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Cartographic Boundary Files - Shapefile

The cartographic boundary files are simplified representations of selected geographic areas from the Census Bureau’s MAF/TIGER geographic database. These boundary files are specifically designed for small scale thematic mapping.

The cartographic boundary files are available in shapefile and KML format.  A shapefile is a geospatial data format for use in geographic information system (GIS) software. For KML versions of these files, please see our Cartographic Boundary Files - KML page.  

For state-based and national congressional district cartographic boundary files for the 103rd through 110th Congresses, see our FTP site.

For more details about these files, please see our Cartographic Boundary File Description page.

To access files for data year 2019 and after, please visit our new Cartographic Boundary File page.

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pdf 2018 Entity Name Description [<1.0 MB]

User note on Congressional and State Legislative Districts in Geographic Products.

Nation-based Files

American Indian/Alaska Native Areas/Hawaiian Home Lands

zip cb_2018_us_aiannh_500k.zip [1.4 MB]

Congressional Districts: 116th Congress

zip cb_2018_us_cd116_500k.zip [6.9 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_cd116_5m.zip [1.7 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_cd116_20m.zip [<1.0 MB]

County

zip cb_2018_us_county_500k.zip [11 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_county_5m.zip [2.6 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_county_20m.zip [<1.0 MB]

County Within Congressional Districts: 116th Congress

zip cb_2018_us_county_within_cd116_500k.zip [12 MB]

Divisions

zip cb_2018_us_division_500k.zip [2.5 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_division_5m.zip [<1.0 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_division_20m.zip [<1.0 MB]

Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Related Statistical Areas

Download Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs):

zip cb_2018_us_cbsa_500k.zip [4.4 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_cbsa_5m.zip [1.1 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_cbsa_20m.zip [<1.0 MB]

Download Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs):

zip cb_2018_us_csa_500k.zip [1.7 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_csa_5m.zip [<1.0 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_csa_20m.zip [<1.0 MB]

Download New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs):

zip cb_2018_us_necta_500k.zip [<1.0 MB]

Download Combined New England City and Town Areas (CNECTAs):

zip cb_2018_us_cnecta_500k.zip [<1.0 MB]

Nation

zip cb_2018_us_nation_5m.zip [<1.0 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_nation_20m.zip [<1.0 MB]

Regions

zip cb_2018_us_region_500k.zip [2.2 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_region_5m.zip [<1.0 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_region_20m.zip [<1.0 MB]

States

zip cb_2018_us_state_500k.zip [3.2 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_state_5m.zip [1.0 MB]
zip cb_2018_us_state_20m.zip [<1.0 MB]

Urban Areas

zip cb_2018_us_ua10_500k.zip [9.1 MB]

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)

zip cb_2018_us_zcta510_500k.zip [59 MB]

State-based Files

Alaska Native Regional Corporations (ANRC)

zip cb_2018_02_anrc_500k.zip [1.2 MB]

Subbarrios

zip cb_2018_72_subbarrio_500k.zip [<1.0 MB]
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