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Coverage	US (including DC and Puerto Rico)
Reference Date	Estimates and Projections: July 1 Census 2010- and Census 2020-based data: July 1 estimates
Update Frequency	Annual
Map Projection	Latitude/Longitude (WGS84) - for the Update Profile dataset only
Geographic Levels	10 levels for the US, 8 for Puerto Rico. See Geographic Levels.
File Format	MapInfo Extended TAB (NativeX) format: Non-mappable for all datasets except Update Profile. Most datasets are not joined with boundary polygons. Mappable for Update Profile dataset only – this dataset is joined to boundaries for each geography level. Pipe-delimited text (with header). BG boundary text files, with geometry provided in WKT format, are included in the boundaries subfolder, within the data folder.
Character Encoding	UTF-8
Data Schema	Refer to groundview_complete_usa_data_schema.xlsx; see fields specified for the table names starting with “gv_”. See also groundview_complete_usa_vyyyy_variables.xlsx for additional details.

Geographic levels

The following table describes the levels of geography included for the United States and Puerto Rico. Census-based geography is based on Census 2020 with updates of geographic codes and boundaries from latest available TIGER/Line boundaries at the time of development.

Code	US Geographic Level	Puerto Rico Geographic Level
BG	Block Group	Block Group
CBSA	Core Based Statistical Area	Core Based Statistical Area
CO	County or equivalent	Municipio
CT	Census Tract	Census Tract
DMAR	Designated Market Area Region (Nielsen TV Penetration Area)	-
MCD	Minor Civil Division	Barrio, Barrio-Pueblo, and Subbarrio
PL	Place	Zona Urbana or Communidad
ST	State and District of Columbia	Puerto Rico
USA	United States	-
ZIP	ZIP Code	ZIP Code

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GroundView: Complete US Demographic Estimates and Projections Data Suite Product Guide

Geographic levels