diff --git a/R/tabbedDataRetrievals.R b/R/tabbedDataRetrievals.R
index 2e6346dd..5fccf2b5 100644
--- a/R/tabbedDataRetrievals.R
+++ b/R/tabbedDataRetrievals.R
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ NULL
 #'
 #' \tabular{lll}{
 #' Name \tab Type \tab Description\cr
-#' STATE \tab character \tab two-digit ANSI code  \cr
-#' STUSAB \tab character \tab State abbreviation \cr
-#' STATE_NAME \tab character \tab State full name \cr
-#' STATENS \tab character \tab State id \cr
+#' STATE \tab character \tab FIPS State Code  \cr
+#' STUSAB \tab character \tab Official United States Postal Service (USPS) Code \cr
+#' STATE_NAME \tab character \tab State Name \cr
+#' STATENS \tab character \tab  Geographic Names Information System Identifier (GNISID)\cr
 #' }
 #' @docType data
 #' @export stateCd
diff --git a/man/stateCd.Rd b/man/stateCd.Rd
index 06c1b0c9..314b97fe 100644
--- a/man/stateCd.Rd
+++ b/man/stateCd.Rd
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ stateCd data frame.
 
 \tabular{lll}{
 Name \tab Type \tab Description\cr
-STATE \tab character \tab two-digit ANSI code  \cr
-STUSAB \tab character \tab State abbreviation \cr
-STATE_NAME \tab character \tab State full name \cr
-STATENS \tab character \tab State id \cr
+STATE \tab character \tab FIPS State Code  \cr
+STUSAB \tab character \tab Official United States Postal Service (USPS) Code \cr
+STATE_NAME \tab character \tab State Name \cr
+STATENS \tab character \tab  Geographic Names Information System Identifier (GNISID)\cr
 }
 }
 \description{