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:
- MSAs, Rounds 1-5
- CMSAs and associated PMSAs, Rounds 1-5
- MSAs, Rounds 6-7
- CMSAs and Associated PMSAs, Rounds 6-7
- CBSAs, Rounds 8 and up (please read the important information at the end of this page before using the CBSA list)
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)