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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 edit

 
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions

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]

Puerto Rico and other US territories are not part of any census region or census division.[9]

Federal Reserve Banks edit

 
Federal Reserve System districts

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.

  1. Boston
  2. New York
  3. Philadelphia
  4. Cleveland
  5. Richmond
  6. Atlanta
  7. Chicago
  8. St. Louis
  9. Minneapolis
  10. Kansas City
  11. Dallas
  12. San Francisco

Time zones edit

Main article: Time in the United States
 
U.S. time zones (some U.S. time zones are not on this map)

Courts of Appeals circuits edit

Main article: United States courts of appeals
 
U.S. Courts of Appeals circuits

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 edit

 
Regions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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, and American Samoa

Region X edit

Office location: Seattle

States: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

Bureau of Economic Analysis regions edit

 
Bureau of Economic Analysis regions

The Bureau of Economic Analysis defines regions for comparison of economic data.[16]

Unofficial regions edit

Multi-state regions edit

Multi-territory regions edit

The Belts edit

For a more comprehensive list, see List of belt regions of the United States.

Interstate megalopolises edit

See also: Megaregions of the United States
Further information: Megalopolis

Interstate metropolitan areas edit

See also: Tri-state area

Intrastate and intraterritory regions edit

Alabama edit

 
A map of regions of Alabama

Regions of Alabama include:

Alaska edit

 
Southeast Alaska, also known as the Alaska Panhandle

Regions of Alaska include:

American Samoa edit

 
American Samoa

Regions of American Samoa include:

Arizona edit

Further information: List of regions of Arizona
 
The Arizona Strip

Regions of Arizona include:

Arkansas edit

 
Regions of Arkansas

Regions of Arkansas include:

California edit

For a more comprehensive list, see List of regions of California.

Colorado edit

Further information: Geography of Colorado
 
An enlargeable map of the Front Range Urban Corridor of Colorado and Wyoming

Regions of Colorado include:

Connecticut edit

For a more comprehensive list, see Councils of governments in Connecticut.
 
Map highlighting the nine regions of Connecticut

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:

Some of Connecticut's informal regions include:

Delaware edit

 
The Delaware Valley, also known as metropolitan Philadelphia

Regions of Delaware include:

"Slower Lower":

District of Columbia edit

Main article: Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.

Florida edit

For a more comprehensive list, see List of regions of Florida.
 
The First Coast
 
The Florida Panhandle

Directional regions of Florida include:

Local vernacular regions of Florida include:

Georgia edit

Regions of Georgia include:

Physiographic regions edit

Physiographic regions of Georgia include:

Guam edit

Regions of Guam include:

Hawaii edit

 
Hawaiian archipelago
 
Hawaiian Islands

Regions of Hawaii include:

Idaho edit

 
The Idaho Panhandle

Regions of Idaho include:

Illinois edit

Main article: Regions of Illinois
 
Southern Illinois, also known as "Little Egypt"

Regions of Illinois include:

Indiana edit

Main article: Geography of Indiana
 
Regions of Indiana

Regions of Indiana include:

Iowa edit

 
Regions of Iowa

Regions of Iowa include:

Kansas edit

Regions of Kansas include:

Kentucky edit

Regions of Kentucky include:

Louisiana edit

 
Regions of Louisiana

Regions of Louisiana include:

Maine edit

Regions of Maine include:

Maryland edit

 
Regions of Maryland

Regions of Maryland include:

Regions of Maryland shared with other states include:

Massachusetts edit

 
The Berkshires region of Massachusetts

Regions of Massachusetts include:

Michigan edit

Main article: Geography of Michigan
 
Regions of Michigan

Regions of Michigan include:

Lower Peninsula edit

Main article: Lower Peninsula of Michigan

Upper Peninsula edit

Main article: Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Minnesota edit

Main article: Geography of Minnesota
 
Regions of Minnesota

Regions of Minnesota include:

Mississippi edit

Regions of Mississippi include:

Missouri edit

 
The Missouri Bootheel

Regions of Missouri include:

Montana edit

For a more comprehensive list, see List of regions of Montana.

Regions of Montana include:

Nebraska edit

 
The Nebraska Panhandle

Regions of Nebraska include:

Nevada edit

Regions of Nevada include:

New Hampshire edit

Regions of New Hampshire include:

New Jersey edit

Regions of New Jersey include:

New Mexico edit

Regions of New Mexico include:

New York edit

 
Regions of New York states as defined by the Empire State Development Corporation Regions of New York

The nine regions of New York, as defined by the Empire State Development Corporation:

Regions of New York state include:

North Carolina edit

 
Regions of North Carolina

Regions of North Carolina include:

North Dakota edit

Regions of North Dakota include:

Northern Mariana Islands edit

 
Northern Mariana Islands

Regions of the Northern Mariana Islands include:

Ohio edit

 
The Great Black Swamp region of Ohio

Regions of Ohio include:

Oklahoma edit

 
The Oklahoma Panhandle

Regions of Oklahoma include:

Oregon edit

Main article: List of regions of Oregon
 
The topography of Oregon
 
Oregon's High Desert

Regions of Oregon include:

Pennsylvania edit

Main article: Regions of Pennsylvania

Regions of Pennsylvania include:

Puerto Rico edit

 
Puerto Rico

Regions of Puerto Rico include:

Rhode Island edit

Regions of Rhode Island include:

South Carolina edit

Regions of South Carolina include:

South Dakota edit

 
East River and West River in South Dakota

Regions of South Dakota include:

Tennessee edit

Main article: Grand Divisions of Tennessee

The Grand Divisions of Tennessee include:

Texas edit

Main article: List of geographical regions in Texas
 
The Texas Panhandle

Regions of Texas include:

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands edit

 
The United States Minor Outlying Islands (Navassa Island not on map)

Regions of United States Minor Outlying Islands include:

U.S. Virgin Islands edit

Regions of United States Virgin Islands include:

Utah edit

Regions of Utah include:

Vermont edit

Regions of Vermont include:

Virginia edit

 
A map of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia

Regions of Virginia include:

Washington edit

Regions of Washington include:

West Virginia edit

Regions of West Virginia include:

Wisconsin edit

 
Wisconsin's five geographic regions

Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions:

Wyoming edit

Regions of Wyoming include:

See also edit

Explanatory notes edit

  1. ^ This region also includes the Independent State of Samoa, which is not a part of the United States
  2. ^ This region also includes the British Virgin Islands, which is not a part of the United States
  3. ^ Claimed by Tokelau[18]
  4. ^ Midway Atoll, part of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, is not politically part of Hawaii; it is one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
  5. ^ Claimed by Haiti
  6. ^ Claimed by the Marshall Islands

References edit

  1. ^ "Statistical Groupings of States and Counties" (PDF). census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. ^ United States Census Bureau, Geography Division. "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" (PDF). Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "The National Energy Modeling System: An Overview 2003" (Report #: DOE/EIA-0581, October 2009). United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ "[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
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Geographic Terms and Concepts - Census Divisions and Census Regions". US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  10. ^ "No DST in Most of Arizona". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  11. ^ Standard Federal Regions, Office of Management and Budget, 1969, Circular A-105
  12. ^ Office of Management and Budget (August 17, 1977), Standardized Federal Regions: Little Effect on Agency Management of Personnel, Government Accountability Office, FPCD-77-39
  13. ^ 60 FR 15171
  14. ^ 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
  15. ^ HUD's Regions, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, September 20, 2017
  16. ^ "BEA Regions". Bureau of Economic Analysis. February 18, 2004. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  17. ^ citation needed - the US Pacific Northwest region is not interchangeable with Cascadia, which is a bioregional concept - there are no references to PNW that include British Columbia other than Wikipedia, which is wrong but always used as proof, while Cascadia does include British Columbia in most reasonable definitions
  18. ^ The World Factbook CIA World Factbook - American Samoa. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

External links edit

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