NST-EST2005-popchg2003: Annual Estimates of Population Change for the United 
States and States and for Puerto Rico and Rankings: July 1, 2002 to July 1, 2003

File:   7/1/2005 National and State Population Estimates File for Internet 
Display

Source: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date:  December 2005

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
POPESTIMATE2003		7/1/2003 resident total population estimate
POPESTIMATE2002		7/1/2002 resident total population estimate
NPOPCHG_2003		Numeric Change in resident total population 7/1/2002 to 
7/1/2003 
PPOPCHG_2003		Percent Change in resident total population 7/1/2002 to 
7/1/2003 
NRANK_POPEST2003	National Ranking of State - 7/1/2003 resident total 
population estimate
NRANK_POPEST2002	National Ranking of State - 7/1/2002 resident total 
population estimate
NRANK_NPCHG2003		National Ranking of State – Numeric Change in resident total 
population 7/1/2002 to 7/1/2003
NRANK_PPCHG2003		National Ranking of State - Percent Change in resident total 
population 7/1/2002 to 7/1/2003

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