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List of regions of the United States

The list of regions of the United States provides links to both interstate and intrastate regions.

Contents

Interstate regions

Official U.S. regions

Many regions in the United States are defined in law or regulations by the federal government.

Census Bureau-designated areas

US Census Regions and Divisions

Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau:[1]

Standard Federal Regions

Standard Federal Regions

The ten standard Federal Regions were established by OMB (Office of Management and Budget) Circular A-105, "Standard Federal Regions," in April, 1974, and required for all executive agencies. In recent years, some agencies have tailored their field structures to meet program needs and facilitate interaction with local, state and regional counterparts. However, the OMB must still approve any departures.

Federal Reserve banks

Federal Reserve 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.

Time Zones

Main article: Time in the United States U.S. time zones

Courts of Appeals circuits

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

Unofficial U.S. multi-state regions

The Belts

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

Interstate metropolitan areas

Interstate megalopolises

(Megapolitan area, Megalopolis)

Intrastate regions

Alabama

Map of Alabama regions

Alaska

The Alaska Panhandle

Arizona

The Arizona Strip For a more comprehensive list, see List of regions of Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Greater Bridgeport Region in location to other officially recognised Connecticut regions with regional governments. Connecticut Panhandle and "The Oblong"

In Connecticut, there are 15 official regions, each with a regional government that serves for the absence of county government in Connecticut. There are also a fair number of unnofficial regions in Connecticut with no regional government.

Delaware

Florida

The First Coast Florida Panhandle

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Idaho Panhandle

Illinois

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

Indiana

Main article: Geography of Indiana Regions of Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Kentucky's regions (click on image for color coding information.)

Louisiana

Map of Louisiana regions

Maine

Maryland

Geographic regions of Maryland

Massachusetts

Berkshire region of Massachusetts

Michigan

Regions of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan

Minnesota

Main article: Geography of Minnesota Regions of Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Missouri Bootheel

Montana

Nebraska

Nebraska Panhandle

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Regions of New York as defined by the New York State Department of Economic Development

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

The Great Black Swamp roughly covered the black area within the green shaded counties.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Panhandle

Oregon

Oregon topography Oregon's high desert county

Pennsylvania

Main article: Pennsylvania Regions

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Major Regions
Travel/Tourism Regions
Other Regions

South Dakota

Tennessee

Grand Divisions
Main article: Grand Divisions (Tennessee)
Geographic Divisions

Texas

Main article: List of geographical regions in Texas Texas Panhandle

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Map of the Shenandoah Valley

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Door Peninsula

Wyoming

See also

v • d • United States Geographic Regions (category • list • agency)
political
time zones₥ Hawaii-Aleutian (1+1) • Alaska (0+1) • Pacific (4+1) • Mountain (7+8) • Central (10+10) • Eastern (13+5)
topic District of Columbia • states₥ • Insular areas • Outlying Islands • Maritime territory
census:₥ West (Pacific-5, Mountain-8), Midwest (E N Central-5, W N Central-7), Northeast (New England-6, Middle Atlantic-3), South (S Atlantic-9, E S Central-4, W S Central-4)
₥mg mt:₥ X AK-WA-OR-ID • IX HI-CA-AZ-NV • VIII Rockies/Plains (6) • VII IA-NE-KS-MO • VI S Central (5) • V Great Lakes (6) • IV Southeast (8) • III C Atlantic (5) • II NY-NJ • I New England (6)
court:₥ 9th Pacific (9) • 10th W Central (6) • 5th TX-LA-MS • 8th N Central (7) • 7th WI-IL-IN • 6th MI-OH-KY-TN • 11th AL-GA-FL • 4th WV-VA-MD-NC-SC • 3rd PA-NJ-DE • 2nd NY-VT-CT • 1st ME-MA-NH-RI
Areas of the Arctic watershed are in northern Alaska, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
physical
physiographic₥ high island • Pacific Mountain • Intermontane Plateaus • Rocky Mountain • Superior Upland • Interior Plains • Interior Highlands • Appalachian • Atlantic Plain
coastal₥ Arctic Coast (AK) • Pacific Coast (5) • Great Lakes (8) • Gulf Coast (5) • East Coast (11/16) • (non-coastal, 20)
ecology₥ Oceania (HI) • Tundra • Marine Forest • Mediterranean • Forested Mtns • Temperate Sierras • Desert • Semi-Arid Highland • Prairie • Northern Forest • Eastern Forest • Tropical
watersheds₥ Pacific • Great Basin • Great Divide Basin • Arctic (northern AK, MN, ND) • Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Seaboard, Saint Lawrence)
continental divides₥ Continental • Laurentian • Eastern • Saint Lawrence
escarpments Sierra • Rocky Mountain Front (Lewis, Front Range) • Niagara • Appalachian Structural Front (Cumberland, Allegheny Front, Catskill) • Fall line
by longitude₥ Western (13; Northwestern-2/6, Southwestern-2/8) • Midwest (11) • Eastern (26, Northeastern-9/12, Southeastern)
historical
indigenous people₥ Great Basin • Pueblo • Plains • Eastern Woodlands • Southeastern
accessions/cessions₥ 1783 13 Colonies (8+6) • 1803 LA Purchase₥ (6+8) • 1845 TX Annexation (1+5) • 1846 OR Treaty • 1848 Mexican War treaty (3+4) • 1867 AK Purchase (1)
Civil War₥ Theaters (Pacific, Western, Trans-Mississippi, Lower Seaboard, Eastern) • Union (Border states) • Confederacy (Old South-7, Dixie, Slave states)
₥expansion₥ & Old West Expedition areas (1775 Boone. 1804 Lewis & Clark, 1806 Pike, 1810 Astor, 1826 Smith, 1832 Bonneville, 1845 Fremont, 1850 Stansbury) • Frontiers/Trails (1811 OH, 1821 NM, 1824 TX, 1843 OR, 1846 Mormon, 1848 CA, 1849 MT) • Territories₥ • Survey areas (1848 SW border, 1853 Pacific RR, 1867 King/40 P, 1869 Powell, 1872 Wheeler/100 M)
other

Four Corners (0+4) • Intermountain (3+6) • Great Plains (4+6. High Plains) • Interior • Central (South Central-4/6) • Midwestern (12) • Appalachia (1+12) • Southern (Deep, New, Upper) • Mid-Atlantic (3/6)

categories Belts • Broadcast • CDPs • Counties • Cuisine (Wine) • Divided (Columbia/Oregon/Pacific NW, Prairie Pothole) • Panhandles
LEGEND: The superscript ₥ links to the region's map, italics indicates a link to a related wikiarticle, numbers in parenthesis (0+1) indicate the number of full and partial states, and a "/" indicates an ambiguous # of states.
v • d • United States topics
History
Timeline Pre-Columbian era • Colonial era (Thirteen Colonies • Colonial American military history) • American Revolution (War) • Federalist Era • War of 1812 • Territorial changes • Mexican•American War • American Civil War • Reconstruction era • American Indian Wars • Gilded Age • African-American Civil Rights Movement (1896•1954) • Spanish•American War • World War I • Roaring Twenties • Great Depression • World War II (Home front) • Cold War • Korean War • Space Race • African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955•1968) • Feminist Movement • Vietnam War • Post-Cold War (1991•present) • War on Terror (War in Afghanistan • Iraq War)
Topics Demographic • Economic • Military • Postal • Technological and industrial • Inventions • Discoveries
Federal government
Law Constitution • Federalism • Separation of powers Bill of Rights • Civil liberties United States Code Code of Federal Regulations United States Reports Federal Reporter Legislature - Congress Senate • Vice President • President pro tem House of Representatives • Speaker Executive - President Executive Office Cabinet / executive departments Independent agencies Law enforcement Civil service • Policies Judiciary - Supreme Court Federal courts Courts of appeal District courts Intelligence Intelligence Community • Central Intelligence Agency • Defense Intelligence Agency • National Security Agency Armed Forces Department of Defense • Army • Marine Corps • Navy • Air Force • National Guard Department of Homeland Security • Coast Guard
Politics State governments • Local governments • Elections (Electoral College) • Divisions • Ideologies • Parties (Democratic Party • Republican Party • Third parties) • Scandals • Political status of Puerto Rico • Red states and blue states • Uncle Sam
Geography Cities, towns, and villages • Counties • Extreme points • Islands • Mountains (Peaks • Appalachian • Rocky) • National Park System • Regions (Great Plains • Mid-Atlantic • Midwestern • New England • Northwestern • Southern • Southwestern • Pacific • Western) • Rivers (Colorado • Columbia • Mississippi • Missouri) • States • Territory • Water supply and sanitation
Economy Agriculture • Banking • Communications • Companies • Dollar • Energy • Federal Budget • Federal Reserve System • Insurance • Mining • Public debt • Taxation • Tourism • Trade • Transportation • Wall Street
Society
Topics Crime • Demographics • Education • Family structure • Health care • Health insurance • Incarceration • Languages (American English • Spanish) • Media • People • Public holidays • Religion • Sports
Social class Standard of living • Personal income • Household income • Homelessness • Homeownership • Income inequality • Affluence • American Dream • Middle class • Educational attainment • Poverty • Professional and working class conflict • Wealth
Culture Literature • Philosophy • Architecture • Cuisine • Dance • Fashion • Flag • Folklore • Music • Radio • Television / Cinema • Visual arts
Issues Abortion • Affirmative action • Anti-Americanism • Capital punishment • Drug policy • Exceptionalism • Energy policy • Environmental movement • Gun politics • Health care reform • Human rights • Immigration • LGBT rights (Same-sex marriage) • Obesity • Racism • Terrorism
Portal
v • d • List of regions of North America
Sovereign states

Antigua and Barbuda • Bahamas • Barbados • Belize • Canada • Costa Rica • Cuba • Dominica • Dominican Republic • El Salvador • Grenada • Guatemala • Haiti • Honduras • Jamaica • Mexico • Nicaragua • Panama1 • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Trinidad and Tobago1 • United States
Dependencies and other territories

Anguilla • Aruba1 • Bermuda • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Greenland • Guadeloupe • Martinique • Montserrat • Netherlands Antilles1 • Puerto Rico • Saint Barthélemy • Saint Martin • Saint Pierre and Miquelon • Turks and Caicos Islands • United States Virgin Islands
1 Territories also in or commonly considered to be part of South America.
v • d • United States Political Regions
States Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming
Federal district Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)
Insular areas American Samoa • Guam • Northern Mariana Islands • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands
Outlying islands Bajo Nuevo Bank • Baker Island • Howland Island • Jarvis Island • Johnston Atoll • Kingman Reef • Midway Atoll • Navassa Island • Palmyra Atoll • Serranilla Bank • Wake Island
  1. ^ a b "Census Bureau Regions and Divisions with State FIPS Codes". US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

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