List of regions of the United States
Table of Contents
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:
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Great Plains Region - Billings, Montana
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Lower Colorado Region - Boulder City, Nevada
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Mid-Pacific Region - Sacramento, California
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Pacific Northwest Region - Boise, Idaho
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Upper Colorado Region - Salt Lake City, Utah
Census Bureau-designated areas
U.S. Census Bureau regions
Regional divisions used by the
United States Census Bureau
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Region 1 (
Northeast
)
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Region 2 (
Midwest
)
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Region 3 (
South
)
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Region 4 (
West
)
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.
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Region I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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Region II: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
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Region III: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
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Region IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
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Region V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
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Region VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma
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Region VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
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Region VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
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Region IX: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)
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Region X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
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:
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Boston
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New York
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Philadelphia
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Cleveland
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Richmond
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Atlanta
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Chicago
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St Louis
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Minneapolis
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Kansas City
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Dallas
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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
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Central New Mexico
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New Mexico Bootheel
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Eastern New Mexico
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Northern New Mexico
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Southwestern New Mexico
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