state_census: State population data

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State population data

Description

Data set on state populations, from the 2019 US Census.

Usage

state_census

Format

Data frame with 53 rows (including one for the United States as a whole, plus the District of Columbia and the Puerto Rico Commonwealth). Important columns:

SUMLEV

Geographic summary level.

REGION

Census Region code

DIVISION

Census Division code

STATE

State FIPS code

NAME

Name of the state

POPESTIMATE2019

Estimate of the state's resident population in 2019.

POPEST18PLUS2019

Estimate of the state's resident population in 2019 that is over 18 years old.

PCNT_POPEST18PLUS

Estimate of the percent of a state's resident population in 2019 that is over 18.

ABBR

Postal abbreviation of the state

Source

United States Census Bureau, at https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-alldata.pdf, https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-total-puerto-rico-municipios.html, and https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2010/dec/2010-island-areas.html

See Also

abbr_to_name(), name_to_abbr(), abbr_to_fips(), fips_to_abbr()

covidcast documentation built on July 26, 2023, 5:29 p.m.