Group by variable and create layers from that in QGIS

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I have a large shapefile with one layer with several variables. The shapefile has US block groups that I'll use for analysis. However, as I want to use this for leaflet, I would like to create different layers/files for each state.

State Value1 Value2 Value3 ...
  NY    x      x      x
  CO    x      x      x 
  NY    x      x      x

Is there a way of grouping per state and generate a layer from that, that I can later save as a shapefile?

I know that I can do it one by one, by using the SQL query tool, but as I have 50 something states, plus different files, that would take me quite of a long time.

You can use the Split vector layer tool from the menubar (Vector > Data Management Tools) and select State as your unique field which would create separate layers for each state. — Joseph, Mar 08 '19 at 11:46

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 08 '19 at 12:01

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Joseph presented the solution to this question in a comment:

You can use the Split vector layer tool from the menubar (Vector > Data Management Tools) and select State as your unique field which would create separate layers for each state.

edited Mar 08 '19 at 12:01

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answered Mar 08 '19 at 11:47

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Group by variable and create layers from that in QGIS

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