[null,null,[],[[["\u003cp\u003eThe TIGER/2020/TABBLOCK20 dataset provides 2020 US Census block boundaries, covering the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Island areas.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt includes over eight million polygon features, representing geographic areas roughly equivalent to city blocks.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAttributes include geographic identifiers (e.g., state, county, tract, block), land and water area, and census-related codes.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUsers should cite the US Census Bureau when using this data for reports, publications, or derived products.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe dataset is accessible through Google Earth Engine for analysis and visualization, with options to explore using FeatureCollections and FeatureViews.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# TIGER: 2020 Tabulation (Census) Block\n\nDataset Availability\n: 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z--2020-01-02T00:00:00Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [United States Census Bureau](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/tiger-data-products-guide.html)\n\nTags\n:\n[census](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/census) [city](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/city) [infrastructure-boundaries](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/infrastructure-boundaries) [neighborhood](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/neighborhood) [table](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/table) [tiger](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/tiger) [urban](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/urban) [us](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/us) \n\n#### Description\n\nThe United States Census Bureau regularly releases\na geodatabase named TIGER. This dataset contains the 2020 census\nblocks, roughly equivalent to a city block. There are just over\neight million polygon features covering the United States, the District\nof Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the\n[Island areas](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/planning-management/release/2020-island-areas-data-products.html).\n\nFor full technical details on all TIGER 2020 products, see the\n[TIGER technical documentation](https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2020/TGRSHP2020_TechDoc.pdf).\n\n### Table Schema\n\n**Table Schema**\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ALAND20 | DOUBLE | 2020 Census land area |\n| AWATER20 | DOUBLE | 2020 Census water area |\n| BLOCKCE20 | STRING | 2020 Census tabulation block number |\n| COUNTYFP20 | STRING | 2020 Census county FIPS code |\n| FUNCSTAT20 | STRING | 2020 Census functional status |\n| GEOID20 | STRING | Census block identifier: a concatenation of 2020 Census state FIPS code, 2020 Census county FIPS code, 2020 Census tract code, and 2020 Census block number |\n| INTPTLAT20 | STRING | 2020 Census latitude of the internal point |\n| INTPTLON20 | STRING | 2020 Census longitude of the internal point |\n| MTFCC20 | STRING | MAF/TIGER feature class code |\n| NAME20 | STRING | 2020 Census tabulation block name: a concatenation of Block and the tabulation block number |\n| STATEFP20 | STRING | 2020 Census state FIPS code |\n| TRACTCE20 | STRING | 2020 Census tract code |\n| UACE20 | STRING | 2020 Census urban area code |\n| UATYPE20 | STRING | 2020 Census urban area type |\n| UR20 | STRING | 2020 Census urban/rural indicator |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nThe U.S. Census Bureau offers some of its public data\nin machine-readable format via an Application Programming Interface\n(API). All of the content, documentation, code and related materials\nmade available to you through the API are subject to [these terms and\nconditions](https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html).\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- For the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived\n products, or services resulting from the data set, users should\n [cite the US Census Bureau](https://www.census.gov/about/policies/citation.html).\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.FeatureCollection('TIGER/2020/TABBLOCK20');\n\nvar visParams = {\n min: 0.0,\n max: 1e7,\n palette: ['d8d9d9', 'aaaaaa', 'b6dfe9', '2ea3f2', '0c71c3']\n};\n\n// plotting the water area per polygon\ndataset = dataset.map(function (f) {\n return f.set('AWATER20', ee.Number.parse(f.get('AWATER20')));\n});\n\nvar image = ee.Image().float().paint(dataset, 'AWATER20');\n\nMap.setCenter(-73.15, 40.9, 9);\nMap.addLayer(ee.Image(1), {min:0, max:1}, 'background');\nMap.addLayer(image, visParams, 'TIGER/2020/TABBLOCK20');\nMap.addLayer(dataset, null, 'for Inspector', false);\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/TIGER/TIGER_2020_TABBLOCK20)\n\n### Visualize as a FeatureView\n\n\nA `FeatureView` is a view-only, accelerated representation of a\n`FeatureCollection`. For more details, visit the\n[`FeatureView` documentation.](/earth-engine/guides/featureview_overview)\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar fvLayer = ui.Map.FeatureViewLayer('TIGER/2020/TABBLOCK20_FeatureView');\n\nvar visParams = {\n opacity: 1,\n color: {\n property: 'AWATER20',\n mode: 'linear',\n palette: ['d8d9d9', 'aaaaaa', 'b6dfe9', '2ea3f2', '0c71c3'],\n min: 0,\n max: 1e7\n }\n};\n\nfvLayer.setVisParams(visParams);\nfvLayer.setName('Water area by US census block');\n\nMap.setCenter(-73.15, 40.9, 9);\nMap.add(fvLayer);\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/TIGER/TIGER_2020_TABBLOCK20_FeatureView) \n[TIGER: 2020 Tabulation (Census) Block](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/TIGER_2020_TABBLOCK20) \nThe United States Census Bureau regularly releases a geodatabase named TIGER. This dataset contains the 2020 census blocks, roughly equivalent to a city block. There are just over eight million polygon features covering the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Island areas. For full technical details ... \nTIGER/2020/TABBLOCK20, census,city,infrastructure-boundaries,neighborhood,table,tiger,urban,us \n2020-01-01T00:00:00Z/2020-01-02T00:00:00Z \n-14.69 -180 71.567 -64.435 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/tiger-data-products-guide.html)\n- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/TIGER_2020_TABBLOCK20)"]]
