Federal Information Processing Standard state code

A two-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code (FIPS 5-2) uniquely identifies a state, territory, or commonwealth within or of the U.S.. These codes are used by the U.S. Census Bureau, by the Department of Agriculture to form milk-processing plant numbers, some cash registers during check approval, and in the Emergency Alert System, and were assigned by NIST. Additional numbers used with the EAS for territorial waters of the U.S. were assigned by the FCC, but are not part of the FIPS standard. Two-letter state codes are used as postal abbreviations by the United States Postal Service with the exception of UM which it does not use. The various minor outlying islands have a second two digit code besides the one used for them as a group.

Please note that FIPS codes are not the same thing as ZIP Codes, however the two-letter abbreviations for U.S. states are the same as the Postal Service state abbreviations. Currently, actual "states" of the United States are (with the exception of number 11, District of Columbia), those entries with a FIPS code of 01 to 56.

The column "Counties in this state" provides a link to a list of the counties (boroughs and census areas in Alaska; parishes in Louisiana) for that state.

Order by State, territory, or Commonwealth Name State Abbr. FIPS Code Counties in this state [[Template:FIPSStateName]] AL 01 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] AK 02 Boroughs [[Template:FIPSStateName]] AS 60 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] AZ 04 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] AR 05 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] 81 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] CA 06 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] CO 08 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] CT 09 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] DE 10 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] DC 11 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] FL 12 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] FM 64 [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Template:FIPSStateName]] GA 13 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] GU 66 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] HI 15 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] 84 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] ID 16 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] IL 17 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] IN 18 Counties Iowa IA 19 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] 86 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] 67 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] KS 20 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] KY 21 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] 89 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] LA 22 Parishes [[Template:FIPSStateName]] ME 23 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] MH 68 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] MD 24 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] MA 25 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] MI 26 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] 71 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] MN 27 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] MS 28 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] MO 29 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] MT 30 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] 76 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] NE 31 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] NV 32 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] NH 33 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] NJ 34 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] NM 35 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] NY 36 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] NC 37 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] ND 38 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] MP 69 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] OH 39 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] OK 40 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] OR 41 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] PW 70 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] 95 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] PA 42 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] PR 72 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] RI 44 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] SC 45 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] SD 46 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] TN 47 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] TX 48 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] UM 74 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] UT 49 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] VT 50 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] VA 51 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] of the U.S. VI 78 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] 79 [[Template:FIPSStateName]] WA 53 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] WV 54 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] WI 55 Counties [[Template:FIPSStateName]] WY 56 Counties

Order by Abbreviation Abbr. Name FIPS Code Template:FIPSStateName 81 Template:FIPSStateName 84 Template:FIPSStateName 86 Template:FIPSStateName 67 Template:FIPSStateName 89 Template:FIPSStateName 71 Template:FIPSStateName 76 Template:FIPSStateName 95 Template:FIPSStateName 79 AK Template:FIPSStateName 02 AL Template:FIPSStateName 01 AR Template:FIPSStateName 05 AS Template:FIPSStateName 60 AZ Template:FIPSStateName 04 CA Template:FIPSStateName 06 CO Template:FIPSStateName 08 CT Template:FIPSStateName 09 DC Template:FIPSStateName 11 DE Template:FIPSStateName 10 FL Template:FIPSStateName 12 FM Template:FIPSStateName 64 GA Template:FIPSStateName 13 GU Template:FIPSStateName 66 HI Template:FIPSStateName 15 IA Template:FIPSStateName 19 ID Template:FIPSStateName 16 IL Template:FIPSStateName 17 IN Template:FIPSStateName 18 KS Template:FIPSStateName 20 KY Template:FIPSStateName 21 LA Template:FIPSStateName 22 MA Template:FIPSStateName 25 MD Template:FIPSStateName 24 ME Template:FIPSStateName 23 MH Template:FIPSStateName 68 MI Template:FIPSStateName 26 MN Template:FIPSStateName 27 MO Template:FIPSStateName 29 MP Template:FIPSStateName 69 MS Template:FIPSStateName 28 MT Template:FIPSStateName 30 NC Template:FIPSStateName 37 ND Template:FIPSStateName 38 NE Template:FIPSStateName 31 NH Template:FIPSStateName 33 NJ Template:FIPSStateName 34 NM Template:FIPSStateName 35 NV Template:FIPSStateName 32 NY Template:FIPSStateName 36 OH Template:FIPSStateName 39 OK Template:FIPSStateName 40 OR Template:FIPSStateName 41 PA Template:FIPSStateName 42 PR Template:FIPSStateName 72 PW Template:FIPSStateName 70 RI Template:FIPSStateName 44 SC Template:FIPSStateName 45 SD Template:FIPSStateName 46 TN Template:FIPSStateName 47 TX Template:FIPSStateName 48 UM Template:FIPSStateName 74 UT Template:FIPSStateName 49 VA Template:FIPSStateName 51 VI Template:FIPSStateName of the U.S. 78 VT Template:FIPSStateName 50 WA Template:FIPSStateName 53 WI Template:FIPSStateName 55 WV Template:FIPSStateName 54 WY Template:FIPSStateName 56

Order by State Code FIPS Code Abbr. Name 01 AL Template:FIPSStateName 02 AK Template:FIPSStateName 04 AZ Template:FIPSStateName 05 AR Template:FIPSStateName 06 CA Template:FIPSStateName 08 CO Template:FIPSStateName 09 CT Template:FIPSStateName 10 DE Template:FIPSStateName 11 DC Template:FIPSStateName 12 FL Template:FIPSStateName 13 GA Template:FIPSStateName 15 HI Template:FIPSStateName 16 ID Template:FIPSStateName 17 IL Template:FIPSStateName 18 IN Template:FIPSStateName 19 IA Template:FIPSStateName 20 KS Template:FIPSStateName 21 KY Template:FIPSStateName 22 LA Template:FIPSStateName 23 ME Template:FIPSStateName 24 MD Template:FIPSStateName 25 MA Template:FIPSStateName 26 MI Template:FIPSStateName 27 MN Template:FIPSStateName 28 MS Template:FIPSStateName 29 MO Template:FIPSStateName 30 MT Template:FIPSStateName 31 NE Template:FIPSStateName 32 NV Template:FIPSStateName 33 NH Template:FIPSStateName 34 NJ Template:FIPSStateName 35 NM Template:FIPSStateName 36 NY Template:FIPSStateName 37 NC Template:FIPSStateName 38 ND Template:FIPSStateName 39 OH Template:FIPSStateName 40 OK Template:FIPSStateName 41 OR Template:FIPSStateName 42 PA Template:FIPSStateName 44 RI Template:FIPSStateName 45 SC Template:FIPSStateName 46 SD Template:FIPSStateName 47 TN Template:FIPSStateName 48 TX Template:FIPSStateName 49 UT Template:FIPSStateName 50 VT Template:FIPSStateName 51 VA Template:FIPSStateName 53 WA Template:FIPSStateName 54 WV Template:FIPSStateName 55 WI Template:FIPSStateName 56 WY Template:FIPSStateName 60 AS Template:FIPSStateName 64 FM Template:FIPSStateName 66 GU Template:FIPSStateName 67 Template:FIPSStateName 68 MH Template:FIPSStateName 69 MP Template:FIPSStateName 70 PW Template:FIPSStateName 71 Template:FIPSStateName 72 PR Template:FIPSStateName 74 UM Template:FIPSStateName 76 Template:FIPSStateName 78 VI Template:FIPSStateName 79 Template:FIPSStateName 81 Template:FIPSStateName 84 Template:FIPSStateName 86 Template:FIPSStateName 89 Template:FIPSStateName 95 Template:FIPSStateName

Codes 03, 07, 14, 43, and 52 in the above table were formerly used for the certain territories, but some users found it difficult to separate them out from the States as a result so they were reassigned codes higher up in the system. Currently, actual "states" of the United States are (with the exception of number 11, District of Columbia), those entries with a FIPS code of 01 through 56.

Obsolete Code	Revised Code	Territory, or commonwealth
03	60	American Samoa
07		Canal Zone
14	66	Guam
43	72	Puerto Rico
52	78	Virgin Islands of the U.S.

The following codes for maritime areas are used by the Emergency Alert System and NOAA Weatherradio and are unlikely to be used otherwise by FIPS.

EAS Code	Maritime Area
57	Pacific Ocean Washington to California
58	Alaskan coast
59	Hawaiian coast
61	American Samoa waters
65	Mariana Islands waters (including Guam)
73	Atlantic Ocean Maine to Virginia
75	Atlantic Ocean North Carolina to Florida, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands
77	Gulf of Mexico
91	Lake Superior
92	Lake Michigan
93	Lake Huron
94	St. Clair River, Detroit River, and Lake St. Clair
96	Lake Erie
97	Niagara River and Lake Ontario
98	St. Lawrence River