U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Data Element: STATE NAME AND ALPHA CODE

Name of Data Standard: State Name and Alpha Code

FIPS PUB 5-2: Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of
Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas

Description: Full State names and unique two-letter Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS) alphabetic codes for representing the 50
States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United
States, and associated areas.

Date of Original Source Data:  May 28, 1987 
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    FIPS State				    FIPS State
    Numeric Code	State Name	    Alpha Code
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	01   		ALABAMA			AL
	02   		ALASKA			AK
	04   		ARIZONA         	AZ
	05   		ARKANSAS		AR
	06   		CALIFORNIA		CA
	08   		COLORADO		CO
	09   		CONNECTICUT		CT
	10   		DELAWARE		DE
	11   		DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	DC
	12   		FLORIDA			FL
	13   		GEORGIA			GA
	15   		HAWAII			HI
	16   		IDAHO			ID
	17   		ILLINOIS		IL
	18   		INDIANA			IN
	19   		IOWA			IA
	20   		KANSAS			KS
	21   		KENTUCKY		KY
	22   		LOUISIANA		LA
	23   		MAINE			ME
	24   		MARYLAND		MD
	25   		MASSACHUSETTS		MA
	26   		MICHIGAN		MI
	27   		MINNESOTA		MN
	28   		MISSISSIPPI		MS
	29   		MISSOURI		MO
	30   		MONTANA			MT
	31   		NEBRASKA		NE
	32   		NEVADA			NV
	33   		NEW HAMPSHIRE		NH
	34   		NEW JERSEY		NJ
	35   		NEW MEXICO		NM
	36   		NEW YORK		NY
	37   		NORTH CAROLINA		NC
	38   		NORTH DAKOTA		ND
	39   		OHIO			OH
	40   		OKLAHOMA		OK
	41   		OREGON			OR
	42   		PENNSYLVANIA		PA
	44   		RHODE ISLAND		RI
	45   		SOUTH CAROLINA		SC
	46   		SOUTH DAKOTA		SD
	47   		TENNESSEE		TN
	48   		TEXAS			TX
	49   		UTAH			UT
	50   		VERMONT			VT
	51   		VIRGINIA		VA
	53   		WASHINGTON		WA
	54   		WEST VIRGINIA		WV
	55   		WISCONSIN		WI
	56   		WYOMING			WY


FIPS Numeric Codes for the Outlying Areas of the United States,
the Freely Associated States, and Trust Territory:
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    FIPS					FIPS
    Numeric					Alpha
    Code	Area/State/Trust Name	    	Code
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    60   	AMERICAN SAMOA			   AS
    64   	FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA     FM
    66   	GUAM                               GU
    68   	MARSHALL ISLANDS                   MH
    69   	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS           MP
    70   	PALAU                              PW
    72   	PUERTO RICO                        PR
    74   	U.S. MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS        UM
    78   	VIRGIN ISLANDS                     VI