lookup_code function

Look up state and county codes

Function to look up the FIPS codes for states and optionally counties you'd l ike to load data for. As the package functions require the codes to return the data correctly, this function makes it easy to find the codes that you need.

lookup_code(state, county = NULL)

Arguments

• state: String representing the state you'd like to look up. Accepts state names (spelled correctly), e.g. "Texas", or postal codes, e.g. "TX". Can be lower-case.
• county: The name of the county you'll like to search for. T he state that the county is located in must be supplied for this to work, as there are multiple counties with the same names across states. Can be lower-case.

Returns

character string with an explanation of state/county FIPS codes

Examples

## Not run:

lookup_code("me")
## [1] "The code for Maine is '23'."

lookup_code("Maine")
## [1] "The code for Maine is '23'."

lookup_code("23")
## [1] "The code for Maine is '23'."

lookup_code(23)
## [1] "The code for Maine is '23'."

lookup_code("me", "york")
## [1] "The code for Maine is '23' and the code for York County is '031'."

lookup_code("Maine", "York County")
## [1] "The code for Maine is '23' and the code for York County is '031'."
## End(Not run)