The P.L. 94-171 redistricting data (about) are an important component of Census 2010.
These are the first geographic and demographic more detailed data to be released from Census 2010.
They provide the first opportunity to analyze "current" small area demographics and change since 2000.
These data are the foundation of many redistricting operations, far broader than congressional reapportionment/redistricting.
The data provide geographic relationship codes new for Census 2010.
The P.L. 94-171 data files contain summary data down to the census block geographic level.
The interactive ranking table below provides summary data at the state, congressional district, county, city/place and school district levels
for all states and D.C.
Integrating Census 2010 shapefiles and Census 2010 demographics with GIS:
... census block multicultural site analysis ... view examples at right.
Census 2010 Multi-Geo Demographics Interactive Ranking Table
Click ShowAll button to show all tabulation areas.
Select State using State drop-down; click ShowAll between state selections.
Click column header to sort; click again to sort other direction.
More usage/content notes below table.
See related Ranking Tables Main Page.
All population percentages use total population as denominator.
Use mouseover on header to view tooltip description of column content.
Data available as CSV file. Contact Proximity; mention 'PL94171 CSV file'.
Usage notes ...
Demographic column headers are abbreviations for database item names shown in the table
"P.L. 94-171 Subset Database Items"
presented below.
In the column headers, a decimal point (".") is used as a place holder for "00" item name shown in the table.
For example, the column header "P.1.2%" is the percent item P001002 (see table below --
Population of one race) of total population (P001001). All population percentages use total population
as the denominator.
Content of table ...
Proceeding across columns, there is a set of columns for:
• housing units,
• total population by race and ethicity,
• population 18 years and over by race and ethnicity.
Viewing a specific summary level ...
To view only congressional districts (school districts, counties, places ) for a selected state:
• Click ShowAll button.
• Use dropdown to select state.
• Use dropdown to select summary level.
• Rank on a selected column by clicking header on that column.
• Rank in other direction by clicking same header again.
Using Find CBSA ... examining metro data ...
CBSA is the abbreviation for Core-Based Statistical Area.
A CBSA is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or a Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA).
Use Find CBSA to show all counties in the CBSA. CBSA totals are not presented in this table.
Steps:
• Click ShowAll button.
• Enter the exact 5-digit CBSA code in the box to the right of "Find CBSA".
-- use this list to locate the CBSA code.
-- the default value shown, 49700, is the Washington, DC CBSA code.
• Click "Find CBSA".
• If no data are shown, 1) ShowAll button was not clicked first or 2) there are no counties for this CBSA code in the table.
Data shown correspond to counties that are within this CBSA.
Only county level data are shown in the table for the CBSA.
Click on any column header to sort on that item.
To view non-metro counties, use the CBSA code 99999.
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GeoDemographic Analysis & National Scope Shapefiles
... Geographic Information Systems, P.L. 94-171, TIGER/Line & geodemographic analysis ... concurrent with release of the P.L. 94-171 data will be the release of the Census 2010
TIGER/Line shapefiles.
These shapefiles contain Census 2010 boundaries but are not integrated with subject matter data.
Proximity provides Census 2010 shapefiles with integrated P.L 94-171 data that enable wide-ranging
geospatial analysis. Integrate your own subject matter data and geography with these shapefiles.
U.S. National Scope Boundary Shapefiles by:
U.S. & State
Core-Based Statistical Area
City/Place
ZIP Code Area
Congressional District
Metropolitan Division
County Subdivision
Census Tract
County
Urbanized Area/Urban Cluster 1
School District
Census Block Group
Urban Cluster 1
School Attendance Zone 1
Census Block
1 Urbanized Area (UA), Urban Cluster (UC) and ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) boundaries will be defined at a later date
by the Census Bureau. Provisional UA and UC boundary files will be developed by Proximity in early 2011,
using methodology similar to Census 2000.
See more about Census 2010 urban areas.
ZIP Code Area (ZCA), similar to ZCTA, boundaries will be developed by Proximity in early 2011.
School Attendance Zones, not developed by the Census Bureau, will be developed in early 2011.
More information about these boundary files is provided in the
GeoBase description.
Items shown in the following table are a subset of full detail P.L. 94-171 (see description below)
Total Population (from Table P1)
P001001
Total:
P001002
Population of one race:
P001003
White alone
P001004
Black or African American alone
P001005
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
P001006
Asian alone
P001007
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
P001008
Some other race alone
P001009
Population of two or more races:
Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race (from Table P2)
P002001
Total:
P002002
Hispanic or Latino
P002003
Not Hispanic or Latino:
P002004
Population of one race:
P002005
White alone
P002006
Black or African American alone
P002007
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
P002008
Asian alone
P002009
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
P002010
Some other race alone
P002011
Population of two or more races:
Population 18 Years and Over (from Table P3)
P003001
Total:
P003002
Population of one race:
P003003
White alone
P003004
Black or African American alone
P003005
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
P003006
Asian alone
P003007
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
P003008
Some other race alone
P003009
Population of two or more races:
Population 18 Years and Over: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race (from Table P4)
P004001
Total:
P004002
Hispanic or Latino
P004003
Not Hispanic or Latino:
P004004
Population of one race:
P004005
White alone
P004006
Black or African American alone
P004007
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
P004008
Asian alone
P004009
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
P004010
Some other race alone
P004011
Population of two or more races:
Housing Units (Table H1)
H001001
Total:
H001002
Occupied
H001003
Vacant
P.L. 94-171 File Structure & Data Organization
The Census sourced file structure is comprised of a geographic segment and two data segments.
These three segments are provided for each tabulation area; e.g. census block.
The three segments may be chained together based on the Logical Record Number field.
Fields in the geographic segment are shown below (toggle).
Not all geographic segment fields are populated with the initial release of the files.
The Status column shows NA (not available) for these fields.
American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land (Census)
AIANHH
4
American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land (FIPS)
AIANHHFP
5
FIPS American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land Class Code
AIANHHCC
2
American Indian Trust Land/Hawaiian Home Land Indicator
AIHHTLI
1
American Indian Tribal Subdivision (Census)
AITSCE
3
American Indian Tribal Subdivision (FIPS)
AITS
5
FIPS American Indian Tribal Subdivision Class Code
AITSCC
2
Reserved
RESERVE2
7
Alaska Native Regional Corporation (FIPS)
ANRC
5
FIPS Alaska Native Regional Corporation Class Code
ANRCCC
2
Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area
CBSA
5
Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area Size Code
CBSASC
2
Metropolitan Division
METDIV
5
Combined Statistical Area
CSA
3
New England City and Town Area
NECTA
5
New England City and Town Area Size Code
NECTASC
2
New England City and Town Area Division
NECTADIV
5
Combined New England City and Town Area
CNECTA
3
Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area Principal City
CBSAPCI
1
New England City and Town Area Principal City Indicator
NECTAPCI
1
Urban Area
UA
5
Urban Area Size Code
UASC
2
Urban Area Type
UATYPE
1
Urban/Rural
UR
1
Congressional District
CD
2
State Legislative District (Upper Chamber)
SLDU
3
State Legislative District (Lower Chamber)
SLDL
3
Voting District
VTD
6
Voting District Indicator
VTDI
1
ZIP Code Tabulation Area (3 digit)
ZCTA3
3
ZIP Code Tabulation Area (5 digit)
ZCTA5
5
Subbarrio (FIPS)
SUBMCD
5
FIPS Subbarrio Class Code
SUBMCDCC
2
School District (Elementary)
SDELM
5
School District (Secondary)
SDSEC
5
School District (Unified)
SDUNI
5
Area (Land)
AREALAND
14
Area (Water)
AREAWATR
14
Area Name-Legal/Statistical Area Description (LSAD) Term-Part Indicator
NAME
90
Functional Status Code
FUNCSTAT
1
Geographic Change User Note Indicator
GCUNI
1
Population Count (100%)
POP100
9
Housing Unit Count (100%)
HU100
9
Internal Point (Latitude)
INTPTLAT
11
Internal Point (Longitude)
INTPTLON
12
Legal/Statistical Area Description Code
LSADC
2
Part Flag
PARTFLAG
1
Traffic Analysis Zone
TAZ
6
Urban Growth Area
UGA
5
State (ANSI)
STATENS
8
County (ANSI)
COUNTYNS
8
County Subdivision (ANSI)
COUSUBN
8
Place (ANSI)
PLACENS
8
Consolidated City (ANSI)
CONCITNS
8
American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land (ANSI)
AIANHHNS
8
American Indian Tribal Subdivision (ANSI)
AITSNS
8
Alaska Native Regional Corporation (ANSI)
ANRCNS
8
Subbarrio (ANSI)
SUBMCDNS
8
The geographic tabulation summary level is carried as the third item in the geographic segment (see above).
This field is used to identify the type of geography in the corresponding data record.
The two data segments contain
288 subject matter items tabulated for each census block and each higher level geography area summarized above.
Data items are organized into 4 population tables and 1 housing table as described below.
The same set of 71 subject matter categories are used for tables P1 and P2, differing only by universe of tabulation.
Similarly, the same set of 73 subject matter categories are used for tables P3 and P4, differing only by universe of tabulation.
There are no gender-based tabulations.
Age-related data is provided only for the population 18 years and over, making it possible to derive data for the population under
18 years of age.
Gender and other age-related data are available from Summary File 1 and Summary File 2.
Data Segment 1 contains Tables P1 and P2
P1. Population by Race [71 items]
Universe: Total population
About the P.L. 94-171 Data [goto top]
Public Law 94-171 (P.L. 94-171) specifies that within 1 year of Census Day, the Census Bureau must send each state the small-area data the state will need to redraw districts for the state legislature.
P.L. 94-171 sets up a voluntary program between the Census Bureau and those states that wish to receive population tabulations for voting districts and other state-specified geographic areas.
Under this program, those responsible for the legislative apportionment or redistricting
of each state may devise a plan identifying
the voting districts for which they want the specific tabulations and submit it to the Census Bureau.
The Census 2010 Redistricting Data Program
is a multi-phase program. During Phase 1 (2005-2006), Census collected state legislative
district boundaries and associated updates to tabulate legislative districts.
In a Phase 2 (2008-2010, Voting District/Block Boundary Suggestion Project,
received TIGER/Line shapefiles and software to electronically collect voting district boundaries,
feature updates, suggested block boundaries, and corrected state legislative district boundaries.
Phase 1 and Phase 2 are voluntary programs that optionally includes state verification of submitted data.
In Phase 3 Census delivers the geographic and data products to the
majority and minority leadership in the state legislatures, the governors, and any designated P.L. 94-171 liaisons. Once
bipartisan receipt of the data is confirmed, the data will be made available online to the
public within 24 hours. States can then begin their redistricting. States
are responsible for delineating their own congressional and legislative boundaries and
their legislatures. Legislatures, secretaries of state, governors, and/or redistricting commissions
carry out the process.
In Phase 4 (2011-2013) the Census Bureau will collect
the post-2010 Census state legislative and congressional district plans. Data will be retabulated
the 2010 redistricting data for the 113th Congress and newly drawn state legislative
districts. The American Community Survey (ACS) will also present data for these new
areas.
Additional Information
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