NST-EST2004-popchg2000: Estimates of Population Change for the United States and States and for Puerto Rico and Rankings: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2000

File:   7/1/2004 National and State Population Estimates File for Internet Display

Source: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date:  December 2004

Sort order of observations: States in alpha sort.

Data fields (in order of which they appear):

VARIABLE		DESCRIPTION

SUMLEV			Geographic Summary Level
STATE			State FIPS code
REGION			Census region code
DIVISION		Census division code
STNAME			State name
POPESTIMATE2000		7/1/2000 resident total population estimate
POPESTIMATEBASE2000	4/1/2000 resident total population estimate base
NPOPCHG_2000		Numeric Change in resident total population 4/1/2000 to 7/1/2000
PPOPCHG_2000		Percent Change in resident total population 4/1/2000 to 7/1/2000
NRANK_POPEST2000	National Ranking of State - 7/1/2000 resident total population estimate
NRANK_POPESTBASE2000	National Ranking of State - 4/1/2000 resident total population estimate base
NRANK_NPCHG2000		National Ranking of State - Numeric Change in resident total population 4/1/2000 to 				7/1/2000
NRANK_PPCHG2000		National Ranking of State - Percent Change in resident total population 4/1/2000 to 				7/1/2000

The key for REGION code is as follows:
        0 = United States Total - does not include Puerto Rico
        1 = Northeast
        2 = Midwest
        3 = South
        4 = West
        X = Puerto Rico

The key for DIVISION code is as follows:
       0 = United States Total - does not include Puerto Rico
       1 = New England
       2 = Mid-Atlantic
       3 = East North Central
       4 = West North Central
       5 = South Atlantic
       6 = East South Central
       7 = West South Central
       8 = Mountain
       9 = Pacific
       X = Puerto Rico