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Region and Location Codes
The following list displays the region and detailed location categories
and codes used within SESTAT. Scroll the screen up or down to
see the complete list.
Suppressed Region (Region Code = 00)
- 000 Suppressed
- 099 SUPPRESSED U.S.
New England (Region Code = 01)
- 009 Connecticut
- 023 Maine
- 025 Massachusetts
- 033 New Hampshire
- 044 Rhode Island
- 050 Vermont
- 085 New England region, state not specified
Middle Atlantic (Region Code = 02)
- 034 New Jersey
- 036 New York
- 042 Pennsylvania
- 086 Middle Atlantic region, state not specified
East North Central (Region Code = 03)
- 017 Illinois
- 018 Indiana
- 026 Michigan
- 039 Ohio
- 055 Wisconsin
- 087 East North Central region, state not specified
West North Central (Region Code = 04)
- 019 Iowa
- 020 Kansas
- 027 Minnesota
- 029 Missouri
- 031 Nebraska
- 038 North Dakota
- 046 South Dakota
- 088 West North Central region, state not specified
South Atlantic (Region Code = 05)
- 010 Delaware
- 011 District of Columbia
- 012 Florida
- 013 Georgia
- 024 Maryland
- 037 North Carolina
- 045 South Carolina
- 051 Virginia
- 054 West Virginia
- 089 South Atlantic region, state not specified
East South Central (Region Code = 06)
- 001 Alabama
- 021 Kentucky
- 028 Mississippi
- 047 Tennessee
- 090 East South Central region, state not specified
West South Central (Region Code = 07)
- 005 Arkansas
- 022 Louisiana
- 040 Oklahoma
- 048 Texas
- 091 West South Central region, state not specified
Mountain (Region Code = 08)
- 004 Arizona
- 008 Colorado
- 016 Idaho
- 030 Montana
- 032 Nevada
- 035 New Mexico
- 049 Utah
- 056 Wyoming
- 092 Mountain region, state not specified
Pacific (Region Code = 09)
- 002 Alaska
- 006 California
- 015 Hawaii
- 041 Oregon
- 053 Washington
- 060 American Samoa
- 066 Guam
- 067 Johnston Atoll
- 069 Northern Mariana Islands
- 071 Midway Islands
- 072 Puerto Rico
- 076 Navassa Island
- 078 U.S. Virgin Islands
- 079 Wake Island
- 081 Baker Island
- 082 Howland Island
- 083 Jarvis Island
- 084 Kingman Reef
- 093 Pacific region, state not specified
- 095 Palmyra Atoll
- 096 U.S. Territory, not specified
- 099 U.S. Territory, suppressed
Europe (Region Code = 10)
- 100 Albania
- 101 Andorra
- 102 Austria
- 103 Belgium
- 104 Bulgaria
- 105 Czechoslovakia
- 106 Denmark
- 107 Faroe Islands
- 108 Finland
- 109 France
- 110 Germany, not specified
- 111 West Germany
- 112 West Berlin
- 113 East Berlin
- 114 East Germany
- 115 Gibraltar
- 116 Greece
- 117 Hungary
- 118 Iceland
- 119 Ireland
- 120 Italy
- 121 Jan Mayen
- 122 Liechtenstein
- 123 Luxembourg
- 124 Malta
- 125 Monaco
- 126 Netherlands
- 127 Norway
- 128 Poland
- 129 Portugal
- 130 Azores Islands
- 131 Madeira Islands
- 132 Romania
- 133 San Marino
- 134 Spain
- 135 Svalbard
- 136 Sweden
- 137 Switzerland
- 138 United Kingdom, not specified
- 139 England
- 140 Scotland
- 141 Wales
- 142 Northern Ireland
- 143 Guernsey
- 144 Jersey
- 145 Isle of Man
- 146 Vatican City
- 147 Yugoslavia
- 148 Europe, not specified
- 149 Central Europe, not specified
- 150 Eastern Europe, not specified
- 151 Lapland, not specified
- 152 Northern Europe, not specified
- 153 Southern Europe, not specified
- 154 Western Europe, not specified
- 155 Czech, Rep. of Slovakia
- 156 Serbia-Montenegro
- 157 Slovenia
- 158 Macedonia
- 159 Bosnia-Hercegovina
- 160 Croatia
- 161 Western Europe, not specified
- 180 USSR
- 181 Baltic states, not specified
- 182 Estonia
- 183 Latvia
- 184 Lithuania
- 185 Moldova
- 186 Belarus (Byelarus)
- 187 Russia
- 188 Kazakhstan
- 189 Armenia
- 190 Azerbaijan
- 191 Georgia
- 192 Uzbekistan
- 193 Ukraine
- 194 Tajikstan
- 195 Kyrgyzstan
- 196 Turkemnistan
- 199 SUPPRESSED Europe
Asia (Region Code = 20)
- 200 Afghanistan
- 201 Bahrain
- 202 Bangladesh
- 203 Bhutan
- 204 Brunei
- 205 Myanmar (formerly Burma)
- 206 Cambodia
- 207 China
- 208 Cyprus
- 209 Hong Kong
- 210 India
- 211 Indonesia
- 212 Iran
- 213 Iraq
- 214 Israel
- 215 Japan
- 216 Jordan
- 217 Korea, not specified
- 218 South Korea
- 219 North Korea
- 220 Kuwait
- 221 Laos
- 222 Lebanon
- 223 Macao
- 224 Malaysia
- 225 Maldives
- 226 Mongolia
- 227 Nepal
- 228 Oman
- 229 Pakistan
- 230 Paracel Islands
- 231 Philippines
- 232 Qatar
- 233 Saudi Arabia
- 234 Singapore
- 235 Spratley Islands
- 236 Sri Lanka
- 237 Syria
- 238 Taiwan
- 239 Thailand
- 240 Turkey
- 241 United Arab Emirates
- 242 Vietnam
- 243 Yemen, Peoples Democratic Republic
- 244 Yemen Arab Republic
- 245 Yemen, Unified (1991 and after)
- 246 Asia Minor, not specified
- 247 East Asia, not specified
- 248 Gaza Strip
- 249 Indochina, not specified
- 250 Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone
- 251 Mesopotamia, not specified
- 252 Middle East, not specified
- 253 Palestine, not specified
- 254 Persian Gulf States, not specified
- 255 Southeast Asia, not specified
- 256 West Bank
- 299 SUPPRESSED Asia
North America (Region Code = 30)
- 300 Bermuda
- 301 Canada
- 302 Greenland
- 303 St. Pierre and Miquelon
- 304 North America, not specified
- 309 SUPPRESSED North America
Central America (Region Code = 31)
- 310 Belize
- 311 Costa Rica
- 312 El Salvador
- 313 Guatemala
- 314 Honduras
- 315 Mexico
- 316 Nicaragua
- 317 Panama
- 318 Central America, not specified
Caribbean (Region Code = 33)
- 330 Anguilla
- 331 Antigua and Barbuda
- 332 Aruba
- 333 Bahamas
- 334 Barbados
- 335 British Virgin Islands
- 336 Cayman Islands
- 337 Cuba
- 338 Dominica
- 339 Dominican Republic
- 340 Grenada
- 341 Guadeloupe
- 342 Haiti
- 343 Jamaica
- 344 Martinique
- 345 Montserrat
- 346 Netherlands Antilles
- 347 St. Barthelemy
- 348 St. Kitts-Nevis
- 349 St. Lucia
- 350 St. Vincent and the Grenadin
- 351 Trinidad and Tobago
- 352 Turks and Caicos Islands
- 353 Caribbean, not specified
- 354 Antilles, not specified
- 355 British West Indies, not specified
- 356 Latin America, not specified
- 357 Leeward Islands, not specified
- 358 West Indies, not specified
- 359 Windward Islands, not specified
South America (Region Code = 37)
- 375 Argentina
- 376 Bolivia
- 377 Brazil
- 378 Chile
- 379 Colombia
- 380 Ecuador
- 381 Falkland Islands
- 382 French Guiana
- 383 Guyana
- 384 Paraguay
- 385 Peru
- 386 Surinam
- 387 Uruguay
- 388 Venezuela
- 389 South America, not specified
- 399 SUPPRESSED South America
Africa (Region Code = 40)
- 400 Algeria
- 401 Angola
- 402 Bassas da India
- 403 Benin (formerly Dahomey)
- 404 Botswana
- 405 British Indian Ocean Territory
- 406 Burkina Faso
- 407 Burundi
- 408 Cameroon
- 409 Cape Verde
- 410 Central African Republic
- 411 Chad
- 412 Comoros
- 413 Congo
- 414 Djibouti
- 415 Egypt
- 416 Equatorial Guinea
- 417 Ethiopia
- 418 Europa Island
- 419 Gabon
- 420 Gambia
- 421 Ghana
- 422 Glorioso Islands
- 423 Guinea
- 424 Guinea-Bissau
- 425 Ivory Coast
- 426 Juan de Nova Island
- 427 Kenya
- 428 Lesotho
- 429 Liberia
- 430 Libya
- 431 Madagascar
- 432 Malawi
- 433 Mali
- 434 Mauritania
- 435 Mayotte
- 436 Morocco
- 437 Mozambique
- 438 Namibia
- 439 Niger
- 440 Nigeria
- 441 Reunion
- 442 Rwanda
- 443 Sao Tome and Principe
- 444 Senegal
- 445 Mauritius
- 446 Seychelles
- 447 Sierra Leone
- 448 Somalia
- 449 South Africa
- 450 St. Helena
- 451 Sudan
- 452 Swaziland
- 453 Tanzania
- 454 Togo
- 455 Tromelin Island
- 456 Tunisia
- 457 Uganda
- 458 Western Sahara
- 459 Zaire
- 460 Zambia
- 461 Zimbabwe
- 462 Africa, not specified
- 463 Central Africa, not specified
- 464 Eastern Africa, not specified
- 465 Equatorial Africa, not specified
- 466 French Equatorial Africa,not specified
- 467 French West Africa, not specified
- 468 North Africa, not specified
- 469 Western Africa, not specified
- 470 Southern Africa, not specified
- 471 Eritrea
- 499 SUPPRESSED Africa
Oceania (Region Code = 50)
- 500 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- 501 Australia
- 502 Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
- 503 Clipperton Island
- 504 Cocos Islands
- 505 Cook Islands
- 506 Coral Sea Islands
- 507 Fiji
- 508 French Polynesia
- 509 Kiribati
- 510 Marshall Islands
- 511 Micronesia
- 512 Mauru
- 513 New Caledonia
- 514 New Zealand
- 515 Niue
- 516 Norfolk Island
- 517 Palau
- 518 Papua New Guinea
- 519 Pitcairn Islands
- 520 Solomon Islands
- 521 Tokelau
- 522 Tonga
- 523 Tuvalu
- 524 Vanuatu
- 525 Wallis and Futuna Islands
- 526 Western Samoa
- 527 Oceania, not specified
- 528 Polynesia, not specified
- 529 Melanesia, not specified
Other (Region Code = 55)
- 550 Antarctica
- 551 Bouvet Island
- 552 French Southern and Antarctica
- 553 Heard and McDonald Islands
- 555 Abroad, not specified
- 599 SUPPRESSED Oceania
Non-U.S. (Region Code = 60)
Unknown/Not Applicable (Region Code = 99)
- 990 Unknown/Not Applicable
Logical Skipped (Region Code = L)
Missing (Region Code = M)
Not on Survey (Region Code = X or XX)
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Updated: April 5, 2012