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 |
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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: |
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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." |
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Last Modified Date: August 27, 2021