Attachment 101: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)/Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Codes

Attachment 101: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)/Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Codes

This attachment provides the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)/Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) coding scheme used for NLSY97 geocode variables. 

The following tables are available as PDFs:

In rounds 1-7, the NLSY97 use the MSA code scheme from the 1994 County and City Data Book. These codes are slightly different than the standard government-assigned codes provided on the Census Bureau's Web site (http://www.census.gov/) and in OMB Bulletin 98-06. The first section simply lists the name and code of each MSA for the data from rounds 1-5.  For those MSAs that are also part of a Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area, the CMSA code is provided.  Users should note that New England Consolidated Metropolitan Area (NECMA) codes, not MSA codes, are used for the New England states.  Although NECMA codes are not listed separately in this document, they can be easily identified because they end in "3" rather than "0."  The second part of this attachment lists the code and name of each CMSA for rounds 1-5, followed by an enumeration of each of the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAs) which comprise the CMSA.  Since the MSA codes changed slightly in round 6, the third part of this attachment provides the MSA codes used in rounds 6 and 7.

Beginning in round 8, new Census standards were used in the creation of this variable. Rather than MSAs, the Census Bureau now defines Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSA) statistical geographic entities consisting of the county or counties associated with at least one core (urbanized area or urban cluster) with a population of at least 10,000, plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core.

Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas are the two categories of CBSAs. Metropolitan statistical areas have at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties. Micropolitan statistical areas are a new set of statistical areas that have at least one urban cluster of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas are defined in terms of whole counties or county equivalents, including the six New England states. As of June 6, 2003, there are 362 metropolitan statistical areas and 560 micropolitan statistical areas in the United States.

The NLYS97 Rounds 8 and up use CBSA codes updated in January 2006.

Note: Incarcerated respondents will have a -3 (invalid skip) on this variable while they are incarcerated as well as the interviews immediately before and after the incarceration spell.

Important Information

The following changes have been made to the CBSA codes since 2006 and are not reflected in the PDF:

Added

CBSA code       FIPS    CBSA and components
10760                   Alexander City, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                01037         Coosa County, AL    
                01123         Tallapoosa County, AL   

14160                   Bluffton, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                18179         Wells County, IN    

14300                   Bonham, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                48147         Fannin County, TX   

17200                   Claremont, NH Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                33019         Sullivan County, NH    

18880                   Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area    
                12091         Okaloosa County, FL   

19020                   Culpeper, VA Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                51047         Culpeper County, VA  
 

21120                   Elk City, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                40009         Beckham County, OK   

21640                   Eufaula, AL-GA Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                01005         Barbour County, AL    
                13239         Quitman County, GA 

22280                   Fernley, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                32019         Lyon County, NV   

22520                   Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area    
                01033         Colbert County, AL    
                01077         Lauderdale County, AL   

22800                   Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                19111         Lee County, IA    
                29045         Clark County, MO   

22840                   Fort Payne, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                01049         DeKalb County, AL 
 

23240                   Fredericksburg, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                48171         Gillespie County, TX   

25720                   Heber, UT Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                49051         Wasatch County, UT  
 

25760                   Helena-West Helena, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                05107         Phillips County, AR   

26480                   Humboldt, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                47053         Gibson County, TN   

30280                   Lewisburg, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                47117         Marshall County, TN   

31920                   Marble Falls, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                48053         Burnet County, TX   

32270                   Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                55141         Wood County, WI   

32280                   Martin, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                47183         Weakley County, TN   

35840                   North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area    
                12081         Manatee County, FL    
                12115         Sarasota County, FL   

37800                   Pella, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                19125         Marion County, IA   

40080                   Richmond-Berea, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                21151         Madison County, KY    
                21203         Rockcastle County, KY   

40760                   Ruidoso, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                35027         Lincoln County, NM   

41700                   San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area    
                48013         Atascosa County, TX    
                48019         Bandera County, TX    
                48029         Bexar County, TX    
                48091         Comal County, TX    
                48187         Guadalupe County, TX    
                48259         Kendall County, TX    
                48325         Medina County, TX    
                48493         Wilson County, TX  
 

42680                   Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area    
                12061         Indian River County, FL  
 

43320                   Show Low, AZ Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                04017         Navajo County, AZ   

44600                   Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area    
                39081         Jefferson County, OH    
                54009         Brooke County, WV    
                54029         Hancock County, WV   

45000                   Susanville, CA Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                06035         Lassen County, CA   

45520                   The Dalles, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                41065         Wasco County, OR   

45640                   Thomasville-Lexington, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                37057         Davidson County, NC   

47080                   Vidalia, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                13209         Montgomery County, GA    
                13279         Toombs County, GA   

47920                   Washington Court House, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                39047         Fayette County, OH   

48220                   Weatherford, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                40039         Custer County, OK   

48500                   West Point, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area    
                28025         Clay County, MS   

Deleted

CBSA code       CBSA title
14980           Bristol, VA (Metro Area)
17180           City of The Dalles, OR (Micro Area)
22460           Florence, AL (Metro Area)
23020           Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL (Metro Area)
28460           Keokuk-Fort Madison, IA-MO (Micro Area)
30540           Lexington-Thomasville, NC (Micro Area)
40020           Richmond, KY (Micro Area)
42260           Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL (Metro Area)
46940           Vero Beach, FL (Metro Area)
47860           Washington, OH (Micro Area)
48260           Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH (Metro Area)
48340           West Helena, AR (Micro Area)
49220           Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI (Micro Area)