TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2014, Series Information for the 2010 Census Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) State-based Shapefile

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. After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) for the tabulation and dissemination of decennial census Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS data, and ACS period estimates. Nesting within states, or equivalent entities, PUMAs cover the entirety of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PUMA delineations are subject to population, building block geography, geographic nesting, and contiguity criteria. Each PUMA is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain leading zeros and a descriptive name.

Data and Resources

Field Value
access_constraints ["Access Constraints: None", "Use Constraints: The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered\n trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgment must be given to the U.S.\n Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes\n only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of\n ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions. Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but\n the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.", "Distribution Liability: No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of these data, and no liability is\n assumed by the U.S. Government in general or the U.S. Census Bureau in specific as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data. The act of\n distribution shall not constitute any such warranty and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. government in the use of these files. The boundary\n information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles is for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for\n statistical purposes do not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal\n land descriptions."]
bbox-east-long 179.859681
bbox-north-lat 71.441059
bbox-south-lat -14.601813
bbox-west-long -179.231086
collection_metadata true
coupled-resource []
dataset-reference-date [{"type": "publication", "value": "2014"}]
frequency-of-update notPlanned
licence []
metadata-date 2015-10-15
metadata-language eng
metadata_type geospatial
progress completed
resource-type dataset
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-179.231086, -14.601813], [179.859681, -14.601813], [179.859681, 71.441059], [-179.231086, 71.441059], [-179.231086, -14.601813]]]}
spatial_harvester true
temporal-extent-begin 2013-06
temporal-extent-end 2014-05
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • boundaries
  • ckan
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • north-america
  • polygon
  • public-use-microdata-area
  • puma
  • state-or-equivalent-entity
  • united-states
  • us
isopen False
metadata_created 2025-11-21T07:56:30.711156
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T07:56:30.711160
notes 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. After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) for the tabulation and dissemination of decennial census Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS data, and ACS period estimates. Nesting within states, or equivalent entities, PUMAs cover the entirety of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PUMA delineations are subject to population, building block geography, geographic nesting, and contiguity criteria. Each PUMA is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain leading zeros and a descriptive name.
num_resources 4
num_tags 14
title TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2014, Series Information for the 2010 Census Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) State-based Shapefile