Overview

The 2020 Redistricting Data Prototype (P.L. 94-171) Name Lookup Tables (NLTs): 2018 End-to-End Test are created for Providence County, Rhode Island specifically for use by states to help them prepare for redistricting following the 2020 Census. The Census Redistricting Data Program releases prototype Census data, TIGER/Line shapefiles and maps in advance of the actual releases from the 2020 Census for the purpose of providing states and other stakeholders the opportunity to build their redistricting systems. By doing so, states can load the final 2020 Census geography and data upon receipt in early 2021 and immediately begin the redistricting process.

NLTs will be created for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico and work in conjunction with the Block Assignment Files (BAFs). Each NLT contains the names and codes of every geographic area of the specific type within the given state. If no records of the geographic area type exist within the state, the NLT will only display the field header. The 2020 Redistricting Data Prototype (P.L. 94-171)NLTs: 2018 End-to-End Test contain data for Providence, RI only.