The East South Central States constitute one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions of the United States .
A map of the United States Census Bureau Region 3, Division 6, "East South Central", consisting of the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Four states make up the division: Alabama , Kentucky , Mississippi , and Tennessee . The division is one of three that together make up the larger Census Bureau Region known as the South (the other two of which are the South Atlantic States and the West South Central States ).
The East South Central States form the core of Old Dixie ,[citation needed ] one of the nine moral regions identified by James Patterson and Peter Kim in their acclaimed 1991 geopolitical best-seller, The Day America Told The Truth .
Demographics [ edit ]
As of 2010, the East South Central States had a combined population of 18,022,810. The East South Central region covers 183,401 square miles of land.
States in the East South Central Region
State
2010 Census
Land Area
Alabama
4,833,722
52,419
Kentucky
4,395,295
40,409
Mississippi
2,984,926
48,430
Tennessee
6,495,978
42,143
Top Ten Largest Cities by Population in the East South Central Region
City
2010 Pop.
1
Memphis, Tennessee
653,450
2
Nashville, Tennessee
634,464
3
Louisville, Kentucky
609,893
4
Lexington, Kentucky
308,428
5
Birmingham, Alabama
212,113
6
Montgomery, Alabama
201,332
7
Mobile, Alabama
194,899
8
Huntsville, Alabama
186,254
9
Knoxville, Tennessee
183,270
10
Chattanooga, Tennessee
173,366
Politics in the East South Central States [ edit ]
Bold denotes election winner.
Coordinates : 36°00′N 88°00′W / 36.0°N 88.0°W / 36.0; -88.0