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The list of regions of the United States provides links to both interstate and intrastate regions.

Contents 1 Interstate regions 1.1 Official U.S. regions 1.1.1 Census Bureau-designated areas 1.1.2 Standard Federal Regions 1.1.3 Federal Reserve banks 1.1.4 Time Zones 1.1.5 Courts of Appeals circuits 1.2 Unofficial U.S. multi-state regions 1.2.1 The Belts 1.2.2 Interstate metropolitan areas 1.2.3 Interstate megalopolises 2 Intrastate regions 2.1 Alabama 2.2 Alaska 2.3 Arizona 2.4 Arkansas 2.5 California 2.6 Colorado 2.7 Connecticut 2.8 Delaware 2.9 Florida 2.10 Georgia 2.10.1 Physiographic Regions of Georgia 2.11 Hawaii 2.12 Idaho 2.13 Illinois 2.14 Indiana 2.15 Iowa 2.16 Kansas 2.17 Kentucky 2.18 Louisiana 2.19 Maine 2.20 Maryland 2.21 Massachusetts 2.22 Michigan 2.23 Minnesota 2.24 Mississippi 2.25 Missouri 2.26 Montana 2.27 Nebraska 2.28 Nevada 2.29 New Hampshire 2.30 New Jersey 2.31 New Mexico 2.32 New York 2.33 North Carolina 2.34 North Dakota 2.35 Ohio 2.36 Oklahoma 2.37 Oregon 2.38 Pennsylvania 2.39 Rhode Island 2.40 South Carolina 2.40.1 Major Regions 2.40.2 Travel/Tourism Regions 2.40.3 Geographical Regions 2.40.4 Other Regions 2.41 South Dakota 2.42 Tennessee 2.42.1 Grand Divisions 2.42.2 Geographic Divisions 2.43 Texas 2.44 Utah 2.45 Vermont 2.46 Virginia 2.47 Washington 2.48 West Virginia 2.49 Wisconsin 2.50 Wyoming 3 See also 4 Notes

Interstate regions

Official U.S. regions

Many regions in the United States are defined in law or regulations by the federal government.

Census Bureau-designated areas

Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau:

• Region 1 (Northeast)
  • Division 1 (New England) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
  • Division 2 (Mid-Atlantic) New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
• Region 2 (Midwest) (Prior to June 1984, the Midwest Region was designated as the North Central Region.)
  • Division 3 (East North Central) Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
  • Division 4 (West North Central) Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
• Region 3 (South)
  • Division 5 (South Atlantic) Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
  • Division 6 (East South Central) Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
  • Division 7 (West South Central) Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana
• Region 4 (West)
  • Division 8 (Mountain) Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
  • Division 9 (Pacific) Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii

Standard Federal Regions

The ten standard Federal Regions were established by OMB (Office of Management and Budget) Circular A-105, 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. However, the OMB must still approve any departures.

• Region I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
• Region II: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
• Region III: Delaware, District of Columbia, 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, Oklahoma, Texas
• 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

Federal Reserve banks

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 divided the country into twelve districts with a central Federal Reserve Bank in each district. These twelve Federal Reserve Banks together form a major part of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States.

• San Francisco
• Minneapolis
• New York
• Boston
• Kansas City
• Chicago
• Cleveland
• Philadelphia
• Dallas
• St. Louis
• Atlanta
• Richmond

Time Zones

• Hawaii-Aleutian time zone (Hawaii)
• Alaska Time Zone (Alaska)
• Pacific Time Zone
• Mountain Time Zone
• Central Time Zone
• Eastern Time Zone
• Atlantic Time Zone (Puerto Rico)

Courts of Appeals circuits

• First Circuit
• Second Circuit
• Third Circuit
• Fourth Circuit
• Fifth Circuit
• Sixth Circuit
• Seventh Circuit
• Eighth Circuit
• Ninth Circuit
• Tenth Circuit
• Eleventh Circuit
• DC Circuit
• Federal Circuit

Unofficial U.S. multi-state regions

• Appalachia
• Ark-La-Tex
• Atlantic Seaboard
• Bible Belt
• Black Dirt Region
• Blackstone Valley
• Border states:
  • Civil War Border States
  • International border states
• The Carolinas
• Cascadia
• Central United States
• Champlain Valley
• Coastal States
• Colorado Plateau
• Contiguous United States
• Columbia Basin
• The Dakotas
• Deep South
• Delaware Valley
• Delmarva Peninsula
• Dixie
• Driftless Area
• East Coast
• Eastern United States
• Four Corners
• Frontier Strip
• Great American Desert
• Great Basin
• Great Lakes Region
• Great North Woods
• Great Plains
• Great Valley
• Gulf Coast
• Gulf South
• High Plains
• Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest)
• Interior Plains
• Intermountain States
• Lake Tahoe
• Llano Estacado
• Mississippi Delta
• Mississippi River
• Mojave Desert
• Mountain States
• Ohio Valley
• Ozarks
• Pacific States
• Pacific Northwest
• Palouse
• Piedmont
• Piney Woods
• Rocky Mountains
• Shawnee Hills
• Shenandoah Valley
• Siouxland
• The South
• Southern Rocky Mountains
• Southeastern United States
• Southwest
• Susquehanna River
• Tennessee Valley
• Trans-Appalachia
• Trans-Mississippi
• Twin Tiers
• Upland South
• Upper Midwest
• Virginias
• Waxhaws
• West Coast

The Belts

• Bible Belt
• Black Belt
• Cotton Belt
• Grain Belt
• Rust Belt
• Snowbelt
• Sun Belt

Interstate metropolitan areas

• Augusta-Aiken Metropolitan Area
• Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
• Greater Boston
• Charlotte Metropolitan Area
• Chattanooga Metropolitan Area
• Chicago metropolitan area
• Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area
• Delaware Valley
• Evansville Metropolitan Area
• Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area
• Fort Smith metropolitan area
• Front Range Urban Corridor
• Greater Grand Forks
• Kansas City Metropolitan Area
• Louisville Metropolitan Area
• Memphis Metropolitan Area
• Michiana
• Minneapolis – Saint Paul
• New York Metropolitan Area, the Tri-State Region
• Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area
• Portland Metropolitan Area
• Quad Cities
• Greater Sacramento
• Greater St. Louis
• Texarkana metropolitan area
• Tri-Cities (Tennessee-Virginia)
• Twin Ports (Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin)
• Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (Hampton Roads)
• Washington Metropolitan Area
• Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Area

Interstate megalopolises

(Megapolitan area, Megalopolis)

• Piedmont Atlantic MegaRegion (PAM)
• Northeast megalopolis
• Cascadia
• Great Lakes
• California
• Arizona Sun Corridor

Intrastate regions

Alabama

• Greater Birmingham
• Black Belt
• Central Alabama
• Alabama Gulf Coast
• Lower Alabama
• Mobile Bay
• North Alabama
• Northeast Alabama
• Northwest Alabama
• South Alabama

Alaska

• Arctic Alaska
• The Bush
• Alaska Interior
• Alaska North Slope
• Alaska Panhandle
• Aleutian Islands
• Kenai Peninsula
• Seward Peninsula
• Southcentral Alaska
• Southwest Alaska
• Tanana Valley
• Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
• Mat‑Su Valley

Arizona

• Arizona Strip
• Grand Canyon
• North Central Arizona
• Northeast Arizona
• Northern Arizona
• Phoenix metropolitan area
• Southern Arizona

Arkansas

• Northern Arkansas
• Crowley's Ridge
• the Delta
• Northwest Arkansas
• Central Arkansas
• the River Valley
• Southern Arkansas

California

• Northern California
  • Central California
    • Central Coast (North)
      • Big Sur
      • Monterey Bay Area
      • Salinas Valley
      • Santa Cruz Mountains
  • Central Valley (North)
    • Sacramento Valley
      • Chico Area
      • Greater Sacramento
      • Yuba-Sutter Area
        • Sutter Buttes
    • Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
    • San Joaquin Valley (North)
      • Metropolitan Fresno
      • Merced Area
      • Modesto Area
      • Stockton Area
  • San Francisco Bay Area
    • East Bay
      • Oakland–Alameda County
      • Tri-Valley Area
        • Amador Valley
        • Livermore Valley
        • San Ramon Valley
    • North Bay
      • Marin County
      • Wine Country
        • Napa Valley
        • Russian River Valley
        • Sonoma Valley
      • Telecom Valley
    • The Peninsula
      • City and County of San Francisco
      • San Mateo County
    • South Bay
      • Santa Clara Valley
        • San Jose–Santa Clara County
        • Silicon Valley
  • Sierra Nevada
    • Gold Country
    • Lake Tahoe
    • Yosemite
  • Upstate California
    • North Coast
      • Emerald Triangle
        • Lost Coast
      • Klamath Mountains
      • Mendocino Mountains
    • Shasta Cascade
      • Mount Shasta
      • Redding Area
      • Trinity Alps
    • Tricorner Region/Surprise Valley
      • Modoc Plateau
      • Warner Mountains
• Southern California
  • Central Coast (South)
    • Oxnard Plain
    • San Luis Obispo Area
    • Santa Barbara Area
  • Central Valley (South)
    • San Joaquin Valley (South)
      • Bakersfield Area
      • Visalia Area
  • Channel Islands
  • South Coast
    • Greater Los Angeles
      • Los Angeles Basin
        • • Gateway Cities
          • Los Angeles City
            • East Los Angeles
            • Harbor Area
            • South Los Angeles
            • Westside
          • Palos Verdes Peninsula
        • South Bay
          • Beach Cities
        • Conejo Valley
        • San Gabriel Valley
      • Crescenta Valley
        • Peninsular Ranges (North)
          • San Jacinto Mountains
          • Santa Rosa Mountains
        • Pomona Valley
      • Puente Hills
      • Santa Clarita Valley
      • San Gabriel Mountains
      • San Fernando Valley
      • Santa Monica Mountains
        • Hollywood Hills
      • Orange County Area
        • Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA
          • Santa Ana
        • South Coast Metro
      • Santa Ana Valley
      • Saddleback Valley
      • Santa Ana Mountains
    • San Diego–Tijuana
      • San Diego metropolitan area
        • North County
          • North County Coastal
          • North County Inland
        • East County
        • South Bay
        • Mountain Empire
  • Desert Region
    • Eureka Valley
    • Ivanpah Valley
      • Antelope Valley
      • Rainbow Basin
      • Saline Valley
    • Riverside-San Bernardino (Inland Empire)
      • Death Valley
      • Mojave Desert (High Desert)
        • Victor Valley
        • Morongo Basin
      • Coachella Valley (Palm Springs Area)
      • West Valley Region
        • Cucamonga Valley
        • Chino Valley
      • Big Cities Region
        • San Bernardino Area
        • Riverside Area
        • San Bernardino Valley
        • San Jacinto Valley
      • Mountain Areas
        • San Bernardino Mountains
        • Little San Bernardino Mountains
    • Imperial Valley
      • El Centro metropolitan area
      • Sonoran Desert (Low Desert)
        • Colorado Desert
          • Salton Sink/Salton Sea
    • Owens Valley

Colorado

• Central Colorado (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
• Colorado Eastern Plains (part of High Plains and Great Plains)
• Colorado Front Range (part of Front Range Urban Corridor)
• Colorado Mineral Belt (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
• Colorado Western Slope (part of Southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau)
• Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area (part of Front Range Urban Corridor)
• High Rockies (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
• Northwestern Colorado (part of Southern Rocky Mountains)
• San Luis Valley
• South-Central Colorado (part of Front Range Urban Corridor)
• Southwestern Colorado (part of Southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau)

Connecticut

In Connecticut, there are 15 official regions, each with a regional government that serves for the absence of county government in Connecticut. There are also a fair number of unofficial regions in Connecticut with no regional government.

• Coastal Connecticut
• Connecticut Panhandle
• New York Metropolitan Area/Gold Coast
• Litchfield Hills
• Naugatuck River Valley
• Greater Bridgeport
• Greater New Haven
• Greater Hartford
• Lower Connecticut River Valley
• Quiet Corner
• Southeastern Connecticut
• Southwestern Connecticut

Delaware

• Delaware coast
• Delaware Valley
• Cape Region

Florida

• Big Bend
• Central Florida
  • Greater Orlando
• Everglades
• First Coast
• Florida Heartland
• Florida Keys
• Florida Panhandle
  • Emerald Coast
• Fun Coast
• Nature Coast
• North Central Florida
• South Florida metropolitan area
  • Gold Coast
• Southwest Florida
• Space Coast
• Suncoast
• Tampa Bay Area
• Treasure Coast

Georgia

• Central Savannah River Area
• Colonial Coast
• North Georgia mountains
• The Golden Isles of Georgia
• Historic South
• Inland Empire
• Atlanta metropolitan area
• Southern Rivers

Physiographic Regions of Georgia

• Appalachian Plateau
• Ridge and Valley
• Blue Ridge Mountains
• Piedmont Plateau
• Coastal Plain

Hawaii

• Hawaii / Big Island
  • Hamakua Coast
  • Puna District
• Kahoolawe
• Kauai
• Lānai
• Maui
• Molokai
• Niihau
• Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
• Oahu
• Tahua

Idaho

• Idaho Panhandle
• Magic Valley
• Treasure Valley
• Southern Idaho
• Central Idaho
• North Idaho
• Eastern Idaho

Illinois

• Chicago metropolitan area
• Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area
• Central Illinois
• Southern Illinois
• Shawnee Hills
• Fox Valley
• Metro-East
• American Bottom
• The Tract
• Northwestern Illinois
• River Bend (Illinois)
• Metro Lakeland
• River Region Evening Edition

Indiana

• East Central Indiana
• Indianapolis metropolitan area
• Michiana
• Northern Indiana
• Northwest Indiana
• Southern Indiana
• Southwestern Indiana
• Wabash Valley

Iowa

• Central Iowa
• Des Moines metropolitan area
• Iowa Great Lakes
• Loess Hills
• Quad Cities
• East-Central Iowa
• Eastern Iowa
• Great River Road
• Western Iowa

Kansas

• East-Central Kansas
• Flint Hills
• Kansas City Metropolitan Area
• Red Hills
• Smoky Hills
• South Central Kansas
• Southeast Kansas
• Western Kansas

Kentucky

• The Bluegrass
• Central Kentucky
• Cumberland Plateau
• Eastern Mountain Coal Fields
• Kentucky Bend
• The Knobs
• Northern Kentucky
• Pennyroyal Plateau
• The Purchase
• Western Coal Fields

Louisiana

• Acadiana

• Cajun Heartland
• River Parishes

• Central Louisiana (Cen-La)
• Florida Parishes
• French Louisiana (Acadiana + Greater New Orleans)
• Greater New Orleans
• North Louisiana

Maine

• Down East
• High Peaks / Maine Highlands
• Kennebec Valley
• Maine Highlands
• Maine Lake Country
• Maine North Woods
• Mid Coast
• Penobscot Bay
• Southern Maine Coast
• Western Maine Mountains

Maryland

• Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
• Chesapeake Bay
• Eastern Shore of Maryland
• Southern Maryland
• Western Maryland
• Capital region

Massachusetts

• The Berkshires (map shown, right)
• Cape Ann
• Cape Cod
• Central Massachusetts
• Greater Boston
• List of islands of Massachusetts (includes Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket)
• Merrimack Valley
• MetroWest
• North Shore
• Pioneer Valley
• South Coast
• South Shore
• Western Massachusetts
• Southeastern Massachusetts

Michigan

• Lower Peninsula
  • Northern Michigan
  • West Michigan, including Michiana
  • Mid or Central Michigan
    • Southern Michigan
  • Flint/Tri-Cities
    • The Thumb
    • The Greater Tri Cities
  • Southeast Michigan
    • Metro Detroit
• Upper Peninsula
  • Copper Country
  • Keweenaw Peninsula

Minnesota

• Arrowhead Region
• Boundary Waters
• Buffalo Ridge
• Central Minnesota
• Coulee Region
• Iron Range
• Minnesota River Valley
• North Shore
• Northwest Angle
• Pipestone Region
• Red River Valley
• Southeast Minnesota
• Twin Cities Metro

Mississippi

• Golden Triangle
• Mississippi Plain
• Mississippi Delta
• Mississippi Gulf Coast
• Natchez District
• Pine Belt
• Tennessee Valley

Missouri

• Lead Belt
• Little Dixie
• Bootheel
• Natchez Trace
• Dissected Till Plains
• The Ozarks

Montana

• Bighorn Country
• Eastern Montana
• The Flathead
• Glacier National Park
• South Central Montana
• Southwestern Montana
• Western Montana
• Glacier Country

Nebraska

• Nebraska Panhandle
• Northwest Nebraska
• Pine Ridge
• Rainwater Basin
• Sand Hills
• Southeast Nebraska
• Wildcat Hills

Nevada

• Black Rock Desert
• Lake Tahoe
• Las Vegas Valley
• Mojave Desert
• Pahranagat Valley
• Sierra Nevada

New Hampshire

• Connecticut River Valley
• Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region (overlaps with Connecticut River Valley)
• Great North Woods Region
• Lakes Region
• Merrimack Valley
  • Golden Triangle
• Monadnock Region (overlaps with Connecticut River Valley)
• Seacoast Region
• White Mountains

New Jersey

• North Jersey
  • Skylands
    • Amwell Valley
    • Black Dirt Region (shared with New York)
    • Great Valley
      • Sussex County Snow Belt
    • Hunterdon Plateau
    • Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
    • Highlands
    • Somerset Hills
    • The Sourlands
  • Gateway
    • Chemical Coast/Soundshore
    • Gold Coast
      • North Hudson
    • Meadowlands
    • Pascack Valley
    • Raritan Bayshore
    • West Hudson
• South Jersey
  • Shore Region
    • Northern Headlands
      • Irish Riviera
    • Pine Barrens
    • Bayshore
  • Delaware Valley
    • Pine Barrens
    • The Sourlands
  • Southern Shore
    • Cape May
    • The Glades
    • Tri Cities (Bridgeton, Millville, Vineland)
    • Tri-County Farm Belt
  • Greater Atlantic City Region
    • Pine Barrens
    • Central Corridor Piedmont Region

New Mexico

• Central New Mexico
• New Mexico Bootheel
• Eastern New Mexico
• Northern New Mexico

New York

• Downstate New York
  • New York metropolitan area
    • The Five Boroughs (New York City)
  • Long Island
    • Nassau County
    • Suffolk County
    • The Hamptons
    • North Shore (Gold Coast)
    • South Shore
• Upstate New York
  • Western New York
    • Holland Purchase
    • Burned-over district
  • Finger Lakes
  • Leatherstocking Country
  • Central New York
    • Central New York Military Tract
    • Phelps and Gorham Purchase
  • Mohawk Valley
  • Southern Tier
  • Capital District
  • North Country
    • Adirondack Mountains
  • Catskill Mountains
    • Borscht Belt
  • Hudson Valley
    • Shawangunk Ridge
    • Black Dirt Region (shared with New Jersey)

North Carolina

• Western North Carolina
  • Foothills
    • South Mountains
    • The Unifour (Catawba Valley Area)
  • High Country (Boone Area)
  • Land of the Sky
    • Asheville metropolitan area
      • Great Craggy Mountains
    • Blue Ridge Mountains
      • Black Mountains
      • Brushy Mountains
      • Great Balsam Mountains
      • Unaka Mountains
      • Unicoi Mountains
    • Great Smoky Mountains
      • Tennessee Valley
• North Carolina Piedmont
  • Piedmont Crescent
    • Metropolitan Charlotte (Metrolina)
      • Lake Norman Area
    • Metropolitan Piedmont Triad
      • Sauratown Mountains
      • Uwharrie Mountains
      • Yadkin Valley
    • The Research Triangle
      • New Hope Valley
      • Triangle East
• Coastal Plain (Eastern North Carolina)
  • Fayetteville Metropolitan Area
  • Inner Banks
    • Albemarle
    • Crystal Coast
      • Bogue Banks
    • Down East
    • Global TransPark Economic Development Area
    • Tidewater
  • Lower Cape Fear (Wilmington Area)
  • Outer Banks
  • Sandhills

North Dakota

• Badlands
• Missouri Escarpment
• Missouri River Corridor
• Red River Valley

Ohio

• Connecticut Western Reserve (historic, now defunct)
• Great Black Swamp (shared with Indiana)
• Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area
• Northeast Ohio (often used synonymously with Greater Cleveland, but also includes the counties of Ashtabula, Portage and Trumbull.)
• The Lake Erie Islands
• Miami Valley
• Central Ohio
• Northwest Ohio
• Appalachian Ohio

Oklahoma

• South Central Oklahoma
• Central Oklahoma
• Cherokee Outlet
• Green Country
• Little Dixie
• Northwestern Oklahoma
• Kiamichi Country
• Southwestern Oklahoma
• Frontier Country
• Panhandle

Oregon

• The Cascades
• Central Oregon
• Columbia River Gorge
• Columbia Plateau
• Columbia River
• Eastern Oregon
• Goose Lake Valley
• Harney Basin
• High Desert
• Inland Empire
• Mount Hood Corridor
• Oregon Coast
• Palouse
• Portland Metro
• Rogue Valley
• Southern Oregon
• Treasure Valley
• Tualatin Valley
• Warner Valley
• Western Oregon
• Willamette Valley

Pennsylvania

• Allegheny National Forest
• Coal Region
• Cumberland Valley
• Delaware Valley
• Dutch Country
• Endless Mountains
• Happy Valley
• Pennsylvania Highlands Region
• Laurel Highlands
• Lehigh Valley
• Main Line
• Northern Tier
• Northeastern Pennsylvania
• Northwest Region
• Pittsburgh Metro Area
• The Poconos
• South Central Pennsylvania
• Susquehanna Valley
• Wyoming Valley
• Western Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

• Block Island
• Blackstone Valley
• East Bay
• West Bay
• South County

South Carolina

Major Regions

• The Upstate
• The Midlands
• The Lowcountry

Travel/Tourism Regions

• Grand Strand
• The Lowcountry & Resort Islands
• Lake Murray Country
• Old 96 District
• Olde English District
• Pee Dee
• Santee Cooper Country

Geographical Regions

• Blue Ridge Mountains
• The Piedmont
• The Sandhills
• Coastal South Carolina
• Sea Islands

Other Regions

• Rock Hill, South Carolina Area
• Charleston metropolitan area
• Columbia Metropolitan Area

South Dakota

• Badlands
• Black Hills
• Coteau des Prairies

Tennessee

Grand Divisions

• East Tennessee
• Middle Tennessee
• West Tennessee

Geographic Divisions

• Highland Rim
• Nashville Basin
• Tennessee Valley

Texas

• Brazos Valley
• Central Texas
  • Texas blackland prairies
  • The Hill Country
• Gulf Coast
  • Galveston Bay
  • Greater Houston
• East Texas
  • Piney Woods
• North Texas
  • Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex
  • Texoma
  • Rolling Hills
• Northeast Texas
• Piney Woods
• South Texas
  • Mission Country
  • Rio Grande Valley
• Southeast Texas
  • Golden Triangle
  • Greater Houston
• Texas Urban Triangle
• West Texas
  • Edwards Plateau
  • Llano Estacado
  • Permian Basin
  • South Plains
  • Texas Panhandle (pictured)
  • Trans-Pecos
  • Great Plains

Utah

• Cache Valley
• San Rafael Swell
• Colorado Plateau
• Dixie
• Great Salt Lake Desert
• Mojave Desert
• Southeastern Utah
• Southwestern Utah
• Uinta Mountains
• Wasatch Front
• Wasatch Back
• Wasatch Range

Vermont

• Northeast Kingdom
• Champlain Valley
• Mount Mansfield
• Green Mountains

Virginia

• Tri-Cities, Virginia
• King George
• Eastern Shore
• Hampton Roads
• Historic Triangle
• Middle Peninsula
• New River Valley
• Northern Neck
• Northern Virginia
• Richmond-Petersburg (aka Central Virginia)
• Shenandoah Valley
• South Hampton Roads
• Southside Virginia
• Southwest Virginia
• Tidewater
• Virginia Peninsula

Washington

• Central Washington
• Columbia Plateau
• Eastern Washington
• Kitsap Peninsula
• Long Beach Peninsula
• Okanogan County
• Olympic Peninsula
• Puget Sound
• San Juan Islands
• Skagit Valley
• Tri-Cities
• Walla Walla Valley
• Western Washington
• Yakima Valley

West Virginia

• Eastern Panhandle
  • Potomac Highlands
• North-Central West Virginia
• Northern Panhandle
• Southern West Virginia

Wisconsin

• Central Plain
• Door Peninsula
• Eastern Ridges and Lowlands
• Lake Superior Lowland
• Northern Highland
• Western Upland

Wyoming

• Grand Teton
• Powder River Country
• Yellowstone National Park

See also

• Geography of the United States
• Historic regions of the United States
• Nine Nations of North America
• Political divisions of the United States
• United States metropolitan area
• United States territory
• U.S. Library of Congress Map of the US Regions

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