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Databases | Basic | Pro | Comprehensive |
|---|---|---|---|
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| File format | CSV, Excel | CSV, Excel, SQL | CSV, Excel, SQL |
| All Census-recognized counties | All except in US territories | Yes | Yes |
| Number of entries | 3,144 | 3,235 | 3,235 |
| Attribution | Required | Not required | Not required |
| Fields (listed below) | Basic fields | More fields | All fields |
| Future updates | Not guaranteed | Included for 12 months | Included for 24 months |
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Here is a sample of rows from the database with some commonly used fields:
*income_household_median (shortened for space)
| fieldname | description | Basic | Pro | Comp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
county |
The name of the county. | |||
county_ascii |
county as an ASCII string. |
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county_full |
The full name of the county. Includs suffix of ("County", "City", "Borough", etc). | |||
county_fips |
The 5-digit FIPS code of the county. The first two digits correspond to the state's FIPS code. |
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state_id |
The state or territory's USPS postal abbreviation. | |||
state_name |
The name of the state or territory that contains the county. | |||
lat |
The latitude of the county. | |||
lng |
The longitude of the county. | |||
population |
An estimate of the county's population. | |||
density |
The estimated population per square kilometer. | |||
timezone |
The county's primary timezone in the tz database format. (e.g. America/Los_Angeles) | |||
zips |
A string containing all five-digit zip codes in the county, delimited by a space. | |||
age_median |
The median age of residents in the county. | |||
male |
The percentage of residents who report being male (e.g. 55.1). | |||
female |
The percentage of residents who report being female (e.g. 44.9). | |||
married |
The percentage of residents who report being married (e.g. 44.9). | |||
family_size |
The average size of resident families (e.g. 3.22). | |||
income_household_median |
Median household income in USD. | income_household_six_figure |
Percentage of households that earn at least $100,000 (e.g. 25.3) | home_ownership |
Percentage of households that own (rather than rent) their residence. | home_value |
The median value of owner-occupied homes. (Specifically: the weighted average of the value of owner-occupied housing units that have mortgages and the value of owner-occupied housing units that don't have a mortgage). | rent_median |
The median rent paid by renters. | education_college_or_above |
The percentage of residents with at least a 4-year degree. | labor_force_participation |
The percentage of residents 16 and older in the labor force. |
labor_force |
The number of people in the labor force. Updated monthly with a lag as of bls_date. |
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unemployment_rate |
The percentage of residents unemployed. Updated monthly with a lag as of bls_date. |
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bls_date |
The date (MM-YYYY) when labor_force, labor_force_average, unemployment_rate, and unemployment_rate_average data was colleced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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race_white |
The percentage of residents who report their race White. | |||
race_black |
The percentage of residents who report their race as Black or African American. | |||
race_asian |
The percentage of residents who report their race as Asian. | |||
race_native |
The percentage of residents who report their race as American Indian and Alaska Native. | |||
race_pacific |
The percentage of residents who report their race as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. | |||
race_other |
The percentage of residents who report their race as Some other race. | |||
race_multiple |
The percentage of residents who report their race as Two or more races. | |||
hispanic |
The percentage of residents who report being Hispanic. Note: Hispanic is considered to be an ethnicity and not a race. | |||
age_under_10 |
The percentage of residents aged 0-9. | |||
age_10_to_19 |
The percentage of residents aged 10-19. | |||
age_20s |
The percentage of residents aged 20-29. | |||
age_30s |
The percentage of residents aged 30-39. | |||
age_40s |
The percentage of residents aged 40-49. | |||
age_50s |
The percentage of residents aged 50-59. | |||
age_60s |
The percentage of residents aged 60-69. | |||
age_70s |
The percentage of residents aged 70-79. | |||
age_over_80 |
The percentage of residents aged over 80. | |||
divorced |
The percentage of residents divorced. | |||
never_married |
The percentage of residents never married. | |||
widowed |
The percentage of residents are widowed. | |||
family_dual_income |
The percentage of families with dual income earners. | |||
income_household_under_5 |
The percentage of households with income under $5,000. | |||
income_household_5_to_10 |
The percentage of households with income from $5,000-$10,000. | |||
income_household_10_to_15 |
The percentage of households with income from $10,000-$15,000. | |||
income_household_15_to_20 |
The percentage of households with income from $15,000-$20,000. | |||
income_household_20_to_25 |
The percentage of households with income from $20,000-$25,000. | |||
income_household_25_to_35 |
The percentage of households with income from $25,000-$35,000. | |||
income_household_35_to_50 |
The percentage of households with income from $35,000-$50,000. | |||
income_household_50_to_75 |
The percentage of households with income from $50,000-$75,000. | |||
income_household_75_to_100 |
The percentage of households with income from $75,000-$100,000. | |||
income_household_100_to_150 |
The percentage of households with income from $100,000-$150,000. | |||
income_household_150_over |
The percentage of households with income over $150,000. | |||
income_individual_median |
The median income of individuals in the county. | |||
home_value |
The median value of owner occupied homes. | |||
rent_burden |
The median rent as a percentage of the median renter's household income. | |||
education_less_highschool |
The percentage of residents with less than a high school education. | |||
education_highschool |
The percentage of residents with a high school diploma but no more. | |||
education_some_college |
The percentage of residents with some college but no more. | |||
education_bachelors |
The percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) but no more. | |||
education_graduate |
The percentage of residents with a graduate degree. | |||
education_stem_degree |
The percentage of residents with a Bachelor's degree or higher in a Science and Engineering (or related) field. | |||
disabled |
The percentage of residents who report a disability. | |||
poverty |
The percentage of residents who over the past 12 months have lived below 100% of the federal poverty level. | |||
limited_english |
The percentage of residents who only speak limited English. | |||
commute_time |
The median commute time of resident workers in minutes. | |||
health_uninsured |
The percentage of residents who report not having health insurance. | |||
veteran |
The percentage of residents who are veterans. | |||
labor_force_average |
The number of people in the labor force, averaged over the last 12 months. Updated monthly with a lag as of bls_date. |
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unemployment_rate_average |
The percentage of residents unemployed, averaged over the last 12 months. Updated monthly with a lag as of bls_date. |
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timezone_all |
Some counties are in multiple timezones. This fields lists every timezone delimited by a '|'. |
Is the Basic (free) version sufficient for my needs?
The Basic (free) database will meet many users' needs. You may want to purchase the Pro or Comprehensive versions if:
Does this database include administrative areas that the US government considers "county equivalents"?
Yes. The database includes both counties and county equivalents as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. This includes parishes (Louisiana), boroughs (Alaska), population census areas (Alaska), and independent cities (Virginia) among others.
Am I allowed to redistribute the database if I purchase a paid license?
No. You are not allowed to sell the database or make it publicly available. However, you can make copies and backups of the data. You are also allowed to query the database to power publicly facing applications such as a store locator. To learn more, read the full license terms.
How often do you release updates?
It depends, we monitor our sources and release new versions when we have more current data, typically a few times a year. Upon purchase, you can elect to receive email alerts when we release new versions of the database.
Why should I trust this data?
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If I use the free database, what type of attribution is required?
If you use the Basic (free) database, you must link back to this page:
https://simplemaps.com/data/us-counties
from a public webpage where you are using the data. If you want to use the data internally, you must link back to this page from your firm's website on a page that can be easily found though links on the root domain. The link must be clearly visible to the human eye.
How recent are the economic and demographic variables such as income_household_median?
The fields of labor_force, labor_force_average, unemployment_rate, unemployment_rate_average come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as of the MM-YYYY specified by bls_date.
All other demographic variables come from the 2022 American Community Survey's 5-year estimates. We use 5-year estimates because they offer more precise estimates and provide better data coverage in low-population counties. The ACS is run by the United States Census Bureau.
Does this dataset include data from the 2020 Census?
Yes, this dataset is based on county, ZCTA, and place shapes from the 2020 Census. population data and other demographic fields come from the 2022 American Community Survey as noted above.
How do I calculate the distance between two counties?
We've published free formulas in popular programming languages. Check them out.
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