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For the 2012 Economic Census, geography will reflect all boundary and classification changes as of January 1, 2012. Using the menu below, select a state to view all geographic changes for the last two economic censuses. For more information on geographic types, please refer to the Levels of Geography page.

Geographic Levels

Descriptions of the various geography levels, including states, counties, regions & divisions, metropolitan areas, places & consolidated cities, etc.

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United States
Alabama
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Colorado
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Florida
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Hawaii
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas

Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota

Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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United States Geographic Change Notes

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Alabama Geographic Change Notes

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Alaska Geographic Change Notes

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Arizona Geographic Change Notes

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Arkansas Geographic Change Notes

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California Geographic Change Notes

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Colorado Geographic Change Notes

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Connecticut Geographic Change Notes

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Delaware Geographic Change Notes

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District of Columbia Geographic Change Notes

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Florida Geographic Change Notes

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Georgia Geographic Change Notes

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Hawaii Geographic Change Notes

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Idaho Geographic Change Notes

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Illinois Geographic Change Notes

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Indiana Geographic Change Notes

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Iowa Geographic Change Notes

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Kansas Geographic Change Notes

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Kentucky Geographic Change Notes

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Louisiana Geographic Change Notes

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Maine Geographic Change Notes

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Maryland Geographic Change Notes

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Massachusetts Geographic Change Notes

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Michigan Geographic Change Notes

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Minnesota Geographic Change Notes

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Mississippi Geographic Change Notes

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Missouri Geographic Change Notes

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Montana Geographic Change Notes

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Nebraska Geographic Change Notes

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Nevada Geographic Change Notes

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New Hampshire Geographic Change Notes

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New Jersey Geographic Change Notes

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New Mexico Geographic Change Notes

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New York Geographic Change Notes

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North Carolina Geographic Change Notes

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North Dakota Geographic Change Notes

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Ohio Geographic Change Notes

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Oklahoma Geographic Change Notes

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Oregon Geographic Change Notes

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Pennsylvania Geographic Change Notes

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Rhode Island Geographic Change Notes

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South Carolina Geographic Change Notes

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South Dakota Geographic Change Notes

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Tennessee Geographic Change Notes

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Texas Geographic Change Notes

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Utah Geographic Change Notes

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Vermont Geographic Change Notes

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Virginia Geographic Change Notes

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Washington Geographic Change Notes

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West Virginia Geographic Change Notes

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Wisconsin Geographic Change Notes

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Wyoming Geographic Change Notes

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Additional File Formats

Additional file formats for Economic Census Geographic Change Notes are available on the Census Bureau's archives.

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Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021

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