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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: )

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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:


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.


Time Zones

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

Main article: United States time zones


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. (There are also a District of Columbia Circuit and a Federal Circuit, both of which sit in Washington D.C. and have special, non-geographic jurisdictions.)

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

*Cajun Heartland
*River Parishes
  • Central Louisiana
  • Florida Parishes
  • Greater New Orleans
  • North 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

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    New Jersey

    New Mexico

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    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

     

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