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 )

Interstate regions


Official U.S. regions

Regions defined in law or regulations by the federal government.


Bureau of Reclamation Regions


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

Census Bureau-designated areas


U.S. Census Bureau regions
Regional divisions used by the
United States Census Bureau

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.


Time Zones


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

Judicial circuits


U.S. 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 .


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

Unofficial U.S. regions


The "Belts"

Main article: "Belt" regions of the United States


Interstate metropolitan areas


Interstate megalopolises


Intrastate regions


Alabama


Alaska


Arizona


Arkansas


California


Colorado


Connecticut


Delaware


Florida


Georgia


Hawaii


Idaho


Illinois


Indiana


Iowa


Kansas


Kentucky


Louisiana


Maine


Maryland


Massachusetts


Michigan


Regions of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan

Minnesota


Mississippi


Missouri


Montana


Nebraska


Nevada


New Hampshire


New Jersey


New Mexico


New Mexico regions as defined by the State of New Mexico Economic Research and Analysis Bureau

New York


Regions of New York as defined by the New York State Department of Economic Development

North Carolina


North Dakota


Ohio


Oklahoma


Oregon


Pennsylvania


Rhode Island


South Carolina


South Dakota


Tennessee


Grand Divisions

Each of the regions below is legally defined as a "Grand Division", with boundaries entrenched in the state's constitution. The document also has rules restricting geographic bias in the makeup of many state commissions. For example, the state's Supreme Court is required to sit in each of the three Grand Divisions each year, and no more than two of the Court's five Justices may reside in any one Grand Division.

Geographic


Texas


Utah


Vermont


Virginia


Washington


West Virginia


Wisconsin


Wyoming


See also