The map below shows how Americans see the US divided into 5 regions.
West – Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) – Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington) Junior Scholastic / January 10 & 24, 2011 South – South Atlantic (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, and West Virginia) – East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee) – West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas)Ĥ. Midwest – East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin) – West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota)ģ. Northeast – New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) – Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania)Ģ. The US Census Bureau defines 4 statistical regions, with 9 divisions.ġ. United States North-South division of the 48 contiguous states (Four methods).