Geographic division or region

The U.S. Census Bureau groups the 50 states and District of Columbia, for statistical purposes, into four geographic regions and nine geographic divisions based on location (Figure).

Geographic division

The nine divisions are:

• New England: Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
• Middle Atlantic: Includes New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
• East North Central: Includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
• West North Central: Includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota
• South Atlantic: Includes Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
• East South Central: Includes Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee
• West South Central: Includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
• Mountain: Includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
• Pacific: Includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

Geographic region

The four regions are:

• Northeast: Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont
• Midwest: Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
• South: Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia
• West: Includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.