from the US Census Bureau: https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html more description here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/technical-documentation/naming-convention/cartographic-boundary-file.html Including the following: > # File Naming Convention > ## 2013 to Present Files > > The cartographic boundary files are named cb_yyyy_ss__rr.zip where: > > * yyyy = 4 digit year > * ss = state FIPS code or 'us' for a national level file > * entity = the entity name > * rr = resolution level > * 500k = 1:500,000 > * 5m = 1:5,000,000 > * 20m = 1:20,000,000 I prefer the KML options when available since OpenLayers doesn't [citation needed?] have built-in support for shapefiles (.shp)? That said, we also do transform KML to GeoJSON to be able to edit more easily (and it's sometimes good for a smaller file size). For more information, see e.g.: https://indicatrix.org/post/shapefiles-in-openlayers/ Census Bureau data appears to be using a different (US-centric, possibly?) projection; this may require more work to be accurate going forward. https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/310949 https://epsg.io/4269