Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system
Latest TIGER/Line® Shapefile Release
TIGER/Line®Shapefiles are spatial extracts from the Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER database,
containing features such as roads, railroads, rivers, as well as legal and statistical geographic areas.
TIGER/Line®Shapefiles are made available to the public for no charge and are typically
used to provide the digital map base for a Geographic Information System or for mapping software.
TIGER/Line®Shapefiles are designed for use with geographic information system (GIS) software.
The TIGER/Line®Shapefiles do not include demographic data, but they contain geographic
entity codes that can be linked to the Census Bureau’s demographic data,
available on American FactFinder
The 2007 TIGER/Line®Shapefiles were the first release of TIGER spatial data
from the modernized Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER database in shapefile format.
TIGER/Line®Shapefiles have replaced the TIGER/Line files which were first
made available in 1990.
The first TIGER/Line files, offered in ASCII format, were released in 1990 and provided the first nationwide street centerline coverage of the United States,
Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas.
TIGER/Line ®files are digital files and contain geographic features, such as roads,
railroads, rivers, as well as legal and statistical geographic areas.
The 2006 Second Edition TIGER/Line files are the last version of the TIGER/Line®files the
Census Bureau released.
TIGER/Line®files are offered in State/County folders. The following versions
of TIGER/Line®files are available online:
2006 Second Edition TIGER/Line®files,
108th CD Census 2000 TIGER/Line® files,
UA Census 2000 TIGER/Line® files,
Census 2000 TIGER/Line® files, and the
Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line® files.