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.
2016 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  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
Alaska Native Regional Corporation  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
American Indian Tribal Subdivision  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Block  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Block Group  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Census Tract  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Combined New England City and Town Area  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Combined Statistical Area  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
115th Congressional Districts  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Consolidated City  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
County and Equivalent  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
County Subdivision  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Elementary School District  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Estates  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Metropolitan Division  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area  | 
X  | 
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New England City and Town Area  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
New England City and Town Division  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Place  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Public Use Microdata Area  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Rails  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Secondary School District  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
State and Equivalent  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
State Legislative District-Lower Chamber  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
State Legislative District-Upper Chamber  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Subbarrio (Subminor Civil Division)  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Tribal Block Group  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Tribal Census Tract  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Unified School District  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Urban Areas  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
5-digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Shapefiles - Features  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
Address Range-Feature  | 
  | 
  | 
X  | 
All Lines  | 
  | 
  | 
X  | 
All Roads  | 
  | 
  | 
X  | 
Area Hydrography  | 
  | 
  | 
X  | 
Area Landmark  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Coastline  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Linear Hydrography  | 
  | 
  | 
X  | 
Military Installation  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Point Landmark  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Primary and Secondary Roads  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Primary Roads  | 
X  | 
  | 
  | 
Topological Faces (Polygons With All Geocodes)  | 
  | 
  | 
X  | 
Relationship Files  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
Address Range-Feature Name  | 
  | 
  | 
X  | 
Address Ranges  | 
  | 
  | 
X  | 
Feature Names  | 
  | 
  | 
X  | 
Topological Faces-Area Landmark  | 
  | 
X  | 
  | 
Topological Faces-Area Hydrography  | 
  | 
  | 
X  | 
Topological Faces-Military Installations  | 
X  | 
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