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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

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Census Bureau–designated regions and divisions

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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

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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

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U.S. time zones (some U.S. time zones are not on this map)

Courts of Appeals circuits

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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

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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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Regions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region I
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Office location: Boston

States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Region II
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Office location: New York City

States: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Region III
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Office location: Philadelphia

States: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia

Region IV
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Office location: Atlanta

States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

Region V
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Office location: Chicago

States: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Region VI
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Office location: Dallas

States: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

Region VII
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Office location: Kansas City

States: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

Region VIII
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Office location: Denver

States: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

Region IX
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Office location: San Francisco

States: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa

Region X
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Office location: Seattle

States: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

Bureau of Economic Analysis regions

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Bureau of Economic Analysis regions

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

Unofficial regions

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Multi-state regions

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  • 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

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    The Belts

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  • Black Belt
  • Coal Belt
  • Corn Belt
  • Cotton Belt
  • Fruit Belt
  • Pine Belt
  • Rice Belt
  • Rust Belt
  • Snowbelt
  • Sun Belt
  • Interstate megalopolises

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  • California
  • Cascadia
  • Great Lakes
  • Gulf Coast
  • Northeast
  • Piedmont Atlantic
  • Southern Rocky Mountain Front
  • Interstate metropolitan areas

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  • Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area (Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania)
  • 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

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    Alabama

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    A map of regions of Alabama

    Regions of Alabama include:

    Alaska

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    Southeast Alaska, also known as the Alaska Panhandle

    Regions of Alaska include:

    American Samoa

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    American Samoa

    Regions of American Samoa include:

    Arizona

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    The Arizona Strip

    Regions of Arizona include:

    Arkansas

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    Regions of Arkansas

    Regions of Arkansas include:

    California

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    Colorado

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    An enlargeable map of the Front Range Urban CorridorofColorado and Wyoming

    Regions of Colorado include:

    Connecticut

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    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

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    The Delaware Valley, also known as metropolitan Philadelphia

    Regions of Delaware include:

    "Slower Lower":

    District of Columbia

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    Florida

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    The First Coast
     
    The Florida Panhandle

    Directional regions of Florida include:

    Local vernacular regions of Florida include:

    Georgia

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    Regions of Georgia include:

    Physiographic regions

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    Physiographic regions of Georgia include:

    Guam

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    Regions of Guam include:

    Hawaii

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    Hawaiian archipelago
     
    Hawaiian Islands

    Regions of Hawaii include:

    Idaho

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    The Idaho Panhandle

    Regions of Idaho include:

    Illinois

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    Southern Illinois, also known as "Little Egypt"

    Regions of Illinois include:

    Indiana

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    Regions of Indiana

    Regions of Indiana include:

    Iowa

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    Regions of Iowa

    Regions of Iowa include:

    Kansas

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    Regions of Kansas include:

    Kentucky

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    Regions of Kentucky include:

    Louisiana

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    Regions of Louisiana

    Regions of Louisiana include:

    Maine

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    Regions of Maine include:

    Maryland

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    Regions of Maryland

    Regions of Maryland include:

    Regions of Maryland shared with other states include:

    Massachusetts

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    The Berkshires region of Massachusetts

    Regions of Massachusetts include:

    Michigan

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    Regions of Michigan

    Regions of Michigan include:

    Lower Peninsula

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    Upper Peninsula

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    Minnesota

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    Regions of Minnesota

    Regions of Minnesota include:

    Mississippi

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    Regions of Mississippi include:

    Missouri

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    The Missouri Bootheel

    Regions of Missouri include:

    Montana

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    Regions of Montana include:

    Nebraska

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    The Nebraska Panhandle

    Regions of Nebraska include:

    Nevada

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    Regions of Nevada include:

    New Hampshire

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    Regions of New Hampshire include:

    New Jersey

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    Regions of New Jersey include:

    New Mexico

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    Regions of New Mexico include:

    New York

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    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

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    Regions of North Carolina

    Regions of North Carolina include:

    North Dakota

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    Regions of North Dakota include:

    Northern Mariana Islands

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    Northern Mariana Islands

    Regions of the Northern Mariana Islands include:

    Ohio

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    The Great Black Swamp region of Ohio

    Regions of Ohio include:

    Oklahoma

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    The Oklahoma Panhandle

    Regions of Oklahoma include:

    Oregon

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    The topography of Oregon
     
    Oregon's High Desert

    Regions of Oregon include:

    Pennsylvania

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    Regions of Pennsylvania include:

    Puerto Rico

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    Puerto Rico

    Regions of Puerto Rico include:

    Rhode Island

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    Regions of Rhode Island include:

    South Carolina

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    Regions of South Carolina include:

    South Dakota

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    East River and West RiverinSouth Dakota

    Regions of South Dakota include:

    Tennessee

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    The Grand Divisions of Tennessee include:

    Texas

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    The Texas Panhandle

    Regions of Texas include:

    U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

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

    Regions of United States Minor Outlying Islands include:

    U.S. Virgin Islands

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    Regions of United States Virgin Islands include:

    Utah

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    Regions of Utah include:

    Vermont

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    Regions of Vermont include:

    Virginia

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    A map of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia

    Regions of Virginia include:

    Washington

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    Regions of Washington include:

    West Virginia

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    Regions of West Virginia include:

    Wisconsin

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    Wisconsin's five geographic regions

    Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions:

    Wyoming

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    Regions of Wyoming include:

    See also

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    Explanatory notes

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    1. ^ 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

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    1. ^ "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
  • ^ 60FR 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.
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