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The US government clearly defines the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West - here's where your state falls
New England is the northernmost part of the Northeast ...
New England consists of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
and the southern states in the region are considered Middle Atlantic.
The Middle Atlantic division consists of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
THE MIDWEST
The next Census region is the Midwest. It consists of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.
The East North Central division of the Midwest begins at Ohio and stretches west ...
East North Central consists of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
... to meet West North Central.
The West North Central division comprises Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.
THE SOUTH
The third region, the South, claims more states than any other region. According to the Census Bureau, the South consists of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma.
Washington, DC, is also included in the South.
South Atlantic includes the coastal states in the South ...
The South Atlantic division contains Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, as well as Washington, DC.
... East South Central stretches north from Mississippi and Alabama ...
The East South Central division contains Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi.
And West South Central includes the western-most states in the South.
The West South Central division contains Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
THE WEST
The West consists of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Although the West covers a lot of land, it's divided into only two parts: the Mountain division ...
The Mountain division consists of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada.
... and the Pacific division.
The Pacific division consists of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii.
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