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ALABAMA (SOUTH)
All Counties in Alabama use the South Region AAF
ALASKA (WEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Anchorage, AK MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Anchorage, AK HMFA Anchorage
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK HMFA Matanuska-Susitna
All other Boroughs use the West Region AAF
ARIZONA (WEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA Maricopa, Pinal
All other Counties use the West Region AAF
ARKANSAS (SOUTH)
All Counties in Arkansas use the South Region AAF
CALIFORNIA (WEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HMFA Los Angeles
Orange County, CA HMFA: Orange
Napa, CA MSA Napa
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Ventura
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA: Riverside, San Bernardino
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA: San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Oakland-Fremont, CA HMFA Alameda, Contra Costa
San Francisco, CA HMFA Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
San Benito County, CA HMFA San Benito
San Jose-Sunnydale-Santa Clara, CA HMFA Santa Clara
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA: Santa Cruz
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA: Sonoma
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA: Solano
All other Counties in California use the West Region AAF
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COLORADO (WEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Boulder, CO MSA: Boulder
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek,
Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson,
Park
Greeley, CO MSA: Weld
All other Counties in Colorado use the West Region AAF
CONNECTICUT (NORTHEAST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES/TOWNS
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Bridgeport, CT HMFA Fairfield County towns of Bridgeport, Easton,
Fairfield, Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull
Danbury, CT HMFA Fairfield County towns of Bethel, Brookfield,
Danbury, New Fairfield, Newtown, Redding,
Ridgefield, Sherman.
Stamford-Norwalk, CT HMFA Fairfield County towns of Darien, Greenwich,
New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport,
Wilton
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Milford-Ansonia-Seymour, CT HMFA New Haven County towns of Ansonia, Beacon
Falls, Derby, Milford, Oxford, Seymour
New Haven-Meriden, CT HMFA New Haven County towns of Bethany, Branford,
Cheshire, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison,
Meriden, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven,
Orange, Wallingford, West Haven, Woodbridge
Waterbury, CT HMFA New Haven County towns of Middlebury,
Naugatuck, Prospect, Southbury, Waterbury, Wolcott
All other Counties/Towns in Connecticut use the Northeast Region AAF
DELAWARE (SOUTH)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA: New Castle
All other Counties in Delaware use the South Region AAF
DIST. OF COLUMBIA (SOUTH)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HMFA: District of Columbia
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FLORIDA (SOUTH)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA:
Metropolitan Area Components:
Fort Lauderdale, FL HMFA Broward
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HMFA Miami-Dade
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HMFA Palm Beach
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas
All other Counties in Florida use the South Region AAF
GEORGIA (SOUTH)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HMFA: Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton,
Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas,
Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Heard,
Henry, Jasper, Newton, Paulding, Pickens,
Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton
Butts County, GA HMFA Butts
Haralson County, GA HMFA Haralson
Lamar County, GA HMFA Lamar
Meriwether County, GA HMFA Meriwether
All other Counties in Georgia use the South Region AAF
HAWAII (WEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
STATE Hawaii: Hawaii, Honolulu, Kalawao, Kauai, Maui
IDAHO (WEST)
All Counties in Idaho use the West Region AAF
ILLINOIS (MIDWEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HMFA: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will
De Kalb County, IL HMFA: DeKalb
Grundy County, IL: Grundy
Kendall County, IL Kendall
Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA: Kankakee
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ILLINOIS (MIDWEST) (Cont.)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Bond County, IL HMFA: Bond
Macoupin County, IL HMFA: Macoupin
St. Louis, MO-IL HMFA: Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe,
St. Clair
All other Counties in Illinois use the Midwest Region AAF
INDIANA (MIDWEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Gary, IN HMFA: Lake, Newton, Porter
Jasper County, IN MFA Jasper
Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HMFA: Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio.
All other Counties in Indiana use the Midwest Region AAF
IOWA (MIDWEST)
All Counties in Iowa use the Midwest Region AAF
KANSAS (MIDWEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Franklin County, KS HMFA Franklin
Kansas City, MO-KS HMFA: Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami,
Wyandotte
All other Counties in Kansas use the Midwest Region AAF
KENTUCKY (SOUTH)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Cincinnati-Middleton OH-KY-IN HMFA: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin,
Kenton, Pendleton
Grant County, KY HMFA: Grant
All other Counties in Kentucky use the South Region AAF
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LOUISIANA (SOUTH)
All Parishes in Louisiana use the South Region AAF
MAINE (NORTHEAST)
All Counties in Maine use the Northeast Region AAF
MARYLAND (SOUTH)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Baltimore-Towson, MD HMFA: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford,
Howard, Queen Anne's, Baltimore city,
Columbia city, MD MSA
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA:
Metropolitan Area Components:
Hagerstown, MD HMFA: Washington
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HMFA: Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery,
Prince George's
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Cecil
All other Counties in Maryland use the South Region AAF
MASSACHUSETTS (NORTHEAST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES/TOWNS
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HMFA: Essex County towns of Amesbury, Beverly city,
Danvers, Essex, Gloucester city, Hamilton, Ipswich,
Lynn city, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea,
Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury,
Newburyport city, Peabody city, Rockport, Rowley,
Salem city, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott,
Topsfield, Wenham.
Middlesex County towns of Acton, Arlington,
Ashby, Ashland, Ayer, Bedford, Belmont,
Boxborough, Burlington, Cambridge city, Carlisle,
Concord, Everett city, Framingham, Holliston,
Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton,
Malden city, Marlborough city, Maynard, Medford
city, Melrose city, Natick, Newton city, North
Reading, Reading, Sherborn, Shirley, Somerville,
Stoneham, Stow, Sudbury, Townsend, Wakefield,
Waltham city, Watertown city, Wayland, Weston,
Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn city.
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MASSACHUSETTS (Cont.)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES/TOWNS
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HMFA: Norfolk County towns of Bellingham, Braintree,
Brookline, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Dover,
Foxborough, Franklin city, Holbrook, Medfield,
Medway, Millis, Milton, Needham, Norfolk,
Norwood, Plainville, Quincy city, Randolph, Sharon,
Stoughton, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood,
Weymouth, Wrentham.
Plymouth County towns of Carver, Duxbury,
Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield,
Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Rockland, Scituate,
Wareham.
Suffolk county towns of Boston city, Chelsea city,
Revere city, Winthrop.
Brockton, MA HMFA: Norfolk County town of Avon.
Plymouth County towns of Abington, Bridgewater,
Brockton city, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson,
Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleborough,
Plympton, Rochester, West Bridgewater town,
Whitman.
Lawrence, MA-NH HMFA Essex County towns of Andover, Boxford,
Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill city, Lawrence
city Merrimac, Methuen city, North Andover, West
Newbury.
Lowell, MA HMFA Middlesex County town of Billerica, Chelmsford,
Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Lowell city, Pepperell,
Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford.
Worcester, MA MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Eastern Worcester County, MA HMFA: Worcester County towns of Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton,
Harvard, Hopedale, Lancaster, Mendon, Milford,
Millville, Southborough, Upton.
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HMFA: Worcester County towns of Ashburnham, Fitchburg,
Gardner, Leominster, Lunenburg, Templeton,
Westminster, Winchendon.
Western Worcester County, MA HMFA: Worcester County towns of Athol, Hardwick,
Hubbardston, New Braintree, Petersham, Phillipston,
Royalston, Warren.
Worcester, MA HMFA: Worcester County towns of Auburn, Barre, Boylston,
Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley,
East Brookfield, Grafton, Holden, Leicester,
Millbury, Northborough, Northbridge,
North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton,
Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge,
Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Uxbridge,
Webster, Westborough, West Boylston,
West Brookfield, Worcester.
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MASSACHUSETTS (Cont.)
All other Counties/Towns in Massachusetts use the Northeast Region AAF
MICHIGAN (MIDWEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Ann Arbor, MI MSA: Washtenaw
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HMFA: Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Wayne
Livingston County, MI HMFA: Livingston
Flint, MI MSA: Genesee
Lenawee County, MI: Lenawee
Monroe, MI MSA: Monroe
All other Counties in Michigan use the Midwest Region AAF
MINNESOTA (MIDWEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin,
Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne,
Washington, Wright
All other Counties in Minnesota use the Midwest Region AAF
MISSISSIPPI (SOUTH)
All Counties in Mississippi use the South Region AAF
MISSOURI (MIDWEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Bates County, MO HMFA Bates
Kansas City, MO-KS HMFA: Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson,
Lafayette, Platte, Ray
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
St. Louis, MO-IL HMFA: Sullivan city part of Crawford, Franklin,
Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis,
Warren, St. Louis city
Washington County, MO HMFA: Washington
All other Counties in Missouri (including the rest of Crawford County) use the Midwest Region AAF.
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MONTANA (WEST)
All Counties in Montana use the West Region AAF
NEBRASKA (MIDWEST)
All Counties in Nebraska use the Midwest Region AAF.
NEVADA (WEST)
All Counties in Nevada use the West Region AAF.
NEW HAMPSHIRE (NORTHEAST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES/TOWNS
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HMFA: Rockingham County towns of Seabrook,
South Hampton
Lawrence, MA-NH HMFA: Rockingham County towns of Atkinson, Chester,
Danville, Derry, Fremont, Hampstead, Kingston,
Newton, Plaistow, Raymond, Salem, Sandown,
Windham
Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HMFA: Rockingham County towns of Brentwood,
East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Greenland, Hampton,
Hampton Falls, Kensington, New Castle, Newfields,
Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton,
Portsmouth, Rye, Stratham
Strafford County towns of Barrington, Dover,
Durham, Farmington, Lee, Madbury, Middleton,
Milton, New Durham, Rochester, Rollinsford,
Somersworth, Strafford
Western Rockingham County, NH HMFA: Rockingham County towns of Auburn, Candia,
Deerfield, Londonderry, Northwood, Nottingham
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Hillsborough County, NH (part) HMFA: Hillsborough County towns of Antrim, Bennington,
Deering, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock,
Hillsborough, Lyndeborough, New Boston,
Peterborough, Sharon, Temple, Windsor.
Manchester, NH HMFA: Hillsborough County towns of Bedford, Goffstown,
Manchester, Weare.
Nashua, NH HMFA: Hillsborough County towns of Amherst, Brookline,
Greenville, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Mason,
Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua,
New Ipswich, Pelham, Wilton
All other Counties/Towns in New Hampshire use Northeast Region AAF.
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NEW JERSEY (NORTHEAST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA Atlantic
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Bergen-Passaic, NJ HMFA: Bergen, Passaic
Jersey City, NJ HMFA: Hudson
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HMFA: Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HMFA: Monmouth, Ocean
Newark, NJ HMFA: Essex, Morris, Sussex, Union
Ocean City, NJ MSA: Cape May
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA: Mercer
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA: Cumberland
Warren County uses the Northeast Region AAF.
NEW MEXICO (WEST)
All Counties in New Mexico use the West Region AAF.
NEW YORK (NORTHEAST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Nassau-Suffolk, NY HMFA: Nassau, Suffolk
New York, NY-NJ HMFA: Bronx, Kings, New York, Putnam, Queens,
Richmond, Rockland
Westchester County, NY HMFA Westchester
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA: Dutchess, Orange
All other Counties in New York use the Northeast Region AAF.
NORTH CAROLINA (SOUTH)
All Counties in North Carolina use the South Region AAF.
NORTH DAKOTA (MIDWEST)
All Counties in North Dakota use the Midwest Region AAF.
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OHIO (MIDWEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Akron, OH MSA: Portage, Summit
Ashtabula County, OH: Ashtabula
Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Brown County, OH HMFA: Brown
Cincinnati-Middleton OH-KY-IN HMFA: Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina
All other Counties in Ohio use the Midwest Region AAF.
OKLAHOMA (SOUTH)
All Counties in Oklahoma use the South Region AAF.
OREGON (WEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA: Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah,
Washington, Yamhill
Salem, OR MSA: Marion, Polk
All other Counties in Oregon use the West Region AAF.
PENNSYLVANIA (NORTHEAST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Pike County, PA HMFA: Pike
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery,
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh, PA MSA:
Metropolitan Area Components:
Armstrong County, PA HMFA: Armstrong
Pittsburgh, PA HMFA: Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette,
Washington, Westmoreland
All other Counties in Pennsylvania use the Northeast Region AAF.
RHODE ISLAND (NORTHEAST)
All Counties/Towns in Rhode Island use the Northeast Region AAF.
SOUTH CAROLINA (SOUTH)
All Counties in South Carolina use the South Region AAF.
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SOUTH DAKOTA (MIDWEST)
All Counties in South Dakota use the Midwest Region AAF.
TENNESSEE (SOUTH)
All Counties in Tennessee use the South Region AAF.
TEXAS (SOUTH)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Dallas, TX HMFA: Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt,
Kaufman, Rockwall
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HMFA: Johnson, Parker, Tarrant
Wise County, TX HMFA: Wise
Henderson County, TX: Henderson
Houston- Sugar Land- Baytown, TX MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Austin, County, TX HMFA: Austin
Brazoria County, TX HMFA: Brazoria
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX HMFA: Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris,
Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Waller
All other Counties in Texas use the South Region AAF.
UTAH (WEST)
All Counties in Utah use the West Region AAF.
VERMONT (NORTHEAST)
All Counties/Towns in Vermont use the Northeast Region AAF.
VIRGINIA (SOUTH)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Warren County, VA HMFA: Warren
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HMFA: Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier,
Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania,
Stafford, Alexandria city, Fairfax city,
Falls Church city, Fredericksburg city,
Manassas Park city, Manassas city
All other Counties/Cities in Virginia use the South Region AAF.
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WASHINGTON (WEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA: Kitsap
Island County, WA: Island
Olympia, WA MSA: Thurston
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA: Clark, Skamania
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Seattle-Bellevue, WA HMFA: King, Snohomish
Tacoma, WA HMFA: Pierce
All other Counties in Washington use the West Region AAF.
WEST VIRGINIA (SOUTH)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA:
Metropolitan Area Components:
Martinsburg, WV HMFA: Berkeley, Morgan
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Jefferson County, WV HMFA: Jefferson
All other Counties in West Virginia use the South Region AAF.
WISCONSIN (MIDWEST)
CPI AREAS: COUNTIES
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA
Metropolitan Area Components:
Kenosha County, WI HMFA: Kenosha
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington,
Waukesha
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA: Pierce, St. Croix
Racine, WI MSA: Racine
All other areas of Wisconsin use the Midwest Region AAF.
WYOMING (WEST)
All Counties in Wyoming use the West Region AAF.
PACIFIC ISLANDS (WEST)
The American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau use the West Region AAF.
PUERTO RICO (SOUTH)
All Municipios use the South Region AAF.
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VIRGIN ISLANDS (SOUTH)
The U.S. Virgin Islands use the South Region AAF.