PUMA

Geography & Places abbreviation · Region

PUMA
Stands forPublic Use Microdata Area
CategoriesGeography & Places

PUMA stands for Public Use Microdata Area, a region abbreviation.

Census Bureau geographic unit of at least 100,000 people used to release anonymized individual records from the American Community Survey. PUMAs nest within states.

Example: The analysis compares rent burden across PUMAs in the Bay Area.

Usage notes

PUMAs are redrawn after each census. The name is unrelated to the big cat or the sportswear brand.

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