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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.
2018 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 |
|
|
116th 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 |
||
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 |
The table below lists each type of geography and the coverage(s) at which each is available. The 2020 Redistricting Data Prototype (P.L. 94-171) Shapefiles: 2018 End-to-End Census Test are only available for Providence County, Rhode Island. Layers that are not in this test county but will be available when the final 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Shapefiles are released are: Alaska Native Regional Corporation, American Indian Tribal Subdivision, American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas, Consolidated City, Subbarrio (Subminor Civil Division), Urban Growth Area and 2010 vintage Voting Districts.
Layer
|
State-Based Files
|
County-Based Files
|
Census 2020 Vintage*
|
Census 2010 Vintage
|
---|---|---|---|---|
* Note: Due to the timing of the prototype release, the shapefiles labeled 2020 and delivered in the Prototype release actually contain Census 2018 geography. | ||||
Shapefiles - Boundaries |
|
|||
Block |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Block Group |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Census Tract |
X |
X |
X |
X |
113th Congressional Districts |
X |
|
X |
|
116th Congressional District |
X |
X |
||
County and Equivalent |
X |
|
X |
X |
County Subdivision |
X |
X
|
X |
X |
Elementary School District |
X |
|
X |
X |
Place |
X |
|
X |
X |
Secondary School District |
X |
|
X |
X |
State and Equivalent |
X |
|
X |
X |
State Legislative District-Lower Chamber |
X |
|
X |
X |
State Legislative District-Upper Chamber |
X |
|
X |
X |
Unified School District |
X |
|
X |
X |
Voting District |
X |
X |
X |
|
Shapefiles - Features |
|
|||
All Lines |
X |
X |
||
All Roads |
X |
X |
||
Area Hydrography |
X |
X |
||
Area Landmark |
X |
X |
||
Linear Hydrography |
X |
X |
||
Point Landmark |
X |
X |
||
Primary and Secondary Roads |
X |
X |
||
Topological Faces (Polygons With All Geocodes) |
X |
X |
||
Relationship Files |
|
|||
Address Range-Feature Name |
X |
X |
||
Address Ranges |
X |
X |
||
Feature Names |
X |
X |
||
Topological Faces-Area Landmark |
X |
X |
||
Topological Faces-Area Hydrography |
X |
X |
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