A reference file of the names, codes, and populations (via the 2025 5-year ACS) of US Census Bureau States.
Format
states
A data frame with 52 rows and 9 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_codecolumn.- usps_state_abb
The two digit state abbreviation used by the USPS to identify the state.
- region_name
The plain text name of the Census Bureau region that the state is in. More information on regions can be found in the
regions_and_divisionsdata set.- division_name
The plain text name of the Census Bureau division that the state is in. More information on divisions can be found in the
regions_and_divisionsdata set.- 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.