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NCS Area Sample Listing

NCS sample listing by area type or by state.

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA):
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Milwaukee-Racine, WI
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Portland-Salem, OR-WA
Sacramento-Yolo, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV

Primary Metropolitan Areas (PMSA):
Atlanta, GA
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
Columbus, OH
Dayton-Springfield, OH
Hartford, CT
Huntsville, AL
Indianapolis, IN
Kansas City, MO-KS
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
Orlando, FL
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Richmond-Petersburg, VA
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO-IL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Metropolitan Areas (MSA):
Amarillo, TX
Anchorage, AK
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC
Austin-San Marcos, TX
Birmingham, AL
Bloomington, IN
Bloomington-Normal, IL
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
Corpus Christi, TX
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
Great Falls, MT
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC
Honolulu, HI
Iowa City, IA
Johnstown, PA
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
Knoxville, TN
Lincoln, NE
Louisville, KY-IN
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL
Memphis, TN-AR-MS
Mobile, AL
New Orleans, LA
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC
Ocala, FL
Oklahoma City, OK
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Reading, PA
Reno, NV
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA
Rochester, NY
Rockford, IL
Salinas, CA
San Antonio, TX
Springfield, MA
Springfield, MO
Tallahassee, FL
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA
York, PA
Youngstown-Warren, OH

Non-Metropolitan Areas:
Andrews, TX
Bannock, ID
Bradley, TN
Carson City, NV
Chesire, NH
Cheyenne, CO
Choctaw, AL
Citrus, FL
Clatsop, OR
Clinton, IA
Clinton, NY
Columbia, NY
Craven, NC
Crook, OR
Decatur, GA
Delta, MI
Des Moines, IA
Dorchester, MD
Fairbanks-North Star, AK
Fergus, MT
Fond Du Lac, WI
Franklin, VA
Freeborn, MN
Georgetown, SC
Gillespie, TX
Goodhue, MN
Grafton, NH
Green Lake, WI
Greenwood, SC
Griggs, ND
Harrison, KY
Henderson, IL
Henry, AL
Jefferson, IN
Juneau, AK
Juneau, WI
Kauai, HI
Lee, MS
Lewis, MO
Liberty, GA
Lincoln, WY
Logan, NE
Madison, NE
Marshall, IN
Monroe, OH
Montgomery, VA
Moore, NC
Morgan, IL
Northumberland, PA
Orange, VT
Palo Pinto, TX
Panola, TX
Polk, NC
Pope, AR
Prairie, AR
Sauk, WI
Seneca, OH
Seward, NE
Skagit, WA
St. Francis, AR
St. Lawrence, NY
Tama, IA
Tattnall, GA
Taylor, KY
Tunica, MS
Vermilion, LA
Ward, ND
Wasco, OR
Washington, GA
Wayne, OH
Wayne, TN
Winston, MS
Yavapai, AZ

NCS area sample listed by state
AK Anchorage
AK Fairbanks-North Star
AK Juneau
AL Birmingham
AL Choctaw
AL Henry
AL Huntsville
AL Mobile
AR Pope
AR Prairie
AR St. Francis
AZ Phoenix-Mesa
AZ Yavapai
CA Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County
CA Sacramento-Yolo
CA Salinas
CA San Diego
CA San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
CA Visalia-Tulare-Porterville
CO Cheyenne
CO Denver-Boulder-Greeley
CO Fort Collins-Loveland
CT Hartford
DC Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV
FL Citrus
FL Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay
FL Miami-Fort Lauderdale
FL Ocala
FL Orlando
FL Tallahassee
FL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
GA Atlanta
GA Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC
GA Decatur
GA Liberty
GA Tattnall
GA Washington
HI Honolulu
HI Kauai
IA Clinton
IA Des Moines
IA Iowa City
IA Tama
ID Bannock
IL Bloomington-Normal
IL Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
IL Henderson
IL Morgan
IL Rockford
IN Bloomington
IN Elkhart-Goshen
IN Indianapolis
IN Jefferson
IN Marshall
KY Harrison
KY Louisville, KY-IN
KY Taylor
LA New Orleans
LA Vermilion
MA Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT
MA Springfield
MD Dorchester
MI Delta
MI Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint
MI Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland
MI Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
MN Freeborn
MN Goodhue
MN Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
MO Kansas City, MO-KS
MO Lewis
MO Springfield
MO St. Louis, MO-IL
MS Lee
MS Tunica
MS Winston
MT Fergus
MT Great Falls
NC Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
NC Craven
NC Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point
NC Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir
NC Moore
NC Polk
NC Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
ND Griggs
ND Ward
NE Lincoln
NE Logan
NE Madison
NE Seward
NH Chesire
NH Grafton
NV Carson City
NV Reno
NY Buffalo-Niagara Falls
NY Clinton
NY Columbia
NY New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
NY Rochester
NY St. Lawrence
OH Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
OH Cleveland-Akron
OH Columbus
OH Dayton-Springfield
OH Monroe
OH Seneca
OH Wayne
OH Youngstown-Warren
OK Oklahoma City
OR Clatsop
OR Crook
OR Portland-Salem, OR-WA
OR Wasco
PA Johnstown
PA Northumberland
PA Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD
PA Pittsburgh
PA Reading
PA York
RI Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA
SC Charleston-North Charleston
SC Georgetown
SC Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson
SC Greenwood
TN Bradley
TN Knoxville
TN Memphis, TN-AR-MS
TN Wayne
TX Amarillo
TX Andrews
TX Austin-San Marcos
TX Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito
TX Corpus Christi
TX Dallas-Fort Worth
TX Gillespie
TX Houston-Galveston-Brazoria
TX Palo Pinto
TX Panola
TX San Antonio
VA Franklin
VA Montgomery
VA Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC
VA Richmond-Petersburg
VT Orange
WA Richland-Kennewick-Pasco
WA Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton
WA Skagit
WI Fond Du Lac
WI Green Lake
WI Juneau
WI Milwaukee-Racine
WI Sauk
WY Lincoln

Last Modified Date: October 16, 2001