GEO_TABLE

This table provides a comprehensive view of every geographic area in the US, providing population and growth statistics from zip and county to geographic US regions.

Queries that source from GEO_TABLE table

What is in the GEO_TABLE table?

Results are returned as a json, pySpark DataFrame, or pandas DataFrame (default).

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zipPostal Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) code corresponding to a geographic area36511
zip3First three digits of the zip code365
county_codeUS Government's Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code for state-county combination.1003
countyName and State of the corresponding countybaldwin county, al
county_popUS Census estimated population of the County population246,435
county_growth_rateUS Census estimated County population growth trend2.96%
metroUS Census Bureau metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areamobile-daphne-fairhope, al
metro_locationCentrality of the county as it relates to the corresponding Metrocentral
state_codeTwo digit code representing a US StateAL
stateFull name of US Statealabama
state_popUS Census estimated population of the State population4,670,054
state_growth_rateUS Census estimated State population growth trend0.55%
divisionNine minor State groupings as defined by the US Census Bureaueast south central
division_popUS Census estimated population of the Division population17,113,731
division_growth_rateUS Census estimated Division population growth trend0.62%
regionFour major State groupings as defined by the US Census Bureausouth
region_popUS Census estimated population of the Region population120,425,628
region_growth_rateUS Census estimated Region population growth trend1.14%

Helper Function within the CareQuery API to help understand the underlying GEO_TABLE dataset.

# import package
from care_query.care_query import CareQuery

# instantiate and connect
cq = CareQuery(email = "your-email", 
               token = "your-api-token")

# return details 
print(cq.glossary.table_detail('GEO_TABLE'))