Description
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.
States and equivalent entities are the primary governmental divisions of the United States. In addition to the fifty States, the Census Bureau treats the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each of the Island Areas (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) as the statistical equivalents of States for the purpose of data presentation.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIGERweb/State_County (MapServer) | JSON | This Rest Service contains the States and Equivalents Layers | Open resource |
| TIGERweb/tigerWMS_Current (MapServer) | WMS | This web mapping service contains the layer for the States and Equivalents. This URL is to be used in mapping software like ArcMap. To use this in a web browser, see the OGC Web Mapping Specification. | Open resource |
| Shapefile Zip File | ZIP | tl_2019_us_state.zip | 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 |