The South is made up of 16 states and the District of Columbia: Map of the four regions of the United States and the states that make up those regions

State Key Region
Alabama 3 South
Alaska 0 West
Arizona 0 West
Arkansas 3 South
California 0 West
Colorado 0 West
Connecticut 2 Northeast
Delaware 3 South
Florida 3 South
Georgia 3 South
Hawaii 0 West
Idaho 0 West
Illinois 1 Midwest
Indiana 1 Midwest
Iowa 1 Midwest
Kansas 1 Midwest
Kentucky 3 South
Louisiana 3 South
Maine 2 Northeast
Maryland 3 South
Massachusetts 2 Northeast
Michigan 1 Midwest
Minnesota 1 Midwest
Mississippi 3 South
Missouri 1 Midwest
Montana 1 Midwest
Nebraska 1 Midwest
Nevada 0 West
New Hampshire 2 Northeast
New Jersey 2 Northeast
New Mexico 0 West
New York 2 Northeast
North Carolina 3 South
North Dakota 1 Midwest
Ohio 1 Midwest
Oklahoma 3 South
Oregon 0 West
Pennsylvania 2 Northeast
Rhode Island 2 Northeast
South Carolina 3 South
South Dakota 1 Midwest
Tennessee 3 South
Texas 3 South
Utah 0 West
Vermont 2 Northeast
Virginia 3 South
Washington 0 West
Washington D.C. 3 South
West Virginia 3 South
Wisconsin 1 Midwest
Wyoming 0 West

 

 

Economic Policy Institute

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2021a. “Geographic Levels.” Last modified October 2021.

View the underlying data on epi.org.