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2020 Census Public Use Microdata Area User Notes

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2020 Census Public Use Microdata Area User Notes

Note 1: Misspelled Entity Name in Kentucky

One of our 2020 Census Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA2020) entities has a misspelled name. The affected PUMA is GEOID 2101903 (PUMA 01903 in Kentucky).

It was incorrectly named: "Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA."

The correct name should be: "Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA." 1

Posted January 10, 2024.

 

Note 2: Incorrect Entity Name in New Hampshire

An error was discovered in the NAME field of PUMA 00201 in New Hampshire. The affected PUMA is GEOID 3300201.

It was incorrectly named: “Central Region—Byram, Terry, Utica & Vicksburg” (this is a duplication of a valid PUMA in Mississippi).

The correct name should be: “Lakes Region—Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties." 1

Posted October 8, 2024.

 

Note 3: Misspelled Entity Name in Washington state

One of our 2020 Census Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA2020) entities has a misspelled name. The affected PUMA is GEOID 5323312 (PUMA 23312 in Washington state).

It was incorrectly named: "Seatle city (West Seattle-Industrial)."

The correct name should be: "Seattle city (West Seattle-Industrial)." 2

Posted March 20, 2025.

 

1 This correction affects TIGER/Line Shapefiles from 2020, 2022, and 2023, Partnership Shapefiles versions 22_v1, 22_v2, 23_v0, 23_v1, and 23_v2, and Cartographic Boundary Files from 2020.

2 This correction affects TIGER/Line Shapefiles from 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024, Partnership Shapefiles versions 22_v1, 22_v2, 23_v0, 23_v1, 23_v2, 24_v1, and 24_v2, and Cartographic Boundary Files from 2020.

 

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