Because these are , you cannot open them like a standard document. You need Geographic Information System (GIS) software: QGIS : A popular, free, and open-source desktop GIS. ArcGIS : A professional-grade mapping platform by Esri.
: Unzip "Tiger2023.zip". You will see a collection of files with the same name but different extensions (e.g., .shp , .dbf , .shx , .prj ). Keep all these files together in the same folder, as they are all required for the shapefile to function. Tiger2023.zip
: Small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county. 2. Required Software Because these are , you cannot open them