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PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas) are sub-state geographic areas defined by the Census Bureau with input from individual state data centers. PUMAs have minimum populations of 100,000 and are redefined every ten years. States are partitioned into PUMAs; no PUMA crosses a state boundary. PUMAs may cross county borders, and are larger than many places and counties.
