Series Information for County Subdivision State-based TIGER/Line Shapefiles, Current
This is a series-level metadata record. 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) System (MTS). The MTS 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.
County subdivisions are the primary divisions of counties and equivalent entities for the reporting of Census Bureau data. They include legally-recognized minor civil divisions (MCDs) and statistical census county divisions (CCDs), and unorganized territories. In MCD states where no MCD exists or is not defined, the Census Bureau creates statistical unorganized territories to complete coverage. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas are covered by county subdivisions.
The boundaries of most legal MCDs are as of January 1, 2025, as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). The boundaries of all CCDs are those as reported as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) for the 2020 Census.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
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"fn": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:geo.geography@census.gov"
}
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| description | This is a series-level metadata record. 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) System (MTS). The MTS 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. County subdivisions are the primary divisions of counties and equivalent entities for the reporting of Census Bureau data. They include legally-recognized minor civil divisions (MCDs) and statistical census county divisions (CCDs), and unorganized territories. In MCD states where no MCD exists or is not defined, the Census Bureau creates statistical unorganized territories to complete coverage. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas are covered by county subdivisions. The boundaries of most legal MCDs are as of January 1, 2025, as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). The boundaries of all CCDs are those as reported as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) for the 2020 Census. |
| distribution |
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"title": "COUSUB",
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"description": "Directory containing State-based County Subdivisions shapefiles",
"downloadURL": "https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2025/COUSUB/",
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| identifier | series_tl_2025_cousub.shp.iso.xml |
| issued | 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
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"NGDA",
"National Geospatial Data Asset",
"NGDAID77",
"Governmental Units and Administrative and Statistical Boundaries Theme",
"State or equivalent entity",
"Polygon",
"County Subdivision",
"Subdivision",
"Minor Civil Division",
"MCD",
"Census County Division",
"CCD",
"Town",
"Township",
"Unorganized Territory",
"UT",
"Barrio",
"U.S.",
"United States"
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|
| language |
[]
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division",
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| spatial | 146.154418,-14.601813,-178.443593,71.439786 |
| temporal | 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00/2026-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Series Information for County Subdivision State-based TIGER/Line Shapefiles, Current |
