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Residence Datasets 1 and 2 on the Census 2000 Special EEO Tabulation provide data only for counties of 50,000 or more. Counties of less than 50,000 were merged with other counties into County Sets. These are the guidelines used to create and name these county sets.
Click here for a listing of all County Sets in the United States
General
Rules for Creating and Naming County Sets
1. All
counties are accounted for within each state and the total Census 2000
population count within each state is maintained.
2. All
counties with population of 50,000 or more stand alone unless they are
aggregated with a county of less than population of 50,000 or with another
county if needed to show a Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA).
3. Groups
of small counties were aggregated to create county sets of 50,000 or more.
4. The
counties within each county set are contiguous.
5. No
county set crosses state lines. All counties within any county set are within
the same state.
6. Counties
are grouped within MSAs if possible.
7. The
counties and county sets are listed alphabetically by county set name.
8. The
words "County Set" are not included in the county set name.
9. The
counties and county sets are numbered consecutively starting with the state
FIPS code followed by "CS" and the consecutive number of the
alphabetized county sets starting at 001.
10. The
state name is not included in the area name unless it is preceded by a
directional description; in this case the name is abbreviated. For example:
"NW KS" (Northwest Kansas).
11. If
the county set is composed of four or fewer counties, the county set name is
the same as all the counties themselves in alphabetical order. For example:
"Covington+Simpson+Smith."
12. For
large groupings of small counties, the county set may be named using a general
description that fits the part of the state in which it is found. For example,
"NW Panhandle" (of Texas).
13. If
a general geographic definition cannot be used, the most centrally located
county is picked and "and surrounding cos." is added. If more than
one county is centrally located, the county with the largest Census 2000
Population Count is used. For example: "Gaines and surrounding cos."
Note: In some instances not all the counties included in the county set actually
surround the named county. Some of these counties may actually form a
"C." Or, some counties that are next to the named county in the
county set name may not be included in the designated county set. The county
named in the county set name is picked based on the number of counties it is
adjacent to within the county set designated geography. In some cases, the
named county is the smallest, but touches the most other counties within the
group. For example: In Iowa, "Audubon and surrounding cos." (19CS002)
is made up of five counties and Audubon County is the smallest, but is the most
centrally located.
14. Some
county sets caused a disclosure problem with an MSA/PMSA. When a problem
existed, a decision was made whether to eliminate an MSA/PMSA or reaggregate counties. Most MSA/PMSAs were kept and
are shown in the file; however, there are seven that were eliminated due to
disclosure concerns.
Following are the seven MSA/PMSAs that will not show on the EEO File:
Arizona:
Flagstaff AZ-UT MSA - FIPS MSA Code #2620
Arkansas: Fort Smith AR-OK MSA - FIPS MSA Code #2720
Maryland: Baltimore MD PMSA - FIPS PMSA Code #0720
New York: Newburgh NY-PA PMSA - FIPS PMSA Code #5660
North Dakota: Grand Forks ND-MN MSA - FIPS MSA Code #2985
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh PA MSA - FIPS MSA Code #6280
Wisconsin: La Crosse WI-MN MSA - FIPS MSA Code #3870
Syntax and Abbreviations
15. Multiple
names are separated by pluses in the name. For example:
"Floyd+Hale+Swisher."
16. If
the county set title requires the state name, it is abbreviated and in all
capitals. For example: "Northern AK" (Northern Alaska).
17. Directional
descriptions are abbreviated if they are nouns, and written out in full if they
are adjectives. For example: "SW GA" (Southwest Georgia)
"Southern ID" (Southern Idaho).
18. County/counties
are abbreviated as Co/cos. Except is abbreviated as exc.
Other
Notes
In Alaska: Borough = County
In Louisiana: Parish = County
