List of regions of the United States
This is a list of some of the ways regions are defined in the United States. Many regions are defined in law or regulations by the federal government; others by shared culture and history, and others by economic factors.
Interstate regions
[edit]Census Bureau–designated regions and divisions
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Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions.[1][2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used ... for data collection and analysis",[3] and is the most commonly used classification system.[4][5][6][7]
- Region 1: Northeast
- Division 1: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
- Division 2: Middle Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania)
- Region 2: Midwest (designated as the North Central Region before June 1984)[8]
- Division 3: East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin)
- Division 4: West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota)
- Region 3: South
- Division 5: South Atlantic (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia)
- Division 6: East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee)
- Division 7: West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas)
- Region 4: West
- Division 8: Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming)
- Division 9: Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington)
Puerto Rico and other US territories are not part of any census region or census division.[9]
Federal Reserve Banks
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The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 divided the country into twelve districts with a central Federal Reserve Bank in each district. These twelve Federal Reserve Banks together form a major part of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. Missouri is the only U.S. state to have two Federal Reserve locations within its borders, but several other states are also divided between more than one district.
- Boston
- New York
- Philadelphia
- Cleveland
- Richmond
- Atlanta
- Chicago
- St. Louis
- Minneapolis
- Kansas City
- Dallas
- San Francisco
Time zones
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- UTC−12:00 (Baker Island, Howland Island)
- Samoa Time Zone (American Samoa, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll)
- Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone (Hawaii, Aleutian Islands (Alaska), Johnston Atoll)
- Alaska Time Zone (Alaska, excluding Aleutian Islands)
- Pacific Time Zone
- Arizona Time Zone (excluding the Navajo Nation)[10]
- Mountain Time Zone (excluding most parts of Arizona)
- Central Time Zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Atlantic Time Zone (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Chamorro Time Zone (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands)
- Wake Island Time Zone (Wake Island)
Courts of Appeals circuits
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- First Circuit
- Second Circuit
- Third Circuit
- Fourth Circuit
- Fifth Circuit
- Sixth Circuit
- Seventh Circuit
- Eighth Circuit
- Ninth Circuit
- Tenth Circuit
- Eleventh Circuit
- D.C. Circuit
The Federal Circuit is not a regional circuit. Its jurisdiction is nationwide but based on the subject matter.
Agency administrative regions
[edit]In 1969, the Office of Management and Budget published a list of ten "Standard Federal Regions",[11] to which federal agencies could be restructured as a means of standardizing government administration nationwide. Despite a finding in 1977 that this restructuring did not reduce administrative costs as initially expected,[12] and the complete rescinding of the standard region system in 1995,[13] several agencies continue to follow the system, including the Environmental Protection Agency[14] and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.[15]
Regions and office locations
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Region I
[edit]Office location: Boston
States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Region II
[edit]Office location: New York City
States: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Region III
[edit]Office location: Philadelphia
States: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia
Region IV
[edit]Office location: Atlanta
States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Region V
[edit]Office location: Chicago
States: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Region VI
[edit]Office location: Dallas
States: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Region VII
[edit]Office location: Kansas City
States: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
Region VIII
[edit]Office location: Denver
States: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Region IX
[edit]Office location: San Francisco
States: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa
Region X
[edit]Office location: Seattle
States: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Bureau of Economic Analysis regions
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis defines regions for comparison of economic data.[16]
- New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
- Mideast: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.
- Great Lakes: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
- Plains: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota
- Southeast: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
- Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
- Rocky Mountain: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming
- Far West: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington
Unofficial regions
[edit]Multi-state regions
[edit]- American Frontier
- Appalachia
- Ark-La-Tex
- Black Dirt Region
- Border states:
- The Californias
- Calumet Region
- The Carolinas
- Cascadia[citation needed]
- Central United States
- Coastal states
- Colorado Plateau
- Columbia Basin
- Contiguous United States
- The Dakotas
- Deep South
- Deseret
- Delmarva Peninsula
- Dixie
- Dixie Alley
- Driftless Area
- East Coast
- Eastern United States
- Four Corners
- Great American Desert
- Great Appalachian Valley
- Great Basin
- Great Lakes Region
- Great Plains
- Gulf Coast
- High Plains
- Interior Plains
- Intermountain States
- Kentuckiana
- Llano Estacado
- Lower 48
- Michiana
- Mid-Atlantic states
- Mid-South states
- Midwestern United States
- Mississippi Delta
- Mojave Desert
- Mormon Corridor
- New England
- North Woods
- Northeastern United States
- Northern United States
- Northwestern United States
- Ohio Valley
- Ozarks
- Pacific Northwest
- Palouse
- Piedmont
- Piney Woods
- Rocky Mountains
- Siouxland
- Southeastern United States
- Southern United States
- Old South
- Southwestern United States
- Old Southwest
- Tidewater
- Tornado Alley
- Trans-Mississippi
- Twin Tiers
- Upland South
- Upper Midwest
- Virginias
- Waxhaws
- West Coast
- Western United States
Multi-territory regions
[edit]- Mariana Islands (Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands)
- Samoan Islands (American Samoa, except Swains Island)[note 1]
- Virgin Islands (the Spanish Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands)[note 2]
The Belts
[edit]Interstate megalopolises
[edit]Interstate metropolitan areas
[edit]- Central Savannah River Area (part of Georgia and South Carolina)
- Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area (Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania)
- Washington metropolitan area (District of Columbia and parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia)
- Greater Boston (parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire)
- Charlotte metropolitan area (parts of North Carolina and South Carolina)
- Chattanooga Metropolitan Area
- Chicago metropolitan area (parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin)
- Cincinnati metropolitan area (parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky)
- Columbus-Auburn-Opelika (GA-AL) Combined Statistical Area (parts of Georgia and Alabama)
- Delaware Valley (parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland)
- Evansville, IN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area (parts of Indiana and Kentucky)
- Fargo–Moorhead (parts of North Dakota and Minnesota)
- Fort Smith metropolitan area (parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma)
- Front Range Urban Corridor (parts of Colorado and Wyoming)
- Greater Grand Forks (part of Minnesota and North Dakota)
- Hartford-Springfield (parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts)
- Kansas City metropolitan area (parts of Missouri and Kansas)
- Louisville metropolitan area (Kentuckiana) (parts of Kentucky and Indiana)
- Memphis metropolitan area (parts of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi)
- Michiana (parts of Michigan and Indiana)
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul (the Twin Cities) (parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin)
- New York metropolitan area (parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania)
- Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area (parts of Nebraska and Iowa)
- Portland metropolitan area (parts of Oregon and Washington)
- Quad Cities (parts of Iowa and Illinois)
- Sacramento metropolitan area (parts of California and Nevada)
- Greater St. Louis (parts of Missouri and Illinois)
- Texarkana metropolitan area (parts of Texas and Arkansas)
- Tri-Cities (parts of Tennessee and Virginia)
- Twin Ports (Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin)
- Hampton Roads region (parts of Virginia and North Carolina)
- Youngstown–Warren–Boardman metropolitan statistical area (parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania)
Intrastate and intraterritory regions
[edit]Alabama
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Regions of Alabama include:
- Alabama Gulf Coast
- Greater Birmingham
- Black Belt
- Central Alabama
- Lower Alabama
- Mobile Bay
- North Alabama
- Northeast Alabama
- Northwest Alabama
- South Alabama
Alaska
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Regions of Alaska include:
- Alaska Interior
- Alaska North Slope
- Alaska Panhandle
- Aleutian Islands
- Arctic Alaska
- The Bush
- Kenai Peninsula
- Matanuska-Susitna Valley
- Seward Peninsula
- Southcentral Alaska
- Southwest Alaska
- Tanana Valley
- Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
American Samoa
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Regions of American Samoa include:
Arizona
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Regions of Arizona include:
- Arizona Strip
- Grand Canyon
- North Central Arizona
- Northeast Arizona
- Northern Arizona
- Phoenix metropolitan area
- Southern Arizona
Arkansas
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Regions of Arkansas include:
- Arkansas Delta
- Arkansas River Valley
- Arkansas Timberlands
- Central Arkansas
- Crowley's Ridge
- Northwest Arkansas
- South Arkansas
California
[edit]Colorado
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Regions of Colorado include:
- Central Colorado (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
- Colorado Eastern Plains (part of High Plains)
- Colorado Mineral Belt (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
- Colorado Piedmont (parts of the Front Range Urban Corridor and Colorado High Plains)
- Colorado Plateau (multi-state region)
- Colorado Western Slope (parts of Southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau)
- Denver Metropolitan Area (part of Front Range Urban Corridor)
- Four Corners Region (multi-state region of Colorado Plateau)
- Front Range Urban Corridor (multi-state region)
- High Plains (multi-state region of Great Plains)
- North Central Colorado Urban Area (part of Front Range Urban Corridor)
- Northwestern Colorado (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
- San Luis Valley
- South-Central Colorado
- South Central Colorado Urban Area (part of Front Range Urban Corridor)
- Southern Rocky Mountains (multi-state region of Rocky Mountains)
- Southwestern Colorado (parts of Southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau)
Connecticut
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Connecticut has nine official planning regions, which operate as councils of governments and are recognized as county equivalents by the U.S. Census Bureau. The nine regions are:
- Capitol Region
- Greater Bridgeport
- Lower Connecticut River Valley
- Naugatuck Valley
- Northeastern Connecticut
- Northwest Hills
- South Central Connecticut
- Southeastern Connecticut
- Western Connecticut
Some of Connecticut's informal regions include:
- Coastal Connecticut
- Connecticut panhandle/Gold Coast
- Farmington Valley
- Housatonic Valley
- Litchfield Hills
- Quiet Corner
Delaware
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Regions of Delaware include:
- "Upstate" or "Up North":
- Delaware Valley, also known as "Above the Canal" (referring to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal)
"Slower Lower":
- Cape Region
- Central Kent
- Delaware coast
District of Columbia
[edit]Florida
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Directional regions of Florida include:
- Central Florida
- East Florida
- North Central Florida
- North Florida
- Northwest Florida
- Northeast Florida
- South Florida
- Southwest Florida
- West Florida
Local vernacular regions of Florida include:
- Big Bend
- Emerald Coast
- First Coast
- Florida Heartland
- Florida Keys
- Florida Panhandle
- Forgotten Coast
- Glades
- Gold Coast
- Halifax area (also Surf Coast and Fun Coast)
- Red Hills
- Nature Coast
- Space Coast
- Suncoast
- Tampa Bay Area
- Treasure Coast
Georgia
[edit]Regions of Georgia include:
- Atlanta metropolitan area
- Central Georgia
- Central Savannah River Area
- Colonial Coast
- Golden Isles of Georgia
- North Georgia
- North Georgia mountains (Northeast Georgia)
- Southern Rivers
- Southeast Georgia
- Wiregrass Region
Physiographic regions
[edit]Physiographic regions of Georgia include:
Guam
[edit]Regions of Guam include:
Hawaii
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Regions of Hawaii include:
- Hawaiʻi Island (Big Island)
- Kahoʻolawe
- Kauaʻi
- Kaʻula
- Lānai
- Maui
- Molokaʻi
- Niʻihau
- Northwestern Hawaiian Islands[note 4]
- Oʻahu
Idaho
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Regions of Idaho include:
- Central Idaho
- Eastern Idaho
- Idaho Panhandle
- Magic Valley
- North Central Idaho
- Palouse Hills
- Southern Idaho
- Southwestern Idaho
- Treasure Valley
Illinois
[edit]Regions of Illinois include:
- Central Illinois
- Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area
- Chicago metropolitan area
- Driftless Area
- Forgottonia
- Metro-East
- Metro Lakeland
- Military Tract of 1812
- Northern Illinois
- Northwestern Illinois
- Peoria, Illinois metropolitan area
- Quad Cities
- Rock River Valley
- Shawnee Hills
- Southern Illinois (sometimes, Little Egypt)
- Tri-State Area
- Wabash Valley
Indiana
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Regions of Indiana include:
- East Central Indiana
- Indianapolis metropolitan area
- Michiana
- Northern Indiana
- Northwest Indiana
- Southern Indiana
- Southwestern Indiana
- Wabash Valley
Iowa
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Regions of Iowa include:
- Coteau des Prairies
- Des Moines metropolitan area
- Dissected Till Plains
- Driftless Area
- Great River Road
- Honey Lands
- Iowa Great Lakes
- Loess Hills
- Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area
- Quad Cities
- Siouxland
Kansas
[edit]Regions of Kansas include:
- East-Central Kansas
- Flint Hills
- High Plains
- Kansas City Metropolitan Area
- North Central Kansas
- Osage Plains
- Ozarks
- Red Hills
- Santa Fe Trail
- Smoky Hills
- Southeast Kansas
Kentucky
[edit]Regions of Kentucky include:
- Bluegrass
- Cumberland Plateau or Eastern Coal Field
- Jackson Purchase
- Pennyroyal Plateau
- Western Coal Field
Louisiana
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Regions of Louisiana include:
- Central Louisiana (Cen-La)
- Florida Parishes
- "French Louisiana" (Acadiana and Greater New Orleans)
- Greater New Orleans
- North Louisiana
- Southwest Louisiana
Maine
[edit]Regions of Maine include:
- Acadia
- Down East
- High Peaks / Maine Highlands
- Hundred-Mile Wilderness
- Kennebec Valley
- Maine Highlands
- Maine Lake Country
- Maine North Woods
- Mid Coast
- Penobscot Bay
- Southern Maine Coast
- Western Maine Mountains
Maryland
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Regions of Maryland include:
- Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area
- Capital region
- Chesapeake Bay
- Eastern Shore of Maryland
- Patapsco Valley
- Southern Maryland
- Western Maryland
Regions of Maryland shared with other states include:
- Allegheny Mountains
- Atlantic coastal plain
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- Cumberland Valley
- Delaware Valley
- Delmarva Peninsula consists of Maryland's and Virginia's Eastern Shore and all of Delaware
- Piedmont (United States)
- Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Massachusetts
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Regions of Massachusetts include:
- Central Massachusetts
- Northeastern Massachusetts
- Southeastern Massachusetts
- Western Massachusetts
- The Berkshires (shown in map)
- Housatonic Valley
- Pioneer Valley
- Quabbin-Swift River Valley
Michigan
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Regions of Michigan include:
Lower Peninsula
[edit]Upper Peninsula
[edit]Minnesota
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Regions of Minnesota include:
- Arrowhead Region
- Boundary Waters
- Buffalo Ridge
- Central Minnesota
- Coulee Region
- Iron Range
- Minnesota River Valley
- North Shore
- Northwest Angle
- Pipestone Region
- Red River Valley
- Southeast Minnesota
- Twin Cities Metro
Mississippi
[edit]Regions of Mississippi include:
Missouri
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Regions of Missouri include:
- Boonslick
- Bootheel
- Dissected Till Plains
- Kansas City Metropolitan Area
- Lead Belt
- Little Dixie
- Ozarks
- Platte Purchase
- St. Louis Metropolitan Area
Montana
[edit]Regions of Montana include:
- Big Horn Mountains
- Eastern Montana
- Glacier Country
- Glacier National Park
- Regional designations of Montana
- The Flathead
- Two Medicine
- Western Montana
- Yellowstone National Park
Nebraska
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Regions of Nebraska include:
Nevada
[edit]Regions of Nevada include:
New Hampshire
[edit]Regions of New Hampshire include:
- Connecticut River Valley
- Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region (overlaps with Connecticut River Valley)
- Great North Woods Region
- Lakes Region
- Merrimack Valley
- Monadnock Region (overlaps with Connecticut River Valley)
- Seacoast Region
- White Mountains
New Jersey
[edit]Regions of New Jersey include:
New Mexico
[edit]Regions of New Mexico include:
New York
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The ten regions of New York, as defined by the Empire State Development Corporation:
- Capital District – counties : Albany, Columbia, Greene, Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Schenectady, Rensselaer
- Central New York – counties: Cortland, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oswego, Madison
- Finger Lakes – counties: Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Monroe, Livingston, Wayne, Ontario, Yates, Seneca
- Hudson Valley – counties: Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester
- Long Island – counties: Nassau, Suffolk
- Mohawk Valley – counties: Oneida, Herkimer, Fulton, Montgomery, Otsego, Schoharie
- New York City – counties (boroughs): New York (Manhattan), Bronx (The Bronx), Queens (Queens), Kings (Brooklyn), Richmond (Staten Island)
- North Country – counties : St. Lawrence, Lewis, Jefferson, Hamilton, Essex, Clinton, Franklin
- Southern Tier – counties: Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Tioga, Chenango, Broome, Delaware
- Western New York – counties: Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany
Regions of New York state include:
- Downstate New York
- Upstate New York
North Carolina
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Regions of North Carolina include:
- Eastern North Carolina
- Central North Carolina
- Western North Carolina
North Dakota
[edit]Regions of North Dakota include:
- Badlands
- Drift Prairie
- Missouri Escarpment
- Missouri Plateau (Missouri Coteau in French)
- Red River Valley
Northern Mariana Islands
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Regions of the Northern Mariana Islands include:
Ohio
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Regions of Ohio include:
- Allegheny Plateau
- Appalachian Ohio
- Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area
- Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area
- Connecticut Western Reserve (historic)
- Great Black Swamp (shared with Indiana)
- Lake Erie Islands
- Miami Valley
- Northeast Ohio (often used interchangeably with Greater Cleveland, but also includes the counties of Ashtabula, Portage, Summit, Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana.)
- Northwest Ohio
Oklahoma
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Regions of Oklahoma include:
- Central Oklahoma
- Cherokee Outlet
- Green Country
- Choctaw Country
- Little Dixie
- Northwestern Oklahoma
- Panhandle
- South Central Oklahoma
- Southwestern Oklahoma
Oregon
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Regions of Oregon include:
- Cascade Range
- Central Oregon
- Columbia Plateau
- Columbia River
- Columbia River Gorge
- Eastern Oregon
- Goose Lake Valley
- Harney Basin
- High Desert
- Hood River Valley
- Mount Hood Corridor
- Northwest Oregon
- Oregon Coast
- Palouse
- Portland metropolitan area
- Rogue Valley
- Southern Oregon
- Treasure Valley
- Tualatin Valley
- Warner Valley
- Western Oregon
- Willamette Valley
Pennsylvania
[edit]Regions of Pennsylvania include:
- Allegheny National Forest
- Coal Region
- Cumberland Valley
- Delaware Valley
- Dutch Country
- Endless Mountains
- Highlands Region
- Laurel Highlands
- Lehigh Valley
- Northern Tier
- Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Main Line
- Pittsburgh metropolitan area
- South Central Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna Valley
- The Poconos
- Western Pennsylvania
- Wyoming Valley
Puerto Rico
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Regions of Puerto Rico include:
Rhode Island
[edit]Regions of Rhode Island include:
South Carolina
[edit]Regions of South Carolina include:
- The Lowcountry
- The Midlands
- The Upstate
- Travel/Tourism locations
- Other geographical distinctions:
South Dakota
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Regions of South Dakota include:
- Badlands
- Black Hills
- Coteau des Prairies
- East River and West River, divided by the Missouri River
Tennessee
[edit]The Grand Divisions of Tennessee include:
- East Tennessee
- Middle Tennessee
- West Tennessee
- Other geographical distinctions:
Texas
[edit]Regions of Texas include:
- Brazos Valley
- Central Texas
- Gulf Coast
- East Texas
- North Texas
- South Texas
- Southeast Texas
- Texas Midwest/West-Central Texas (includes Abilene, San Angelo, Brownwood, Texas)
- Texas Urban Triangle (Houston to San Antonio to Dallas-Fort Worth)
- West Texas
- Concho Valley
- Edwards Plateau
- Llano Estacado (a portion of northwest Texas)
- Permian Basin
- South Plains (includes 24 counties south of the Texas Panhandle and north of the Permian Basin)
- Texas Panhandle (pictured)
- Trans-Pecos
- Great Plains
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
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Regions of United States Minor Outlying Islands include:
- Baker Island
- Howland Island
- Jarvis Island
- Johnston Island
- Kingman Reef
- Midway Atoll
- Navassa Island [note 5]
- Palmyra Atoll
- Wake Island [note 6]
U.S. Virgin Islands
[edit]Regions of United States Virgin Islands include:
Utah
[edit]Regions of Utah include:
- Cache Valley
- Colorado Plateau
- Dixie
- Great Salt Lake Desert
- Mojave Desert
- San Rafael Swell
- Uinta Mountains
- Wasatch Back
- Wasatch Front
- Wasatch Range
Vermont
[edit]Regions of Vermont include:
Virginia
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Regions of Virginia include:
- Eastern Shore
- Greater Richmond Region
- Hampton Roads
- Historic Triangle
- Northern Neck
- Northern Virginia
- Piedmont region of Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley
- South Hampton Roads
- Southside Virginia
- Southwest Virginia
- Tidewater
- Tri-Cities
- Virginia Peninsula
Washington
[edit]Regions of Washington include:
- Central Washington
- Columbia Plateau
- Eastern Washington
- Kitsap Peninsula
- Long Beach Peninsula
- Okanagan Country
- Olympic Mountains
- Olympic Peninsula
- Puget Sound
- San Juan Islands
- Skagit Valley
- Southwest Washington
- Tri-Cities
- Walla Walla Valley
- Western Washington
- Yakima Valley
West Virginia
[edit]Regions of West Virginia include:
- Eastern Panhandle
- North Central West Virginia
- Northern Panhandle
- Potomac Highlands
- Southern West Virginia
Wisconsin
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Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions:
Wyoming
[edit]Regions of Wyoming include:
See also
[edit]- Geography of the United States
- Historic regions of the United States
- List of metropolitan areas of the United States
- Media market, e.g., Nielsen Designated Market Area
- Political divisions of the United States
- Regional stock exchanges of the United States
- United States territory
- Vernacular geography
Explanatory notes
[edit]- ^ This region also includes the Independent State of Samoa, which is not a part of the United States
- ^ This region also includes the British Virgin Islands, which is not a part of the United States
- ^ Claimed by Tokelau[17]
- ^ Midway Atoll, part of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, is not politically part of Hawaii; it is one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
- ^ Claimed by Haiti
- ^ Claimed by the Marshall Islands
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistical Groupings of States and Counties" (PDF). census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ United States Census Bureau, Geography Division. "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" (PDF). Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ "The National Energy Modeling System: An Overview 2003" (Report #: DOE/EIA-0581, October 2009). United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.
- ^ "The most widely used regional definitions and follow those of the U.S. Bureau of the Census." Seymour Sudman and Norman M. Bradburn, Asking Questions: A Practical Guide to Questionnaire Design (1982). Jossey-Bass: p. 205.
- ^ "Perhaps the most widely used regional classification system is one developed by the U.S. Census Bureau." Dale M. Lewison, Retailing, Prentice Hall (1997): p. 384. ISBN 978-0-13-461427-4
- ^ "[M]ost demographic and food consumption data are presented in this four-region format." Pamela Goyan Kittler, Kathryn P. Sucher, Food and Culture, Cengage Learning (2008): p.475. ISBN 9780495115410
- ^ "Census Bureau Regions and Divisions with State FIPS Codes" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ "Census Bureau Regions and Divisions with State FIPS Codes" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ "Geographic Terms and Concepts - Census Divisions and Census Regions". US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ "No DST in Most of Arizona". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Standard Federal Regions, Office of Management and Budget, 1969, Circular A-105
- ^ Office of Management and Budget (August 17, 1977), Standardized Federal Regions: Little Effect on Agency Management of Personnel, Government Accountability Office, FPCD-77-39
- ^ 60 FR 15171
- ^ Williams, Dennis C. (March 1993), Why Are Our Regional Offices and Labs Located Where They Are? A Historical Perspective on Siting, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- ^ HUD's Regions, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, September 20, 2017
- ^ "BEA Regions". Bureau of Economic Analysis. February 18, 2004. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ The World Factbook CIA World Factbook - American Samoa. Retrieved July 5, 2019.