fips_helpers.py

# Helper functions related to USA states and counties.

# Change US state names to abbreviations. 
# Note that Python dicts are case sensitive, so input should be in upper case.

us_state_to_abbrev = { 
    "ALABAMA": "AL",
    "ALASKA": "AK",
    "ARIZONA": "AZ",
    "ARKANSAS": "AR",
    "CALIFORNIA": "CA",
    "COLORADO": "CO",
    "CONNECTICUT": "CT",
    "DELAWARE": "DE",
    "FLORIDA": "FL",
    "GEORGIA": "GA",
    "HAWAII": "HI",
    "IDAHO": "ID",
    "ILLINOIS": "IL",
    "INDIANA": "IN",
    "IOWA": "IA",
    "KANSAS": "KS",
    "KENTUCKY": "KY",
    "LOUISIANA": "LA",
    "MAINE": "ME",
    "MARYLAND": "MD",
    "MASSACHUSETTS": "MA",
    "MICHIGAN": "MI",
    "MINNESOTA": "MN",
    "MISSISSIPPI": "MS",
    "MISSOURI": "MO",
    "MONTANA": "MT",
    "NEBRASKA": "NE",
    "NEVADA": "NV",
    "NEW HAMPSHIRE": "NH",
    "NEW JERSEY": "NJ",
    "NEW MEXICO": "NM",
    "NEW YORK": "NY",
    "NORTH CAROLINA": "NC",
    "NORTH DAKOTA": "ND",
    "OHIO": "OH",
    "OKLAHOMA": "OK",
    "OREGON": "OR",
    "PENNSYLVANIA": "PA",
    "RHODE ISLAND": "RI",
    "SOUTH CAROLINA": "SC",
    "SOUTH DAKOTA": "SD",
    "TENNESSEE": "TN",
    "TEXAS": "TX",
    "UTAH": "UT",
    "VERMONT": "VT",
    "VIRGINIA": "VA",
    "WASHINGTON": "WA",
    "WEST VIRGINIA": "WV",
    "WISCONSIN": "WI",
    "WYOMING": "WY",
    "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA": "DC",
    "AMERICAN SAMOA": "AS",
    "GUAM": "GU",
    "NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS": "MP",
    "PUERTO RICO": "PR",
    "UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS": "UM",
    "U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS": "VI"
}