Get the Census geographies that overlap with the input spatial dataset

Get the Census geographies that overlap with the input spatial dataset

Usage

get_spatial_extent_census(data, return_geometry = FALSE, projection = 5070)

Arguments

data

An sf-formatted dataframe

return_geometry

Logical. Include the geometries of returned geographies?

projection

The EPSG code of the desired projection. Default is 5070 (Albers Equal Area).

Value

A tibble (or sf object if return_geometry = TRUE) containing Census geographies that overlap with the input spatial data. The structure depends on the geographic extent:

When multiple states overlap

Returns state-level data with columns: state_geoid (2-digit FIPS), geography ("state").

When a single state overlaps

Returns tract-level data with columns: state_geoid (2-digit FIPS), county_geoid (5-digit FIPS), geography ("tract").

If return_geometry = TRUE, the geometry column is retained; otherwise it is dropped.