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Metropolitan Division

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001181

A county or group of counties (or equivalent entities) delineated within a larger metropolitan statistical area, provided that the larger metropolitan statistical area contains a single core with a population of at least 2.5 million and other criteria are met. Not all metropolitan statistical areas will contain metropolitan divisions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-001181
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoCore Based Statistical Areas; Metropolitan Statistical Area
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001181",
  "term": "Metropolitan Division",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "A county or group of counties (or equivalent entities) delineated within a larger metropolitan statistical area, provided that the larger metropolitan statistical area contains a single core with a population of at least 2.5 million and other criteria are met. Not all metropolitan statistical areas will contain metropolitan divisions.",
  "see_also": [
    "Core Based Statistical Areas",
    "Metropolitan Statistical Area"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/metropolitan-division/"
}

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