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State Code Name

Human-readable name of the state associated with the principal place of performance for the award. It is the text label paired with the underlying state code in the FPDS place-of-performance structure.

Family: Award
Category: Place Of Performance
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode__name
Title
State Code Name
FPDS Path
award/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/stateCode/name
Description
Human-readable name of the state associated with the principal place of performance for the award. It is the text label paired with the underlying state code in the FPDS place-of-performance structure.
Business Meaning
This field identifies where contracted work is expected to be performed at the state level, which supports geographic spend analysis, market mapping, and assessment of regional procurement concentration or award distribution.
Example Value
PENNSYLVANIA
Observed Non-Null Count
105,723,059

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode__name
FPDS XML Path
award/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/stateCode/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/stateCode/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode__name'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Geographic award analysis

Common Usage

  • Summarizing award location by state
  • Joining procurement records to state-level geographic dimensions
  • Filtering awards performed in a specific state

Common Mistakes

  • Using the label as if it were the underlying state code
  • Assuming the field is always populated or standardized without checking the paired code field

Query Guidance

Use this field for readable output, grouping, or display after confirming the paired state code. In SQL, prefer filtering on the code field when exact matching is needed, and use this label for presentation or descriptive GROUP BY results.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode__name AS state_code_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode__name AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode__name IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.