County Maintenance

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Overview of NA08

County Maintenance enables your organization to set up and maintain information about individual counties on a state-by-state basis. State information is configured in State Maintenance. To add a new county:


  • From the DDI Connect main menu, double-click Name/Address System
  • Double-click Setup
  • Double-click County Maintenance. You will see this screen:


County Maintenance 1.png


First, select the state you wish to work with by clicking the drop down arrow and selecting the state. Then, click the Add button. You will see this screen:


County Maintenance 2.png


You have the following fields available to you:


Field Description
County name Enter the new county name
County code Enter the county code
FIPS This stands for Federal Information Processing Standards Codes. Enter the code for this county
Income This is the average income for this county, as reported to the Census Bureau
Population The last reported population for this county, based on the Census Bureau report
Population % change This is the % of population fluctuation between the current census and the previous census
Population/sq mile This is the population per square mile, as reported by the Census Bureau


For information about a specific county, you can use the Census Bureau's QuickFacts page


When you have finished adding the information for the county, click Save.