Geography Program - Celebrating 250 Years of Measuring America's People and Economy

Geography Program - Celebrating 250 Years of Measuring America's People and Economy Geography is central to the work of the Census Bureau, providing the framework for survey design, sample selection, data collection, tabulation, and dissemination. Geography provides meaning and context to statistical data. Geographic Support Program (GSP) The GSP Strategic Plan provides a roadmap of activities and priorities for its execution for fiscal years 2022–2026. The GSP Address Maintenance Strategy provides an overview of how the GSP is maintaining and enhancing addresses and their locations in the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System using proven techniques combined with innovative cutting-edge methods. Featured Resources: - Census Geocoder: Geocodes addresses within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Island Areas - TIGER/Line Shapefiles: Available mapping files from the Geography program - Address Count Listing Files and Related Map Viewers - TIGERweb: Visualizes Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) data - Interactive Maps: Mapping tools from across the Census Bureau - Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM): Interactive map for hard-to-survey areas - Centers of Population: Story maps about U.S. population centers - Cartographic Boundary Files: Available in shapefiles, geodatabase, and KML formats - TIGER/Line Geodatabases - 119th Congressional District Wall Maps (January 2025) - 2026 BAS Maps (January 2025) - Geographic Reference Files (GRFs) - Relationship Files - Tallies Recent Stories: - Helping You Decide Where to Buy a Home (June 10, 2026) - Who Doesn't Have Air Conditioning? (June 3, 2026) Contact: [email protected]