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Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Definitions

September 17, 2021

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs), Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MICROs), and Metropolitan Divisions (MDIVs) in the Woods & Poole database are as defined in the September 14, 2018, Office of Management and Budget (OMB BULLETIN NO. 18-04), Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas.

When the final Census 2020 data are released in 2022 CBSA definitions will undergo a comprehensive revision by the OMB. Woods & Poole will incorporate the new CBSA definitions when they become available.

All Woods & Poole historical data back to 1969 are revised to reflect the new 2018 OMB Metropolitan Area (MSA, CSA, MICRO, and MDIV) definitions. There are 384 MSAs, 172 CSAs, 542 MICROs, and 31 MDIVs in the 2019 Woods & Poole database.

New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) and Combined New England City and Town Areas (CNECTAs) are not in […]

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