County Typology Codes

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service

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County Typology Codes - Descriptions and Maps.pdf application/pdf 13.4 MB 03/06/2026 10:28:AM
County Typology Codes - Documentation.pdf application/pdf 10.4 MB 03/06/2026 10:30:AM
County Typology Codes - Overview.pdf application/pdf 3.5 MB 03/06/2026 10:36:AM
erscountytypology2015edition.csv text/csv 205.9 KB 03/06/2026 10:31:AM
erscountytypology2015edition.xls application/vnd.ms-excel 609.5 KB 03/06/2026 10:31:AM
erscountytypology2025edition.csv text/csv 5.9 MB 03/06/2026 10:41:AM
erscountytypology2025edition.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 235.1 KB 03/06/2026 10:30:AM
types74.xls application/vnd.ms-excel 611.5 KB 03/06/2026 10:31:AM
types83.xls application/vnd.ms-excel 605 KB 03/06/2026 10:31:AM
typology2004.xls application/vnd.ms-excel 2 MB 03/06/2026 10:31:AM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service. County Typology Codes. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/E246806V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title County Typology Codes
Summary:  View help for Summary
The economic structure and demographic characteristics of rural counties vary significantly across the country. To provide information about this variation to policymakers, public officials, and researchers, USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) has developed a set of county-level typology codes. 

The 2025 edition of the USDA, ERS County Typology Codes contains a set of Economic Typology Codes based on the industrial composition of nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) counties and a set of Demographic Typology Codes based on demographic characteristics that are often of interest to rural policymakers and researchers.

Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/county-typology-codes

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms economic structure ; demographic characterristics; rural counties
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2015 – 2025
Universe:  View help for Universe United States Counties
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data; other
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes data downloaded 2026-03-06


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