List of regions of the United States

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This is a list of regions in the United States.

Interstate regions[edit]

Official regions of the United States[edit]

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

Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions[edit]

U.S. Census Bureau Regions and Divisions.

The United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions.[1] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used … for data collection and analysis,"[2] and is the most commonly used classification system.[3][4][5]

Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau:[6]

Puerto Rico and other US territories are not part of any census region or census division.[7]

Standard federal regions[edit]

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.

  • Region I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
  • Region II: , New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
  • Region III: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
  • Region IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
  • Region V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
  • Region VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
  • Region VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
  • Region VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
  • Region IX: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
  • Region X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Federal Reserve banks[edit]

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.

  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.

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 subject matter.

Bureau of Economic Analysis regions[edit]

Bureau of Economic Analysis regions.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis defines regions for comparison of economic data.[8]

Energy Information Administration[edit]

The Energy Information Administration currently uses the PADD system established by Petroleum Administration for War in World War II.[9] It is used for data collection on refining petroleum and its products. Each PADD is subdivided into refining districts.

  • PADD I: East Coast
    • East Coast: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida; along with counties in New York east of, north of and including Cayuga, Tompkins, and Chemung; and counties in Pennsylvania east of and including Bradford, Sullivan, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Dauphin and York.
    • Appalachian No. 1: West Virginia along with counties of Pennsylvania and New York State not mentioned above.
  • PADD II: Midwest
    • Indiana-Illinois-Kentucky: Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio
    • Minnesota-Wisconsin-North and South Dakota: Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota
    • Oklahoma-Kansas-Missouri: Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa
  • PADD III: Gulf Coast
    • Texas Gulf Coast: The Texan counties of Newton, Orange, Jefferson, Jasper, Tyler, Hardin, Liberty, Chambers, Polk, San Jacinto, Montgomery, Harris, Galveston, Waller, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Wharton, Matagorda, Jackson, Victoria, Calhoun, Refugio, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy and Cameron
    • Texas Inland: Texan counties not mentioned above.
    • Louisiana Gulf Coast: Parishes of Louisiana south of, and including Vernon, Rapides, Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa and Washington; along with Pearl River, Stone, George, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson County of Mississippi; and Alabama's Mobile and Baldwin County.
    • North Louisiana-Arkansas: Arkansas and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama not mentioned above.
    • New Mexico: New Mexico
  • PADD IV: Rocky Mountain: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado
  • PADD V: West Coast: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii[10]

PADD I can also be subdivided into 3 Subdistricts:

  • Sub-PAD 1A: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
  • Sub-PAD 1B: Central Atlantic (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia)
  • Sub-PAD 1C: Lower Atlantic (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia)[11]

PADD system was established in World War II and therefore don't accurately reflect current trends. The EIA has updated the PADD system with a complimentary set of regions to reflect this and will change it to suite current needs. (Note: Region 9 includes countries not part of the USA but is included for the sake of completion since it contains Puerto Rico)

  • Region 1: PADD I
  • Region 2: PADD II "Inland" (States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee and Kentucky)
  • Region 3: PADD II "Lakes" (States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio)
  • Region 4: PADD III "Gulf" (Refining districts of Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana Gulf Coast)
  • Region 5: PADD III "Inland" (Refining districts of Texas Inland, New Mexico and North Louisiana-Arkansas)
  • Region 6: PADD IV
  • Region 7: PADD V "California" (State of California)
  • Region 8: PADD V "Other" (States of Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington)
  • Region 9: "International"

Unofficial U.S. multi-state regions[edit]

The Belts[edit]

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

Interstate metropolitan areas[edit]

See also: Tri-state area

Interstate megalopolises[edit]

See also: Megaregions of the United States and Megalopolis (city type)

Intrastate regions[edit]

Alabama[edit]

A map of Alabama regions.

Alaska[edit]

The Alaska Panhandle.

Arizona[edit]

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

Arkansas[edit]

California[edit]

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

Colorado[edit]

An enlargeable map of the Front Range Urban Corridor of Colorado and Wyoming

Connecticut[edit]

The Greater Bridgeport Region in location to other officially recognized Connecticut regions with regional governments.
The 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 unofficial regions in Connecticut with no regional government.

Delaware[edit]

"Upstate" or "Up North"

"Slower Lower"

Florida[edit]

The First Coast.
The Florida Panhandle.
Directional regions
Local vernacular regions

Georgia[edit]

Physiographic regions[edit]

Hawaii[edit]

Idaho[edit]

The Idaho Panhandle.

Illinois[edit]

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

Indiana[edit]

Regions of Indiana.
Main article: Geography of Indiana

Iowa[edit]

Regions of Iowa.

Kansas[edit]

Kentucky[edit]

Kentucky's regions.

Louisiana[edit]

A map of Louisiana's regions.

Maine[edit]

Maryland[edit]

Maryland's regions.

Massachusetts[edit]

The Berkshire region of Massachusetts.

Michigan[edit]

Michigan's regions.
Main article: Geography of Michigan

Minnesota[edit]

Main article: Geography of Minnesota
Regions of Minnesota.

Mississippi[edit]

Missouri[edit]

The Missouri Bootheel.

Montana[edit]

Nebraska[edit]

The Nebraska Panhandle.

Nevada[edit]

New Hampshire[edit]

New Jersey[edit]

New Mexico[edit]

New York[edit]

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

North Carolina[edit]

Regions of North Carolina.

North Dakota[edit]

Ohio[edit]

  The area roughly covered by the Great Black Swamp

Oklahoma[edit]

The Oklahoma Panhandle.

Oregon[edit]

Oregon's topography.
Oregon's High Desert.

Pennsylvania[edit]

Rhode Island[edit]

South Carolina[edit]

Travel/Tourism locations
Other geographical distinctions

South Dakota[edit]

Tennessee[edit]

Main article: Grand Divisions of Tennessee
Other geographical distinctions:

Texas[edit]

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

Utah[edit]

Vermont[edit]

Virginia[edit]

A map of the Shenandoah Valley.

Washington[edit]

West Virginia[edit]

Wisconsin[edit]

Wisconsin's Door Peninsula.

Wyoming[edit]

Other regional listings[edit]

Boy Scouts of America regions in 1992
Regions of the Boy Scouts of America

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ United States Census Bureau, Geography Division. "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-10. 
  2. ^ "The National Energy Modeling System: An Overview 2003" (Report #:DOE/EIA-0581, October 2009). United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.
  3. ^ "The most widely used regional definitions 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.
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ "(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
  6. ^ a b "Census Bureau Regions and Divisions with State FIPS Codes" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 June 2010. 
  7. ^ "Geographic Terms and Concepts - Census Divisions and Census Regions". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 19 August 2015. 
  8. ^ "BEA Regions". Bureau of Economic Analysis. February 18, 2004. Retrieved December 27, 2012. 
  9. ^ "Records of Petroleum Administration for War". Retrieved January 3, 2012. 
  10. ^ "Appedix A: District Description and Maps" (PDF). Energy Information Administration. October 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012. 
  11. ^ "PADD Definitions". Energy Information Administration. Retrieved January 3, 2012. 
  12. ^ "Annual Energy Outlook 2012". Energy Information Administration. June 25, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012. 

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