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)
[edit] Interstate regions
[edit] Official U.S. regions
Regions defined in law or regulations by the federal government.
[edit] 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
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 (Middle Atlantic)
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- Division 1 (New England)
- Region 2 (Midwest)
- Division 3 (East North Central)
- Wisconsin
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Ohio
- Division 4 (West North Central)
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Nebraska
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Division 3 (East North Central)
- 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
- Division 5 (South Atlantic)
- Region 4 (West)
[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. 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] 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.)
- 1st Circuit (Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts)
- 2nd Circuit (Courthouse in New York, New York)
- 3rd Circuit (Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- 4th Circuit (Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia)
- 5th Circuit (Courthouse in New Orleans, Louisiana)
- 6th Circuit (Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio)
- 7th Circuit (Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois)
- 8th Circuit (Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri)
- 9th Circuit (meeting places vary from California to Alaska, but headquarters are in San Francisco, California)
- 10th Circuit (Courthouse in Denver, Colorado)
- 11th Circuit (Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia)
[edit] Federal Reserve banks
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:
- Boston
- New York
- Philadelphia
- Cleveland
- Richmond
- Atlanta
- Chicago
- St Louis
- Minneapolis
- Kansas City
- Dallas
- San Francisco
[edit] Time Zones
- Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Zone
- Alaska Standard Time Zone
- Pacific Standard Time Zone
- Mountain Standard Time Zone
- Central Standard Time Zone
- Eastern Standard Time Zone
[edit] Unofficial U.S. multi-state regions
- Appalachia
- American West
- Ark-La-Tex
- Atlantic Seaboard
- Bible Belt
- Blackstone Valley
- Border states:
- The Carolinas
- Cascadia
- Central United States
- Champlain Valley
- Coastal States
- Colorado Plateau
- Continental United States
- Columbia Basin
- The Dakotas
- Deep South
- Delmarva Peninsula
- Dixie
- Driftless Area
- East Coast
- Eastern Seaboard
- Eastern United States
- Ecotopia
- Four Corners
- Frontier Strip
- Great American Desert
- Great Basin
- Great Lakes Region
- Great North Woods
- Great Plains
- Great Valley
- Gulf Coast
- Gulf South
- High Plains
- Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest)
- Interior Plains
- Intermountain States
- Lake Tahoe
- Llano Estacado
- Mid-Atlantic
- Middle America
- The Midwest
- Mississippi Delta
- Mississippi Valley
- Mojave Desert
- Mountain States
- New England
- Northern Rocky Mountains
- Ohio Valley
- Ozarks
- Pacific States
- Pacific Northwest
- Palouse
- Piedmont
- Piney Woods
- Rocky Mountains
- Shawnee Hills
- Shenandoah Valley
- Siouxland
- Southern Rocky Mountains
- Southeastern United States
- Southwest
- Southwest Extreme Triangle
- Susquehanna Valley
- Tennessee Valley
- Trans-Appalachia
- Twin Tiers
- Upland South
- Upper Midwest
- Virginias
- Waxhaws
- West Coast
- Western Rocky Mountains
- Western United States
[edit] The Belts
[edit] Interstate metropolitan areas
- Augusta-Aiken Metropolitan Area
- Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
- Charlotte Metropolitan Area
- Chattanooga Metropolitan Area
- Chicago Metropolitan Area
- Evansville Metropolitan Area
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Metropolitan Area
- Delaware Valley
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- Greater Boston
- Kansas City Metropolitan Area
- Louisville Metropolitan Area
- Memphis Metropolitan Area
- Michiana
- Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- National Capital Region
- New York Metropolitan Area, the Tri-State Region
- Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area
- Portland Metropolitan Area
- Quad Cities
- Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City
- Southeastern New England
- St. Louis Metropolitan Area
- Tri-Cities (Tennessee-Virginia)
- Twin Ports (Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin)
[edit] Interstate megalopolises
[edit] Intrastate regions
[edit] Alabama
- Greater Birmingham
- Black Belt
- Central Alabama
- Alabama Gulf Coast
- Lower Alabama
- Mobile Bay
- North Alabama
- Northeast Alabama
- Northwest Alabama
- South Alabama
[edit] Alaska
- Arctic Alaska
- Alaskan Bush
- Alaska Interior
- Alaska North Slope
- Alaska Panhandle
- Aleutian Islands
- Kenai Peninsula
- Seward Peninsula
- South Central Alaska
- Southeast Alaska
- Southwest Alaska
- Tanana Valley
[edit] Arizona
- Arizona Strip
- Grand Canyon
- North Central Arizona
- Northeast Arizona
- Northern Arizona
- Phoenix metropolitan area
- Southern Arizona
[edit] Arkansas
- Ozarks
- Ouachita Mountains
- Arkansas Delta
- Western Arkansas
- West Gulf Coastal Plain
- Crowley's Ridge
- Arkansas River Valley
- Little Rock Metropolitan Area
[edit] California
- Sierra Nevada
- Owens Valley
- Central Valley
- Central Coast
- Northern California
- SanSan
- Southern California
- Channel Islands
[edit] Colorado
- 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)
[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 amount unnofficial regions in connecticut with no regional government.
- Coastal Connecticut
- Connecticut Panhandle
- Inland Connecticut
- New York Metropolitan Area/Gold Coast
- Litchfield Hills
- Naugatuck River Valley
- Greater Bridgeport
- Greater New Haven
- Greater Hartford
- Lower Connecticut River Valley
- Quiet Corner
- Southeastern Connecticut
- Southwestern Connecticut
[edit] Delaware
[edit] Florida
- Big Bend
- Central Florida
- Everglades
- First Coast
- Florida Heartland
- Florida Keys
- Florida Panhandle
- Nature Coast
- North Central Florida
- South Florida
- Southwest Florida
- Space Coast
- Florida Sun Coast
- Tampa Bay Area
- Treasure Coast
[edit] Georgia
- Central Savannah River Area
- Colonial Coast
- Georgia Mountains Region
- The Golden Isles of Georgia
- Historic South
- Inland Empire
- Metro Atlanta
- Southern Rivers
[edit] Hawaii
- Hawaii / Big Island
- Kahoolawe
- Kauai
- Lānai
- Maui
- Molokai
- Niihau
- Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
- Oahu
- Tahua
[edit] Idaho
[edit] Illinois
- Chicago metropolitan area
- Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area
- Central Illinois
- Little Egypt
- Fox Valley
- Metro-East
- American Bottom
- The Tract
- Northwestern Illinois
- Southern Illinois
[edit] Indiana
- East Central Indiana
- Indianapolis Metropolitan Area
- Michiana
- Northern Indiana
- Northwest Indiana
- Southern Indiana
- Southwestern Indiana
- Wabash Valley
[edit] Iowa
- Iowa Great Lakes
- Loess Hills
- Quad Cities
- East-Central Iowa
- Eastern Iowa
- Great River Road
- Western Iowa
[edit] Kansas
[edit] Kentucky
- The Bluegrass
- Central Kentucky
- Cumberland Plateau
- Eastern Mountain Coal Fields
- Kentucky Bend
- The Knobs
- Northern Kentucky
- Pennyroyal Plateau
- The Purchase
- Western Coal Fields
[edit] Louisiana
- Central Louisiana (Cen-La)
- Florida Parishes
- French Louisiana (Acadiana + Greater New Orleans)
- Greater New Orleans
- North Louisiana
[edit] Maine
- Down East
- High Peaks / Maine Highlands
- Maine Highlands
- Maine Lake Country
- Maine North Woods
- Mid Coast
- Penobscot Bay
- Southern Maine Coast
- Western Maine Mountains
[edit] Maryland
- Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
- Chesapeake Bay
- Maryland Eastern Shore
- Southern Maryland
- Western Maryland
- Capital Region
[edit] Massachusetts
- The Berkshires (map shown, right)
- Cape Ann
- Cape Cod
- Central Massachusetts
- Greater Boston
- The Islands (includes Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket)
- Merrimack Valley
- MetroWest
- North Shore
- Pioneer Valley
- South Coast
- South Shore
- Western Massachusetts
[edit] Michigan
- Lower Peninsula
- Southeast Michigan / Metro Detroit
- Northern Michigan
- Mid or Central Michigan
- Western Michigan, including Northern Michiana
- Flint/Tri-Cities
- Upper Peninsula
[edit] Minnesota
- Arrowhead Region
- Boundary Waters
- Buffalo Ridge
- Central Minnesota
- Coulee Region
- Iron Range
- Minnesota River Valley
- North Shore
- Northwest Angle
- Pipestone Region
- Red River Valley
- Southeast Minnesota
- Twin Cities Metro
[edit] Mississippi
- Golden Triangle
- Mississippi Plain
- Mississippi Delta
- Mississippi Gulf Coast
- Natchez District
- Pine Belt
- Tennessee Valley
[edit] Missouri
[edit] Montana
- Bighorn Country
- Eastern Montana
- The Flathead
- Glacier National Park
- South Central Montana
- Southwestern Montana
- Western Montana
[edit] Nebraska
- Nebraska Panhandle
- Northwest Nebraska
- Pine Ridge
- Rainwater Basin
- Sandhills
- Southeast Nebraska
- Wildcat Hills
[edit] Nevada
[edit] New Hampshire
- Merrimack Valley (Golden Triangle)
- Seacoast Region
- Monadnock Region
- Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
- Lakes Region
- White Mountains
- Great North Woods
- Western New Hampshire
- Central New Hampshire
[edit] New Jersey
[edit] New Mexico
[edit] New York
- Downstate New York
- Upstate New York
[edit] North Carolina
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- Piedmont Crescent
- Metrolina (Metro Charlotte)
- Piedmont Triad
- Research Triangle (The Triangle)
- Coast
[edit] North Dakota
[edit] Ohio
- Connecticut Western Reserve (historic, now defunct)
- Extreme Northwest Ohio
- Great Black Swamp (shared with Indiana)
- Greater Cincinnati
- Greater Cleveland
- The Lake Erie Islands
- Miami Valley
- Central Ohio
- Northeast Ohio
- Northwest Ohio
- Southeast Ohio
[edit] Oklahoma
- Arbuckle Country
- Central Oklahoma
- Cherokee Outlet
- Green Country
- Little Dixie
- Northeastern Oklahoma
- Northwestern Oklahoma
- Southeastern Oklahoma
- Southwestern Oklahoma
- Panhandle
[edit] Oregon
- The Cascades
- Central Oregon
- Columbia River Gorge
- Columbia River Plateau
- Columbia River
- Eastern Oregon
- Harney Basin
- Inland Empire
- Mount Hood Corridor
- Oregon Coast
- Palouse
- Portland Metro
- Rogue Valley
- Southern Oregon
- Treasure Valley
- Tualatin Valley
- Western Oregon
- Willamette Valley
[edit] Pennsylvania
- Allegheny National Forest
- Coal Region
- Cumberland Valley
- Delaware Valley
- Dutch Country
- Endless Mountains
- Happy Valley
- Pennsylvania Highlands
- Laurel Highlands
- Lehigh Valley
- Main Line
- Northern Tier
- Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Northwest Region
- Pittsburgh Metro Area
- The Poconos
- South Central Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna Valley
- Wyoming Valley
- Western Pennsylvania
[edit] Rhode Island
[edit] South Carolina
[edit] Major Regions
[edit] Travel/Tourism Regions
- Grand Strand
- Historic Charleston
- The Lowcountry & Resort Islands
- Lake Murray Country
- Old 96 District
- Olde English District
- Pee Dee
- Santee Cooper Country
- Thoroughbred Country
- The Upcountry
[edit] Other Regions
[edit] South Dakota
[edit] Tennessee
[edit] Grand Divisions
[edit] Geographic Divisions
[edit] Texas
- Brazos Valley
- Central Texas
- Gulf Coast
- East Texas
- North Texas
- Northeast Texas
- Piney Woods
- South Texas
- Southeast Texas
- Texas Urban Triangle
- West Texas
[edit] Utah
- Cache Valley
- Canyonlands Desert
- Colorado Plateau
- Dixie
- Great Salt Lake Desert
- Mojave Desert
- Southeastern Utah
- Southwestern Utah
- Uinta Mountains
- Wasatch Front
- Wasatch Back
- Wasatch Range
[edit] Vermont
[edit] Virginia
- Appomattox Basin
- Eastern Shore
- Hampton Roads
- Historic Triangle
- Middle Peninsula
- New River Valley
- Northern Neck
- Northern Virginia (sometimes NoVA)
- Richmond-Petersburg (aka Central Virginia)
- Shenandoah Valley
- South Hampton Roads
- Southside Virginia
- Southwest Virginia
- Tidewater
- Virginia Peninsula
[edit] Washington
- Central Washington
- Columbia Plateau
- Eastern Washington
- Kitsap Peninsula
- Long Beach Peninsula
- Okanogan County
- Olympic Peninsula
- Puget Sound
- San Juan Islands
- Skagit Valley
- Tri-Cities
- Walla Walla Valley
- Western Washington
- Yakima Valley
[edit] West Virginia
[edit] Wisconsin
- Central Plain
- Door Peninsula
- Eastern Ridges and Lowlands
- Lake Superior Lowland
- Northern Highland
- Western Upland
[edit] Wyoming
[edit] See also
- Historic regions of the United States
- Geography of the United States
- Political divisions of the United States
- United States territory
- United States metropolitan area
- Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Regions
- Nine Nations of North America
- List of regions of Canada
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