List of regions of the United States

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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 (Western United States)

Bureau of Reclamation regions

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


[edit] Census Bureau-designated areas

U.S. Census Bureau regions

Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau

  • Region 1 (Northeast)
    • Division 1 (New England)
      • Maine
      • New Hampshire
      • Vermont
      • Massachusetts
      • Rhode Island
      • Connecticut
    • Division 2 (Mid-Atlantic)
      • New York
      • Pennsylvania
      • New Jersey
  • Region 2 (Midwest)
  • Region 3 (South)
    • Division 5 (South Atlantic)
      • Delaware
      • Maryland
      • District of Columbia
      • Virginia
      • West Virginia
      • North Carolina
      • South Carolina
      • Georgia
      • Florida
    • Division 6 (East South Central)
      • Kentucky
      • Tennessee
      • Mississippi
      • Alabama
    • Division 7 (West South Central)
      • Oklahoma
      • Texas
      • Arkansas
      • Louisiana
  • Region 4 (West)
    • Division 8 (Mountain)
      • Idaho
      • Montana
      • Wyoming
      • Nevada
      • Utah
      • Colorado
      • Arizona
      • New Mexico
    • Division 9 (Pacific)
      • Alaska
      • Washington
      • Oregon
      • California
      • Hawaii

[edit] 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. 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, 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, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas
  • 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] Federal Reserve banks

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] Time Zones

U.S. time zones
Main article: United States time zones


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

[edit] The Belts

Main article: Belt regions of the United States

[edit] Interstate metropolitan areas

[edit] Interstate megalopolises

[edit] Intrastate regions

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Alaska

The Alaska Panhandle

[edit] Arizona

The Arizona Strip
Main article: Regions of Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

  • Northern Arkansas
  • Arkansas panhandle

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

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.

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

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Florida

The First Coast
Florida Panhandle

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Hawaii

[edit] Idaho

Idaho Panhandle

[edit] Illinois

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

[edit] Indiana

Main article: Geography of Indiana
Regions of Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

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

[edit] Louisiana

Map of Louisiana regions

[edit] Maine

[edit] Maryland

Geographic regions of Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

Berkshire region of Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

Regions of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan

[edit] Minnesota

Main article: Geography of Minnesota
Regions of Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

Missouri Bootheel

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nebraska

Nebraska Panhandle

[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


[edit] North Carolina

[edit] North Dakota


[edit] Ohio

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


[edit] Oklahoma

Oklahoma Panhandle

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

Main article: Pennsylvania Regions

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] Major Regions

[edit] Travel/Tourism Regions

[edit] Other Regions

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Grand Divisions
Main article: Grand Divisions (Tennessee)

[edit] Geographic Divisions

[edit] Texas

Main article: List of geographical regions in Texas
Texas Panhandle

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

Map of the Shenandoah Valley

[edit] Washington

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

Door Peninsula

[edit] Wyoming

[edit] See also

v • d • e
Geographic regions of the United States
4 Regions
9 Census Bureau Divisions
Other subregions of this region
Northeast
New England · Mid-Atlantic
Midwest
E North Central · W N Central
South
S Atlantic · E, W South Central
West
Pacific/West Coast · Mountain
Other
v • d • e
List of regions of North America
Sovereign states The North American continent with country borders
Dependencies and
other territories
1 Territories also in or commonly considered to be part of South America.
v • d • e
List of regions of the United States by political division
States
Federal District
Insular areas
Outlying islands
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