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County

County recorded for the contract's place of performance ZIP code. This is an identifier or code value used to classify the geographic location associated with performance, not a narrative address.

Family: Other Transaction IDV
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__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__county
Title
County
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/placeOfPerformanceZIPCode/county
Description
County recorded for the contract's place of performance ZIP code. This is an identifier or code value used to classify the geographic location associated with performance, not a narrative address.
Business Meaning
County-level location data supports geographic analysis of where federal work is performed, including regional concentration, local economic impact, and award distribution by service area. It is useful for matching awards to county-based labor markets, commuting areas, or jurisdictional reporting.
Example Value
FRANKLIN
Observed Non-Null Count
13,126

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__county
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/placeOfPerformanceZIPCode/county
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/placeOfPerformanceZIPCode/county' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__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 place of performance analysis
  • Geospatial joins to county reference tables
  • Filtering awards by performance geography

Common Mistakes

  • Using it as the vendor's business location instead of performance location
  • Grouping without normalizing code variants or nulls

Query Guidance

Use it as a categorical join or filter field, typically with UPPER/TRIM normalization and optional lookup mapping to a county reference table. If your analysis needs geographic precision, combine it with state and ZIP code rather than relying on county alone.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Top values

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