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Description
REGION identifies the region and division where the housing unit was located. Unless otherwise noted in the comparability discussion, states, or territories that later became states, are recoded into the following 1990 regional and divisional classification system:
1. Northeast Region
- New England Division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
- Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
2. Midwest (formerly North Central) Region
- East North Central Division: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
- West North Central Division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
3. South Region
- South Atlantic Division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
- East South Central Division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee
- West South Central Division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma/Indian Territory, Texas
4. West Region
- Mountain Division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
- Pacific Division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
9. State Unknown
- 1900-1910: overseas military reservations are not identified by state.
- 1980-1990: to protect confidentiality, state cannot be identified for PUMAs or county groups that cross state boundaries.
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
2023
acs
|
2022
acs
|
2021
acs
|
2016
acs
|
2011
acs
|
2006
acs
|
2000
1pct
|
1990
1pct
|
1980
1pct
|
1970
met2
|
1970
met1
|
1960
1pct
|
1950
1pct
|
1940
1pct
|
1930
1pct
|
1920
1pct
|
1910
1pct
|
1900
1pct
|
1880
1pct
|
1870
1pct
|
1860
1pct
|
1850
1%+
|
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| NORTHEAST REGION | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | New England Division | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 12 | Middle Atlantic Division | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 13 | Mixed Northeast Divisions | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| MIDWEST REGION | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | East North Central Division | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 22 | West North Central Division | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 23 | Mixed Midwestern Divisions | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| SOUTH REGION | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | South Atlantic Division | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 32 | East South Central Division | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 33 | West South Central Division | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 34 | Mixed Southern Divisions | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| WEST REGION | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Mountain Division | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 42 | Pacific Division | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 43 | Mixed Western Divisions | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| STATE UNKNOWN | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 91 | Overseas Military/Military Installations | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | · | · | · | · |
| 92 | PUMA boundaries cross state lines - Metro sample | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 97 | State not identified | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 99 | Not identified | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
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Comparability
The regional and divisional categories denote the same geographic areas for all years. The following territories/states were either not identified or not included in samples for the years specified below. These areas were not politically organized, were part of other territories/states, were not yet part of the United States, or were not part of the census sample. REGION is not available for any of the Puerto Rican Census samples.
Alaska: 1850-1880, 1940, 1950 (not in sample)
Arizona: 1850, 1860 (mostly part of New Mexico)
Colorado: 1850 (mostly unorganized)
Hawaii: 1850-1880, 1940, 1950 (not in sample)
Idaho: 1850, 1860 (part of Oregon Territory)
Kansas: 1850 (unorganized)
Montana: 1850, 1860 (mostly unorganized)
Nebraska: 1850 (unorganized)
Nevada: 1850 (split between Utah and New Mexico Territories)
North Dakota: 1850 (mostly part of Minnesota Territory)
Oklahoma: 1850, 1870, 1880 (part of Indian Territory)
South Dakota: 1850 (split between Minnesota Territory and unorganized)
Washington: 1850 (part of Oregon Territory)
Wyoming: 1850 (mostly unorganized)
Arizona: 1850, 1860 (mostly part of New Mexico)
Colorado: 1850 (mostly unorganized)
Hawaii: 1850-1880, 1940, 1950 (not in sample)
Idaho: 1850, 1860 (part of Oregon Territory)
Kansas: 1850 (unorganized)
Montana: 1850, 1860 (mostly unorganized)
Nebraska: 1850 (unorganized)
Nevada: 1850 (split between Utah and New Mexico Territories)
North Dakota: 1850 (mostly part of Minnesota Territory)
Oklahoma: 1850, 1870, 1880 (part of Indian Territory)
South Dakota: 1850 (split between Minnesota Territory and unorganized)
Washington: 1850 (part of Oregon Territory)
Wyoming: 1850 (mostly unorganized)
Universe
- 1850-1900 1860: All households and group quarters.
- 1910-1960: All households and group quarters; not available for Puerto Rico.
- 1970-2010: All households and group quarters; not available for Puerto Rico.
- ACS: All households and group quarters; not available for Puerto Rico.
Availability
United States
- 2023: All samples
- 2022: All samples
- 2021: All samples
- 2020: All samples
- 2019: All samples
- 2018: All samples
- 2017: All samples
- 2016: All samples
- 2015: All samples
- 2014: All samples
- 2013: All samples
- 2012: All samples
- 2011: All samples
- 2010: All samples
- 2009: All samples
- 2008: All samples
- 2007: All samples
- 2006: All samples
- 2005: All samples
- 2004: All samples
- 2003: All samples
- 2002: All samples
- 2001: All samples
- 2000: All samples
- 1990: All samples
- 1980: All samples
- 1970: All samples
- 1960: All samples
- 1950: All samples
- 1940: All samples
- 1930: All samples
- 1920: All samples
- 1910: All samples
- 1900: All samples
- 1880: All samples
- 1870: All samples
- 1860: All samples
- 1850: All samples
Puerto Rico
- 2023: --
- 2022: --
- 2021: --
- 2020: --
- 2019: --
- 2018: --
- 2017: --
- 2016: --
- 2015: --
- 2014: --
- 2013: --
- 2012: --
- 2011: --
- 2010: --
- 2009: --
- 2008: --
- 2007: --
- 2006: --
- 2005: --
- 2000: --
- 1990: --
- 1980: --
- 1970: --
- 1930: --
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
Flags
This variable has no flags.Editing Procedure
There is no editing procedure available for this variable.
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