Description
After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) for the tabulation and dissemination of decennial census
Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS data, and ACS period estimates. Nesting within states, or equivalent
entities, PUMAs cover the entirety of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PUMA delineations are subject to population,
building block geography, geographic nesting, and contiguity criteria. Each PUMA is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain
leading zeros and a descriptive name.
The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the
U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents
a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data
set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Catalog for the 2010 Census Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) State-based Shapefiles | XML | tl_2015_puma10.shp.ea.iso.xml | Open resource |
| TIGERweb/PUMA_TAD_TAZ_UGA_ZCTA (MapServer) | JSON | This Rest Service contains the 2010 Public Use Microdata Area layer | Open resource |
| TIGERweb/tigerWMS_ACS2015 (MapServer) | WMS | This web mapping service contains the layer for 2010 Public Use Microdata Area. Since this layer displays at scales of 1:9244649 or greater, adjusting the BBox coordinates in the URL is necessary | Open resource |
| TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2015 Technical Documentation Shapefiles | TGRSHP2015_TechDoc.pdf | Open resource | |
| Shapefile Zip File Directory | Unknown | Open resource | |
| TIGER/Line® Shapefiles | HTML | Should be used for most mapping projects--this is our most comprehensive dataset. Designed for use with GIS (geographic information systems). | Open resource |