U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office for Patent and Trademark Information
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Program |
Patenting In Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas of the United States
Breakout by Technology Class
1994 - 1998 Utility Patent Grants
To obtain a list of technology classes in which utility patents originating from a
metropolitan or non-metropolitan area were granted, click on the area below.
(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
For a list of metropolitan areas and their geographical components (counties,
parishes, boroughs), refer to the linked page,
Metropolitan Areas for Which Patent Counts are Available.
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Anniston, AL MSA
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| Birmingham, AL MSA
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| Columbus, GA-AL MSA
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| Decatur, AL MSA
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| Dothan, AL MSA
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| Florence, AL MSA
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| Gadsden, AL MSA
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| Huntsville, AL MSA
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| Mobile, AL MSA
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| Montgomery, AL MSA
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| Tuscaloosa, AL MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, ALABAMA
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Bakersfield, CA MSA
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| Chico-Paradise, CA MSA
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| Fresno, CA MSA
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| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA
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| Merced, CA MSA
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| Modesto, CA MSA
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| Oakland, CA PMSA
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| Orange County, CA PMSA
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| Redding, CA MSA
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| Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA
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| Sacramento, CA PMSA
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| Salinas, CA MSA
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| San Diego, CA MSA
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| San Francisco, CA PMSA
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| San Jose, CA PMSA
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| San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA
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| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA
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| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA
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| Santa Rosa, CA PMSA
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| Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA
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| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA
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| Ventura, CA PMSA
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| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA
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| Yolo, CA PMSA
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| Yuba City, CA MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, CALIFORNIA
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Daytona Beach, FL MSA
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| Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA
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| Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA
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| Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
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| Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA
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| Gainesville, FL MSA
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| Jacksonville, FL MSA
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| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA
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| Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA
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| Miami, FL PMSA
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| Naples, FL MSA
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| Ocala, FL MSA
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| Orlando, FL MSA
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| Panama City, FL MSA
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| Pensacola, FL MSA
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| Punta Gorda, FL MSA
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| Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA
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| Tallahassee, FL MSA
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| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
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| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, FLORIDA
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA
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| Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
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| Chicago, IL PMSA
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| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA
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| Decatur, IL MSA
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| Kankakee, IL PMSA
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| Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA
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| Rockford, IL MSA
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| Springfield, IL MSA
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| St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, ILLINOIS
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Bloomington, IN MSA
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| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA
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| Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA
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| Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA
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| Fort Wayne, IN MSA
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| Gary, IN PMSA
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| Indianapolis, IN MSA
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| Kokomo, IN MSA
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| Lafayette, IN MSA
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| Louisville, KY-IN MSA
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| Muncie, IN MSA
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| South Bend, IN MSA
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| Terre Haute, IN MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, INDIANA
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Ann Arbor, MI PMSA
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| Benton Harbor, MI MSA
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| Detroit, MI PMSA
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| Flint, MI PMSA
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| Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA
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| Jackson, MI MSA
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| Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA
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| Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
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| Saginaw-Bay City-Midland,MI MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, MICHIGAN
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA
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| Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
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| Jersey City, NJ PMSA
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| Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA
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| Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA
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| Newark, NJ PMSA
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| Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA
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| Trenton, NJ PMSA
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| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, NEW JERSEY
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
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| Binghamton, NY MSA
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| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA
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| Dutchess County, NY PMSA
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| Elmira, NY MSA
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| Glens Falls, NY MSA
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| Jamestown, NY MSA
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| Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
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| New York, NY PMSA
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| Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA
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| Rochester, NY MSA
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| Syracuse, NY MSA
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| Utica-Rome, NY MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, NEW YORK
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Asheville, NC MSA
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| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
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| Fayetteville, NC MSA
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| Goldsboro, NC MSA
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| Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA
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| Greenville, NC MSA
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| Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA
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| Jacksonville, NC MSA
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| Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
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| Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA
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| Rocky Mount, NC MSA
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| Wilmington, NC MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, NORTH CAROLINA
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Akron, OH PMSA
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| Canton-Massillon, OH MSA
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| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA
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| Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA
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| Columbus, OH MSA
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| Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA
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| Hamilton-Middletown, OH PMSA
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| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
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| Lima, OH MSA
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| Mansfield, OH MSA
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| Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA
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| Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA
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| Toledo, OH MSA
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| Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
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| Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, OHIO
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA
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| Altoona, PA MSA
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| Erie, PA MSA
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| Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
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| Johnstown, PA MSA
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| Lancaster, PA MSA
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| Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA
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| Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA
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| Pittsburgh, PA MSA
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| Reading, PA MSA
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| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazelton, PA MSA
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| Sharon, PA MSA
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| State College, PA MSA
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| Williamsport, PA MSA
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| York, PA MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, PENNSYLVANIA
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Abilene, TX MSA
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| Amarillo, TX MSA
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| Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA
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| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
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| Brazoria, TX PMSA
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| Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA
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| Bryan-College Station, TX MSA
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| Corpus Christi, TX MSA
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| Dallas, TX PMSA
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| El Paso, TX MSA
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| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA
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| Galveston-Texas City TX PMSA
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| Houston, TX PMSA
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| Killeen-Temple, TX MSA
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| Laredo, TX MSA
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| Longview-Marshall, TX MSA
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| Lubbock, TX MSA
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| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
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| Odessa-Midland, TX MSA
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| San Angelo, TX MSA
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| San Antonio, TX MSA
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| Sherman-Denison, TX MSA
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| Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA
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| Tyler, TX MSA
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| Victoria, TX MSA
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| Waco, TX MSA
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| Wichita Falls, TX MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, TEXAS
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| Metropolitan Area
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| Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA
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| Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA
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| Eau Claire, WI MSA
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| Green Bay, WI MSA
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| Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA
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| Kenosha, WI PMSA
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| La Crosse, WI-MN MSA
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| Madison, WI MSA
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| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA
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| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA
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| Racine, WI PMSA
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| Sheboygan, WI MSA
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| Wausau, WI MSA
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| _Non-metropolitan Areas, WISCONSIN
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Last Modified: 13 July 1999