Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Urban Studies and Planning


2000 Census Variable Locator


This document will help you find the right census data file. The document includes information on the file naming structure.


Finding the Right Census Data File

Once you know which census table your data variable falls in you can find the Census data file that you need. Determine the 2000 Census data field you need. Find the data field in the Starting and Ending Matrix fields in the table below. Once you find your number scan across to find the appropriate Census file name.

Census File Naming Conventions

st = USPS state abbreviation

iii = the version number (or iteration) associated with the count (total population, race groups, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, and Hispanic/Latino groups). These only apply to SF 2 and SF 4. In SF 1 and SF 3, the characteristic iteration will always be 000 (because the counts for those summary file releases are never updated).

yy = the number of the file. Valid codes are 01 through 76.

 

 

File Name
(CIFSN)

 

Number of Data Items

 

Starting Matrix Number

 

Ending
Matrix Number

 

stgeo.uf3

 

st00001.uf3

 

248

 

P1

 

P14

 

st00002.uf3

 

218

 

P15

 

P24

 

 

st00003.uf3

 

241

 

P25

 

P37

 

st00004.uf3

 

227

 

P38

 

P46

 

st00005.uf3

 

220

 

P47

 

P50

 

st00006.uf3

 

250

 

P51

 

P67

 

st00007.uf3

 

213

 

P68

 

P91

 

st00008.uf3

 

245

 

P92

 

P138

 

st00009.uf3

 

203

 

P139

 

P145C

 

st00010.uf3

 

245

 

P145D

 

P145H

 

st00011.uf3

 

235

 

P145I

 

P146F

 

st00012.uf3

 

246

 

P146G

 

P147I

 

st00013.uf3

 

241

 

P148A

 

P149D

 

st00014.uf3

 

245

 

P149E

 

P150I

 

st00015.uf3

 

239

 

P151A

 

P154D

 

st00016.uf3

 

240

 

P154E

 

P159G

 

st00017.uf3

 

239

 

P159H

 

P160E

 

st00018.uf3

 

164

 

P160F

 

P160I

 

st00019.uf3

 

247

 

PCT1

 

PCT8

 

st00020.uf3

 

204

 

PCT9

 

PCT15

 

st00021.uf3

 

222

 

PCT16

 

PCT17

 

st00022.uf3

 

235

 

PCT18

 

PCT19

 

st00023.uf3

 

233

 

PCT20

 

PCT24

 

st00024.uf3

 

233

 

PCT25

 

PCT27

 

st00025.uf3

 

221

 

PCT28

 

PCT32

 

st00026.uf3

 

106

 

PCT33

 

PCT34

 

st00027.uf3

 

221

 

PCT35

 

PCT37

 

st00028.uf3

 

162

 

PCT38

 

PCT43

 

st00029.uf3

 

205

 

PCT44

 

PCT48

 

st00030.uf3

 

224

 

PCT49

 

PCT51

 

st00031.uf3

 

205

 

PCT52

 

PCT56

 

st00032.uf3

 

243

 

PCT57

 

PCT61

 

st00033.uf3

 

243

 

PCT62A

 

PCT63C

 

st00034.uf3

 

234

 

PCT63D

 

PCT64H

 

st00035.uf3

 

231

 

PCT64I

 

PCT66C

 

st00036.uf3

 

233

 

PCT66D

 

PCT67E

 

st00037.uf3

 

223

 

PCT67F

 

PCT68C

 

st00038.uf3

 

245

 

PCT68D

 

PCT68H

 

st00039.uf3

 

247

 

PCT68I

 

PCT69I

         

st00040.uf3

 

243

 

PCT70A

 

PCT70I

 

st00041.uf3

 

245

 

PCT71A

 

PCT71E

 

 

st00042.uf3

196

 

PCT71F

 

PCT71I

 

st00043.uf3

 

240

 

PCT72A

 

PCT72B

 

st00044.uf3

 

240

 

PCT72C

 

PCT72D

 

st00045.uf3

 

240

 

PCT72E

 

PCT72F

 

st00046.uf3

 

240

 

PCT72G

 

PCT72H

 

st00047.uf3

 

215

 

PCT72I

 

PCT73A

 

st00048.uf3

 

190

 

PCT73B

 

PCT73C

 

st00049.uf3

 

190

 

PCT73D

 

PCT73E

 

st00050.uf3

 

190

 

PCT73F

 

PCT73G

 

st00051.uf3

 

190

 

PCT73H

 

PCT73I

 

st00052.uf3

 

231

 

PCT74A

 

PCT75C

 

st00053.uf3

 

236

 

PCT75D

 

PCT75G

 

st00054.uf3

 

234

 

PCT75H

 

PCT76D

         

st00055.uf3

 

145

 

PCT76E

 

PCT76I

 

st00056.uf3

 

127

 

H1

 

H18

 

st00057.uf3

 

249

 

H19

 

H26

 

st00058.uf3

 

216

 

H27

 

H44

 

st00059.uf3

 

250

 

H45

 

H68

 

st00060.uf3

 

248

 

H69

 

H86

 

st00061.uf3

 

250

 

H87

 

H104

 

st00062.uf3

 

59

 

H105

 

H121

 

st00063.uf3

 

171

 

HCT1

 

HCT3

 

st00064.uf3

 

115

 

HCT4

 

HCT4

 

st00065.uf3

 

143

 

HCT5

 

HCT5

 

st00066.uf3

 

248

 

HCT6

 

HCT7

         

st00067.uf3

 

219

 

HCT8

 

HCT14

 

st00068.uf3

 

214

 

HCT15

 

HCT17

st00069.uf3

 

220

 

HCT18

 

HCT23

 

st00070.uf3

 

248

 

HCT24

 

HCT31C

         

st00071.uf3

 

246

 

HCT31D

 

HCT36D

 

st00072.uf3

 

246

 

HCT36E

 

HCT40I

 

st00073.uf3

 

243

 

HCT41A

 

HCT43I

 

st00074.uf3

 

224

 

HCT44A

 

HCT44G

 

st00075.uf3

 

247

 

HCT44H

 

HCT47F

 

st00076.uf3

 

96

 

HCT47G

 

HCT48I


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