Covid-19-data: FIPS needs definition

Created on 27 Mar 2020  路  4Comments  路  Source: nytimes/covid-19-data

Request that README include a definition, or link to a definition, of the FIPS code and what it means in this context.

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Census publishes County FIPS in csv, or in a PDF list.
First two digits are state code followed by three digit county code.

picture drPeteD on 27 Mar 2020
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Not sure, but I'd say Wikipedia is your friend here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard_state_code

tunaboy picture tunaboy on 27 Mar 2020
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Census publishes County FIPS in csv, or in a PDF list.
First two digits are state code followed by three digit county code.

drPeteD picture drPeteD on 27 Mar 2020
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I just published a new repo mapping FIPS to a central lat/long to plot on a map, see #51 for more info. Hope that's helpful! :)

josh-byster picture josh-byster on 28 Mar 2020

Thanks for pointing this out, we've updated the README to clarify FIPS codes.

albertsun picture albertsun on 28 Mar 2020
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