Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)

State Abbreviation

Definition

The abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.

Option Set

Description	Definition	Code
Alaska	Alaska	AK
Alabama	Alabama	AL
Arkansas	Arkansas	AR
American Samoa	American Samoa	AS
Arizona	Arizona	AZ
California	California	CA
Colorado	Colorado	CO
Connecticut	Connecticut	CT
District of Columbia	District of Columbia	DC
Delaware	Delaware	DE
Florida	Florida	FL
Federated States of Micronesia	Federated States of Micronesia	FM
Georgia	Georgia	GA
Guam	Guam	GU
Hawaii	Hawaii	HI
Iowa	Iowa	IA
Idaho	Idaho	ID
Illinois	Illinois	IL
Indiana	Indiana	IN
Kansas	Kansas	KS
Kentucky	Kentucky	KY
Louisiana	Louisiana	LA
Massachusetts	Massachusetts	MA
Maryland	Maryland	MD
Maine	Maine	ME
Marshall Islands	Marshall Islands	MH
Michigan	Michigan	MI
Minnesota	Minnesota	MN
Missouri	Missouri	MO
Northern Marianas	Northern Marianas	MP
Mississippi	Mississippi	MS
Montana	Montana	MT
North Carolina	North Carolina	NC
North Dakota	North Dakota	ND
Nebraska	Nebraska	NE
New Hampshire	New Hampshire	NH
New Jersey	New Jersey	NJ
New Mexico	New Mexico	NM
Nevada	Nevada	NV
New York	New York	NY
Ohio	Ohio	OH
Oklahoma	Oklahoma	OK
Oregon	Oregon	OR
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	PA
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	PR
Palau	Palau	PW
Rhode Island	Rhode Island	RI
South Carolina	South Carolina	SC
South Dakota	South Dakota	SD
Tennessee	Tennessee	TN
Texas	Texas	TX
Utah	Utah	UT
Virginia	Virginia	VA
Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands	VI
Vermont	Vermont	VT
Washington	Washington	WA
Wisconsin	Wisconsin	WI
West Virginia	West Virginia	WV
Wyoming	Wyoming	WY
Armed Forces America	Armed Forces America	AA
Armed Forces Africa, Canada, Europe, and Mideast	Armed Forces Africa, Canada, Europe, and Mideast	AE
Armed Forces Pacific	Armed Forces Pacific	AP
Bureau of Indian Affairs		BI
Department of Defense Domestic		DD
Department of Defense Overseas		DO

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