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TIGER/Line Shapefiles File Availability
TIGER/Line Shapefiles File Availability
- Shapefiles are released in one of three types of coverages:
- Nation-based
- State-based
- County-based
- The table below lists each type of geography and the coverage(s) at which each is available.
| Layer | Nation-Based Files |
State-Based Files |
County-Based Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note that not all files exist for all states or all counties. | |||
| Alaska Native Regional Corporation | X | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Area | X | ||
| American Indian Tribal Subdivision | X | ||
| Block* | X | ||
| Block Group | X | ||
| Census Tract | X | ||
| Combined New England City and Town Area | X | ||
| Combined Statistical Area | X | ||
| Congressional District--112th | X | ||
| Consolidated City | X | ||
| County | X | ||
| County Subdivision | X | ||
| Estate | X | ||
| Metropolitan Division | X | ||
| Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area | X | ||
| New England City and Town Area | X | ||
| New England City and Town Area Division | X | ||
| Place | X | ||
| Public Use Microdata Area | X | ||
| School District--Elementary | X | ||
| School District--Secondary | X | ||
| School District--Unified | X | ||
| State | X | ||
| State Legislative District--Lower Chamber | X | ||
| State Legislative District--Upper Chamber | X | ||
| Subminor Civil Division | X | ||
| Tribal Block Group | X | ||
| Tribal Census Tract | X | ||
| Urban Area | X | ||
| Urban Growth Area | X | ||
| Voting District | X | ||
| 5-digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area | X | ||
| All Lines | X | ||
| All Roads | X | ||
| Address Range-Feature | X | ||
| Area Hydrography | X | ||
| Area Landmark | X | ||
| Linear Hydrography | X | ||
| Military Installation | X | ||
| Point Landmark | X | ||
| Primary Roads | X | ||
| Primary and Secondary Roads | X | ||
| Rails | X | ||
| Topological Faces (Polygons with all Geocodes) | X | ||
| Address Range Relationship File | X | ||
| Address Range-Feature Name Relationship File | X | ||
| Faces-Area Hydrography Relationship File | X | ||
| Faces-Area Landmark Relationship File | X | ||
| Faces-Military Installation Relationship File | X | ||
| Feature Names Relationship File | X | ||
| Other Identifiers Relationship File | X | ||
* County-based block shapefiles are available as part of the Partnership Shapefiles.
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Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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