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Main article: Geography of the United States

The list of regions of the United States provides links to both interstate and intrastate regions.

Interstate regionsEdit

Official U.S. regionsEdit

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

Census Bureau-designated areasEdit

Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau:^[1]

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) (Prior to June 1984, the Midwest Region was designated as the North Central Region.)^[1]
- Division 3 (East North Central) Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
- Division 4 (West North Central) Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
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

Standard Federal RegionsEdit

USFederalRegions — Standard Federal Regions
Added by Belg4mit

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 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, 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 banksEdit

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.

Time ZonesEdit

Main article: Time in the United States

Courts of Appeals circuitsEdit

Main article: United States courts of appeals

Unofficial U.S. multi-state regionsEdit

The BeltsEdit

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

Interstate metropolitan areasEdit

Interstate megalopolisesEdit

(Megapolitan area, Megalopolis)

Intrastate regionsEdit

AlabamaEdit

AlaCounties — Map of Alabama regions
Added by File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske)

AlaskaEdit

ArizonaEdit

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

ArkansasEdit

Northern Arkansas
Crowley's Ridge
the Delta
Northwest Arkansas
Central Arkansas
the River Valley
Southern Arkansas

CaliforniaEdit

ColoradoEdit

Central Colorado (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
Colorado Eastern Plains (part of High Plains and Great Plains)
Colorado Front Range (part of Front Range Urban Corridor)
Colorado Mineral Belt (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
Colorado Western Slope (part of Southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau)
Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area (part of Front Range Urban Corridor)
High Rockies (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
Northwestern Colorado (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
San Luis Valley
South-Central Colorado (part of Front Range Urban Corridor)
Southwestern Colorado (part of Southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau)

ConnecticutEdit

File:Map of Regions of Connecticut highlighting Greater Bridgeport Region.PNG

Greater Bridgeport Region in location to other officially recognised Connecticut regions with regional governments.

Ctpanhandle — Connecticut Panhandle and "The Oblong"
Added by Kmusser

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.

DelawareEdit

FloridaEdit

GeorgiaEdit

Physiographic Regions of GeorgiaEdit

HawaiiEdit

IdahoEdit

IllinoisEdit

Main article: Regions of Illinois

File:Littleegyptmap.PNG

Southern Illinois is also known as "Little Egypt".

IndianaEdit

Main article: Geography of Indiana

File:IndianaRegions.png

Regions of Indiana

IowaEdit

KansasEdit

KentuckyEdit

LouisianaEdit

Acadiana

Central Louisiana (Cen-La)
Florida Parishes
French Louisiana (Acadiana + Greater New Orleans)
Greater New Orleans
North Louisiana

MaineEdit

MarylandEdit

MassachusettsEdit

File:Berkshire ma highlight.png

Berkshire region of Massachusetts

The Berkshires (map shown, right)
Cape Ann
Cape Cod
Central Massachusetts
Greater Boston
List of islands of Massachusetts (includes Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket)
Merrimack Valley
MetroWest
North Shore
Pioneer Valley
South Coast
South Shore
Western Massachusetts
Southeastern Massachusetts

MichiganEdit


Lower Peninsula of Michigan		Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Main article: Geography of Michigan

MinnesotaEdit

Main article: Geography of Minnesota

File:MinnesotaRegions.png

Regions of Minnesota

MississippiEdit

MissouriEdit

MontanaEdit

NebraskaEdit

NevadaEdit

New HampshireEdit

Connecticut River Valley
Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region (overlaps with Connecticut River Valley)
Great North Woods Region
Lakes Region
Merrimack Valley
- Golden Triangle
Monadnock Region (overlaps with Connecticut River Valley)
Seacoast Region
White Mountains

New JerseyEdit

North Jersey
- Skylands
  - Amwell Valley
  - Black Dirt Region (shared with New York)
  - Great Valley
    - Sussex County Snow Belt
  - Hunterdon Plateau
  - Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
  - Highlands
  - Somerset Hills
  - The Sourlands
- Gateway
  - Chemical Coast/Soundshore
  - Gold Coast
    - North Hudson
  - Meadowlands
  - Pascack Valley
  - Raritan Bayshore
  - West Hudson
South Jersey
- Shore Region
  - Northern Headlands
    - Irish Riviera
  - Pine Barrens
  - Bayshore
- Delaware Valley
  - Pine Barrens
  - The Sourlands
- Southern Shore
  - Cape May
  - The Glades
  - Tri Cities (Bridgeton, Millville, Vineland)
  - Tri-County Farm Belt
- Greater Atlantic City Region
  - Pine Barrens
  - Central Corridor Piedmont Region

New MexicoEdit

New YorkEdit

North CarolinaEdit

North DakotaEdit

OhioEdit

Connecticut Western Reserve (historic, now defunct)
Great Black Swamp (shared with Indiana)
Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area
Greater Cleveland
The Lake Erie Islands
Miami Valley
Central Ohio
Northwest Ohio
Appalachian Ohio

OklahomaEdit

OregonEdit

PennsylvaniaEdit

Rhode IslandEdit

South CarolinaEdit

Major RegionsEdit

Travel/Tourism RegionsEdit

Geographical RegionsEdit

Other RegionsEdit

South DakotaEdit

TennesseeEdit

Grand DivisionsEdit

Main article: Grand Divisions (Tennessee)

Geographic DivisionsEdit

TexasEdit

Main article: List of geographical regions in Texas

UtahEdit

VermontEdit

VirginiaEdit

WashingtonEdit

West VirginiaEdit

WisconsinEdit

File:Map of Wisconsin highlighting Door Peninsula.PNG

Door Peninsula

WyomingEdit

Notes Edit

^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau Regions and Divisions with State FIPS Codes". US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

This page uses content from the English language Wikipedia. The original content was at List of regions of the United States. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with this Familypedia wiki, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons License.

[census-0] "Census Bureau Regions and Divisions with State FIPS Codes". US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

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