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)

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Interstate regions

Official U.S. regions

Regions defined in law or regulations by the federal government.

Bureau of Reclamation Regions

Bureau of Reclamation regions
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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


Census Bureau-designated areas

U.S. Census Bureau regions
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U.S. Census Bureau regions

Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau


Standard Federal Regions

Standard Federal Regions
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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, 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
  • 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


Time Zones

U.S. time zones
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U.S. time zones

Main article: United States time zones


Judicial circuits

U.S. judicial circuits
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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
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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
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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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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
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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



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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