List of regions of the United States

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This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. Defunct, extinct or archaic regions are described in historic regions of the United States. (See also: Template:U.S. regions)

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Geographic regions of the United States
Central • Coastal States • Deep South • Upland South • East • East Coast • Great Basin • Gulf Coast • Mid-Atlantic • Midwest • Mountain States • New England • North • Northeast • Northwest • Pacific • South • South Atlantic • South Central • Southeast • Southwest • Upper Midwest • West • West Coast
Multinational regions: Atlantic Northeast • Border States • Great Lakes • Great Plains • Pacific Northwest


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[edit] Interstate regions

[edit] Official U.S. regions

Regions defined in law or regulations by the federal government.

[edit] Bureau of Reclamation Regions

Bureau of Reclamation regions
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Bureau of Reclamation regions

The Bureau of Reclamation divides the western United States into five regions:

  • Great Plains Region - Billings, Montana
  • Lower Colorado Region - Boulder City, Nevada
  • Mid-Pacific Region - Sacramento, California
  • Pacific Northwest Region - Boise, Idaho
  • Upper Colorado Region - Salt Lake City, Utah


[edit] Census Bureau-designated areas

U.S. Census Bureau regions
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U.S. Census Bureau regions

Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau


[edit] Standard Federal Regions

Standard Federal Regions
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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. The OMB must still approve any departures, however.

  • Region I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
  • Region II: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
  • Region III: Delaware, 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, Texas, Oklahoma
  • 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


[edit] Time Zones

U.S. time zones
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U.S. time zones

Main article: United States time zones


[edit] Judicial circuits

U.S. judicial circuits
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U.S. judicial circuits

As designated by Congress, the federal court system is divided into eleven judicial circuits, each with its own United States Court of Appeals. (There are also a District of Columbia Circuit and a Federal Circuit, both of which sit in Washington D.C. and have special, non-geographic jurisdictions.)

[edit] Federal Reserve banks

Federal Reserve districts
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Federal Reserve districts

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 divided the country into twelve regions with a central Reserve Bank in each. The Federal Reserve Districts are as follows:

  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

[edit] Unofficial U.S. regions

[edit] The "Belts"

Main article: "Belt" regions of the United States

[edit] Interstate metropolitan areas

[edit] Interstate megalopolises

[edit] Intrastate regions

[edit] Alabama

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[edit] Alaska

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Hawaii

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

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

[edit] Louisiana

Map of Louisiana regions
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Map of Louisiana regions

[edit] Maine

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

Regions of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
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Regions of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan

[edit] Minnesota

Main article: Regions of Minnesota
Regions of Minnesota
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Regions of Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

[edit] New Hampshire


[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New Mexico


[edit] New York

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

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] North Dakota

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

Main article: Pennsylvania Regions

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Grand Divisions

Each of the regions below is legally defined as a "Grand Division", with boundaries entrenched in the state's constitution. The document also has rules restricting geographic bias in the makeup of many state commissions. For example, the state's Supreme Court is required to sit in each of the three Grand Divisions each year, and no more than two of the Court's five Justices may reside in any one Grand Division.

[edit] Geographic Divisions

[edit] Texas

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

Six regions for the 48 continuous states, as follows; Northeastern, the Eastern time zone north of U.S. 50. Southeastern, the Eastern time zone south of U.S. 50. Northcentral, the Central time zone north of U.S. 50. Southcentral, the Central time zone south of U.S. 50. Northwestern, the Mountain and Pacific time zones north of U.S. 50. Southwestern, the Mountain and Pacific time zones south of U.S. 50.

[edit] See also

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