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A reference file of the names, codes, and populations (via the 2025 5-year ACS) of US Census Bureau counties and county equivalents.

Usage

counties

Format

counties

A data frame with 3,222 rows and 10 columns:

geo_id

The full Census Bureau GEOID of the geography.

geo_entity_text

The plain text name of the geographic entity.

pop_acs23_5yr

The estimated total population of the geography from the B01003 table of the 2023 5-year American Community Survey (ACS).

sum_lev_code

The three-digit summary level code to identify the type of Census geography.

geo_entity_type_text

The plain text name of the geography level identified in the sum_lev_code column.

state_fips

The first two digits of the full county fips_code that identify the state that the county is in.

fips_code

The InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) formerly known as Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code to ensure uniform identification of geographic entities.

fips_class_code

Identifies what type of county or county equivalent the geography is.

func_stat_code

Identifies the functional status of the geography specified by the fips_code.

ns_code

The National Standard (NS) code used by the US Geological Survey (USGS) for the geography.