TIGER stands for the Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system and represents the U.S. Census Bureau's geographic spatial data. TIGER data products are developed using the TIGER geospatial data as the primary source. Click on any product's name below to go to that product's page and learn more.

Which Product Should I Use?

Product	Best For...	File Format	Type of Data	Level of Detail	Descriptive Attributes	Vintages Available
TIGER/Line Shapefiles	Most mapping projects--this is our *most comprehensive dataset*. Designed for use with GIS (geographic information systems).	Shapefiles (.shp) and database files (.dbf)	Boundaries, roads, address information, water features, and more	Full detail (not generalized)	Extensive	2006 - 2023, CD 113, CD 118
TIGER Geodatabases	Useful for users needing national datasets or all major boundaries by state. Designed for use in ArcGIS. Files are extremely large.	Geodatabase (.gdb)	Boundaries, roads, address information, water features, and more	Full detail (not generalized)	Limited	2013-2023
TIGER/Line with Selected Demographic and Economic Data	Data from selected attributes from the 2010 Census, 2006-2010 through 2014-2018 ACS 5-year estimates and County Business Patterns (CBP) for selected geographies. Designed for use with GIS.	Shapefiles (.shp) and Geodatabases (.gdb)	Boundaries, Population Counts, Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census Demographic Profile 1 attributes, 2006-2010 through 2013-2017 ACS 5-year estimates data profiles, CBP data.	Full detail (not generalized)	Limited	2012 CBP, 2010, 2006-2010 to 2016-2020 ACS 5-Year Estimates
Cartographic Boundary Geodatabases	Small scale (limited detail) spatial files clipped to shoreline. Designed for thematic mapping use in ArcGIS.	Geodatabases (.gdb)	Selected boundaries	Less detail (generalized)	Limited	2019-2022
Cartographic Boundary Shapefiles	Small scale (limited detail) spatial files clipped to shoreline. Designed for thematic mapping using GIS.	Shapefiles (.shp)	Selected boundaries	Less detail (generalized)	Limited	2013-2022, 2010, 2000, 1990
Cartographic Boundary KMLs	Viewing data or creating maps using Google Earth, Google Maps, or other platforms that use KML.	KML (.kml)	Selected boundaries	Less detail (generalized)	Limited	2013-2022
TIGERweb	Viewing spatial data online or streaming to your mapping application.	Interactive viewer, HTML data files, plus REST and WMS map services	Boundaries, roads, address information, water features, and more	Detailed	Extensive	Current (BAS 2023), ACS 2023, ACS 2022, 2020 Census