State codes and abbreviations for U.S. states and territories
Source:R/state_codes.R
state_codes.RdThis data frame includes abbreviations and codes for states and territories in the United States. It is intended as a lookup table.
Format
A data.frame with 69 rows and 4 variables:
- state_name
The state or territory name
- state_abbr
The two character abbreviation for the state or territory.
- state_code
A three digit numeric FIPS code for the state or territory.
- jurisdiction_type
One of
state,territory, ordistrict.
References
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Gazeteer Files (2024).
Federal Information Processing Standard state code, Wikipedia (accessed October 12, 2025).