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States

States are the primary governmental divisions of the United States. Also recognized by the Census Bureau as State equivalents for economic census purposes are:

  • The District of Columbia
  • The Island Areas
    • These include Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    • These areas are mainly published in the Economic Census of Island Areas data sets.
    • Statistics for the Island Areas are not included in U.S. totals.

Coding

States are identified by a 2-digit numeric American National Standards Institute (ANSI) State code (ST), which are sequenced in alphabetical order by State name.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  2007 Economic Census  |  Page Last Modified: October 29, 2008