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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()