Shapefiles are released in one of three types of coverages:
The table below lists each type of geography and the coverage(s) at which each is available.
2015 TIGER/Line Shapefiles Availability
Layer  | 
Nation-Based Files  | 
State-Based Files  | 
County-Based Files  | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Note that not all files exist for all states or all counties. | |||
Shapefiles - Boundaries  | 
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Alaska Native Regional Corporation  | 
X  | 
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American Indian Tribal Subdivision  | 
X  | 
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American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas  | 
X  | 
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Block  | 
X  | 
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Block Group  | 
X  | 
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Census Tract  | 
X  | 
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Combined New England City and Town Area  | 
X  | 
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Combined Statistical Area  | 
X  | 
||
114th Congressional Districts  | 
X  | 
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Consolidated City  | 
X  | 
||
County and Equivalent  | 
X  | 
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County Subdivision  | 
X  | 
||
Elementary School District  | 
X  | 
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Estates  | 
X  | 
||
Metropolitan Division  | 
X  | 
||
Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area  | 
X  | 
||
New England City and Town Area  | 
X  | 
||
New England City and Town Division  | 
X  | 
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Place  | 
X  | 
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Public Use Microdata Area  | 
X  | 
||
Rails  | 
X  | 
||
Secondary School District  | 
X  | 
||
State and Equivalent  | 
X  | 
||
State Legislative District-Lower Chamber  | 
X  | 
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State Legislative District-Upper Chamber  | 
X  | 
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Subbarrio (Subminor Civil Division)  | 
X  | 
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Tribal Block Group  | 
X  | 
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Tribal Census Tract  | 
X  | 
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Unified School District  | 
X  | 
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Urban Areas  | 
X  | 
||
5-digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area  | 
X  | 
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Shapefiles - Features  | 
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Address Range-Feature  | 
X  | 
||
All Lines  | 
X  | 
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All Roads  | 
X  | 
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Area Hydrography  | 
X  | 
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Area Landmark  | 
X  | 
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Coastline  | 
X  | 
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Linear Hydrography  | 
X  | 
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Military Installation  | 
X  | 
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Point Landmark  | 
X  | 
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Primary and Secondary Roads  | 
X  | 
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Primary Roads  | 
X  | 
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Topological Faces (Polygons With All Geocodes)  | 
X  | 
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Relationship Files  | 
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Address Range-Feature Name  | 
X  | 
||
Address Ranges  | 
X  | 
||
Feature Names  | 
X  | 
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Topological Faces-Area Landmark  | 
X  | 
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Topological Faces-Area Hydrography  | 
X  | 
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Topological Faces-Military Installations  | 
X  | 
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