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County

County name associated with the ZIP code reported for the place of performance in an Other Transaction Award record. This is an identifier-style geographic value used to label the performance location at the county level, not a narrative location description.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Place Of Performance
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__county
Title
County
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/placeOfPerformanceZIPCode/county
Description
County name associated with the ZIP code reported for the place of performance in an Other Transaction Award record. This is an identifier-style geographic value used to label the performance location at the county level, not a narrative location description.
Business Meaning
County-level place-of-performance data helps analysts localize where contract or award work is executed, support regional spending analysis, and compare federal activity across jurisdictions. It is useful for mapping awards to local labor markets, economic impact studies, and geographic concentration of procurement activity.
Example Value
ANCHORAGE
Observed Non-Null Count
38,515

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__county
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/placeOfPerformanceZIPCode/county
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/placeOfPerformanceZIPCode/county' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__county'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • County-level geospatial aggregation of award performance locations
  • Joining to census or geographic reference data for regional analysis
  • Filtering awards performed in a specific county

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the county value is a full postal address or exact site location
  • Grouping by county name without also using state or another disambiguating geographic field

Query Guidance

Use this field for equality filters, grouping, and joins to county reference tables after normalizing case and whitespace. In SQL, combine it with state or ZIP-derived fields when counting or mapping performance locations to avoid duplicate county names across states.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__county AS county
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__county IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__county AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__county 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.