HIFLD OPEN US State Boundaries

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) U.S. Census Bureau; Department of Homeland Security

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Project Citation: 

U.S. Census Bureau; Department of Homeland Security. HIFLD OPEN US State Boundaries. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E241047V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title HIFLD OPEN US State Boundaries
Summary:  View help for Summary States and Equivalent Entities are the primary governmental divisions of the United States. In addition to the 50 states, the Census Bureau treats the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as the statistical equivalents of states for the purpose of data presentation.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://hifld-geoplatform.hub.arcgis.com/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms HIFLD Open; GIS; state boundaries
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage District of Columbia, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, United States, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 6/5/2024 – 6/5/2024
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Archived from the HIFLD Open GIS data repository, which was deactivated on August 26, 2025.


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