Coastal states

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States that have an Ocean/Gulf of Mexico coastline are shown in red, and states that have a Great Lake coastline are shown in pink. (New York is both, but is simply colored red.))
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States that have an Ocean/Gulf of Mexico coastline are shown in red, and states that have a Great Lake coastline are shown in pink. (New York is both, but is simply colored red.))

Coastal states are states in the United States that have a coastline. This can be an ocean coast, a gulf coast, or a Great Lake coast. There are 23 ocean/gulf of Mexico states, and 8 Great Lake states. (New York is both an ocean state and a Great Lake state.) In all, there are 30 coastal states. As of July 2004, the estimated population of states that are always considered coastal states was 171,891,161.

Atlantic Ocean states:

Pacific Ocean states

Gulf of Mexico states:

Great Lake states:



Geographic regions of the United States
Central | Coastal States | Deep South | East | East Coast | Gulf Coast | Mid-Atlantic | Midwest
Mountain States | New England | North | Northeast | Northwest | Pacific | South | South Atlantic
South Central | Southeast | Southwest | Upper Midwest | West | West Coast
Multinational regions: Border States | Great Lakes | Great Plains | Pacific Northwest
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