Intrastate and intraterritory regions List of regions of the United States

1 intrastate , intraterritory regions

1.1 alabama
1.2 alaska
1.3 american samoa
1.4 arizona
1.5 arkansas
1.6 california
1.7 colorado
1.8 connecticut
1.9 delaware
1.10 district of columbia
1.11 florida
1.12 georgia

1.12.1 physiographic regions


1.13 guam
1.14 hawaii
1.15 idaho
1.16 illinois
1.17 indiana
1.18 iowa
1.19 kansas
1.20 kentucky
1.21 louisiana
1.22 maine
1.23 maryland
1.24 massachusetts
1.25 michigan
1.26 minnesota
1.27 mississippi
1.28 missouri
1.29 montana
1.30 nebraska
1.31 nevada
1.32 new hampshire
1.33 new jersey
1.34 new mexico
1.35 new york
1.36 north carolina
1.37 north dakota
1.38 northern mariana islands
1.39 ohio
1.40 oklahoma
1.41 oregon
1.42 pennsylvania
1.43 puerto rico
1.44 rhode island
1.45 south carolina
1.46 south dakota
1.47 tennessee
1.48 texas
1.49 u.s. minor outlying islands
1.50 utah
1.51 vermont
1.52 virgin islands
1.53 virginia
1.54 washington
1.55 west virginia
1.56 wisconsin
1.57 wyoming

intrastate , intraterritory regions
alabama

a map of alabama regions.



alabama gulf coast
greater birmingham
black belt
central alabama
lower alabama
mobile bay
north alabama
northeast alabama
northwest alabama
south alabama

alaska

the alaska panhandle.



alaska interior
alaska north slope
alaska panhandle
aleutian islands
arctic alaska
the bush
kenai peninsula
matanuska-susitna valley
seward peninsula
southcentral alaska
southwest alaska
tanana valley
yukon-kuskokwim delta

american samoa

american samoa



ofu-olosega
rose atoll
swains island (claimed tokelau)
ta‘ū
tutuila & aunu u

arizona

the arizona strip.




arizona strip
grand canyon
north central arizona
northeast arizona
northern arizona
phoenix metropolitan area
southern arizona

arkansas

arkansas delta
arkansas river valley
arkansas timberlands
central arkansas
crowley s ridge
northwest arkansas
south arkansas

california

colorado

an enlargeable map of front range urban corridor of colorado , wyoming



central colorado (part of southern rocky mountains)
colorado eastern plains (part of high plains , great plains)
colorado front range (part of front range urban corridor)
colorado mineral belt (part of southern rocky mountains)
colorado piedmont (contains parts of front range urban corridor , high plains)
colorado western slope (part of southern rocky mountains , 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 , colorado plateau)

connecticut

the greater bridgeport region in location other officially recognized connecticut regions regional governments.



the connecticut panhandle , oblong .

in connecticut, there 14 official regions, each regional government serves absence of county government in connecticut. there fair number of unofficial regions in connecticut no regional government.

central naugatuck valley
coastal connecticut
connecticut panhandle
greater bridgeport
greater new haven
greater hartford
housatonic valley (shared massachusetts)
litchfield hills
lower connecticut river valley
naugatuck river valley
new york metropolitan area/gold coast
southeastern connecticut
southwestern connecticut

delaware

upstate or north

delaware valley known above canal (referring chesapeake , delaware canal)

slower lower

cape region
central kent
delaware coast

district of columbia

see neighborhoods in district of columbia

florida

the first coast.



the florida panhandle.



directional regions


central florida
north florida
northwest florida
north central florida
northeast florida
south florida
southwest florida


local vernacular regions


big bend
emerald coast
first coast
florida heartland
florida keys
florida panhandle
forgotten coast
glades
gold coast
halifax area (also surf coast , fun coast)
red hills
nature coast
space coast
suncoast
tampa bay area
treasure coast

georgia

atlanta metropolitan area
central georgia
central savannah river area
colonial coast
golden isles of georgia
historic south
north georgia
north georgia mountains (northeast georgia)
southern rivers
southeast georgia
wiregrass region

physiographic regions

appalachian plateau
blue ridge mountains
coastal plain
piedmont
ridge-and-valley appalachians

guam

guam (main island)

tumon



hawaii

hawaiian archipelago



main hawaiian islands



hawaiʻi / big island

hamakua coast
kaʻū desert
kohala coast
kona coast
mauna kea
puna district
waiākea-uka


kahoʻolawe
kauaʻi

nā pali coast


kaʻula
lānai
maui

haleakalā
molokini
west maui mountains

iao valley




molokaʻi

kalaupapa peninsula


niʻihau

lehua


northwestern hawaiian islands

nihoa (moku manu)
necker island (mokumanamana)
french frigate shoals (kānemiloha)
gardner pinnacles (pūhāhonu)
maro reef (nalukākala)
laysan (kauō)
lisianski (papaāpoho)
pearl , hermes (holoikauaua)
kure atoll (mokupāpapa)


oʻahu

kaʻena point
makapuʻu
north shore
waikīkī



idaho

the idaho panhandle.



central idaho
eastern idaho
idaho panhandle
magic valley
north central idaho
palouse hills
southern idaho
southwestern idaho
treasure valley

illinois


southern illinois known little egypt .



american bottom
central illinois
champaign–urbana metropolitan area
chicago metropolitan area
driftless area
forgottonia
fox valley
metro-east
metro lakeland
military tract of 1812
mississippi alluvial plain
north shore
northern illinois
northwestern illinois
peoria, illinois metropolitan area
quad cities
river bend
rock river valley
shawnee hills
southern illinois (sometimes, little egypt)
streatorland
tri-state area
wabash valley

indiana

regions of indiana.




east central indiana
indianapolis metropolitan area
michiana
northern indiana
northwest indiana
southern indiana
southwestern indiana
wabash valley

iowa

regions of iowa.



coteau des prairies
des moines metropolitan area
dissected till plains
driftless area
great river road
honey lands
iowa great lakes
loess hills
omaha–council bluffs metropolitan area
quad cities
siouxland

kansas

east-central kansas
flint hills
high plains
kansas city metropolitan area
north central kansas
osage plains
ozarks
red hills
santa fe trail
smoky hills
southeast kansas

kentucky

kentucky s regions.



the bluegrass
central kentucky
cumberland plateau
eastern kentucky coalfield
kentucky bend
the knobs
northern kentucky
pennyroyal plateau
south central kentucky
the purchase
western coal fields

louisiana

a map of louisiana s regions.



acadiana




cajun heartland
river parishes




central louisiana (cen-la)
florida parishes
french louisiana (acadiana + greater new orleans)
greater new orleans
north louisiana

maine

acadia
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

maryland s regions.



baltimore-washington metropolitan area
capital region
chesapeake bay
eastern shore of maryland
patapsco valley
southern maryland
western maryland
western shore of maryland

regions shared other states:

allegheny mountains
atlantic coastal plain
blue ridge mountains
cumberland valley
delaware valley
delmarva peninsula consists of maryland s , virginia s eastern shore , of delaware
piedmont (united states)
ridge-and-valley appalachians

massachusetts

the berkshire region of massachusetts.



western massachusetts

the berkshires (map shown, right)
housatonic valley
pioneer valley
quabbin-swift river valley


central massachusetts

metrowest
montachusett-north county
south county
blackstone river valley


northeastern massachusetts

north shore

merrimack valley
cape ann


greater boston


southeastern massachusetts

cape cod , islands
south coast
south shore



michigan

michigan s regions.




lower peninsula

northern michigan

leelanau peninsula


central/mid-michigan

the thumb


west michigan

michiana


southeast michigan

metro detroit




upper peninsula

copper country
keweenaw peninsula



minnesota


regions of 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

black belt
mississippi alluvial plain
mississippi east gulf coast plain

missouri

the missouri bootheel.



bootheel
dissected till plains
kansas city metropolitan area
lead belt
little dixie
natchez trace
ozarks
st. louis metropolitan area

montana

big horn mountains
eastern montana
the flathead
glacier country
glacier national park
regional designations of montana
south central montana
southwestern montana
two medicine
western montana
yellowstone national park

nebraska

the nebraska panhandle.



nebraska panhandle
northwest nebraska
pine ridge
rainwater basin
sand hills
southeast nebraska
south central 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 connecticut river valley)
great north woods region
lakes region
merrimack valley

golden triangle


monadnock region (overlaps connecticut river valley)
seacoast region
white mountains

new jersey

north jersey

skylands

amwell valley
black dirt region (shared new york)
great valley

sussex county snow belt


hunterdon plateau
ridge-and-valley appalachians
highlands
somerset hills
the sourlands


gateway

chemical coast/soundshore
hudson waterfront

north hudson


meadowlands
pascack valley
raritan bayshore
west hudson




central jersey

bayshore
jersey shore
shore region


south jersey

shore region

northern headlands

irish riviera


pine barrens


delaware valley

pine barrens
the sourlands


southern shore

cape may
the glades
tri cities (bridgeton, millville, vineland)
tri-county farm belt


greater atlantic city

pine barrens
central corridor piedmont region





new mexico

central new mexico
eastern new mexico
new mexico bootheel
northern new mexico

new york

regions of new york defined new york state department of economic development.

1. western new york – counties : niagara, erie, chautauqua, cattaraugus, allegany

2. finger lakes – counties : orleans, genesee, wyoming, monroe, livingston, wayne, ontario, yates, seneca

3. southern tier – counties : steuben, schuyler, chemung, tompkins, tioga, chenango, broome, delaware

4. central new york – counties : cortland, cayuga, onondaga, oswego, madison

5. north country – counties : st. lawrence, lewis, jefferson, hamilton, essex, clinton, franklin

6. mohawk valley – counties : oneida, herkimer, fulton, montgomery, otsego, schoharie

7. capital district – counties : albany, columbia, greene, warren, washington, saratoga, schenectady, rensselaer

8. hudson valley – counties : sullivan, ulster, dutchess, orange, putnam, rockland, westchester

9. new york city – counties (boroughs) : new york (manhattan), bronx (the bronx), queens (queens), kings (brooklyn), richmond (staten island)

10. long island – counties : nassau, suffolk



downstate new york

new york metropolitan area
the 5 boroughs (new york city)
long island

nassau county
suffolk county
the hamptons
north shore (gold coast)
south shore


westchester county
rockland county
putnam county


upstate new york

erie canal corridor

new york state canal system
new york state canalway trail


western new york

holland purchase
burned-over district


finger lakes
former leatherstocking country (now central new york region)
central new york

central new york military tract
phelps , gorham purchase
syracuse metropolitan area


mohawk valley
southern tier
capital district
north country

adirondack mountains

adirondack park


ski country
thousand islands
tug hill


catskill mountains

borscht belt


hudson valley

shawangunk ridge
black dirt region (shared new jersey)





north carolina

regions of north carolina.



western north carolina

foothills region

south mountains
the unifour (catawba valley area)


high country (boone area)
land of 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






central north carolina

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






eastern north carolina

fayetteville metropolitan area
inner banks

albemarle
global transpark economic development area
tidewater


lower cape fear (wilmington area)
outer banks

crystal coast

bogue banks
down east




sandhills



north dakota

badlands
missouri escarpment
missouri river corridor
red river valley

northern mariana islands

northern mariana islands



anatahan
agrihan
asuncion island
farallon de medinilla
farallon de pajaros
guguan
maug islands
pagan
rota
saipan
sarigan
tinian

ohio






allegheny plateau
appalachian ohio
cincinnati-northern kentucky metropolitan area
columbus, ohio metropolitan area
connecticut western reserve (historic, defunct)
great black swamp (shared indiana)
the lake erie islands
miami valley
northeast ohio (often used interchangeably greater cleveland, includes counties of ashtabula, portage, summit, trumbull, mahoning , columbiana.)
northwest ohio

oklahoma

the oklahoma panhandle.



central oklahoma
cherokee outlet
green country
kiamichi country
little dixie
northwestern oklahoma
panhandle
south central oklahoma
southwestern oklahoma

oregon


oregon s topography.



oregon s high desert.



cascade range
central oregon
columbia plateau
columbia river
columbia river gorge
eastern oregon
goose lake valley
harney basin
high desert
hood river valley
mount hood corridor
northwest oregon
oregon coast
palouse
portland metropolitan area
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
highlands region
laurel highlands
lehigh valley
main line
northern tier
northeastern pennsylvania
northwest region
pittsburgh metropolitan area
the poconos
south central pennsylvania
susquehanna valley
western pennsylvania
wyoming valley (scranton/wilkes-barre metropolitan area)

puerto rico

puerto rico



caja de muertos
culebra
desecheo island
isla de mona
puerto rico (main island)
vieques

rhode island

blackstone valley
east bay
west bay
south county

south carolina

the lowcountry
the midlands
the upstate


travel/tourism locations

grand strand
lake murray country
the lowcountry & resort islands
old 96 district
olde english district
pee dee
santee cooper country


other geographical distinctions

blue ridge mountains
charleston metropolitan area
coastal south carolina
columbia metropolitan area
the piedmont
rock hill, south carolina area
the sandhills
sea islands
west ashley



south dakota

south dakota east river west river



east river , west river, divided missouri river
badlands
black hills
coteau des prairies

tennessee


east tennessee
middle tennessee
west tennessee


other geographical distinctions:

highland rim
nashville basin
tennessee valley



texas


the texas panhandle.



brazos valley
central texas

texas blackland prairies
the hill country


gulf coast

galveston bay
greater houston


east texas

piney woods , northeast texas


north texas

dallas – fort worth metroplex
texoma


south texas

mission country
rio grande valley


southeast texas

golden triangle
greater houston


texas midwest/west-central texas (includes abilene, san angelo, brownwood, texas)
texas urban triangle (houston san antonio dallas-fort worth)
west texas

concho valley
edwards plateau
llano estacado (a portion of northwest texas)
permian basin
south plains (includes 24 counties south of texas panhandle , north of permian basin)
texas panhandle (pictured)
trans-pecos
great plains



u.s. minor outlying islands

the united states minor outlying islands (navassa island not on map)



baker island
howland island
jarvis island
johnston island
kingman reef
midway atoll
navassa island (claimed haiti)
palmyra atoll
wake island

utah

cache valley
colorado plateau
dixie
great salt lake desert
mojave desert
san rafael swell
southeastern utah
southwestern utah
uinta mountains
wasatch back
wasatch front
wasatch range

vermont

burlington metropolitan area
champlain valley
green mountains
mount mansfield
northeast kingdom

virgin islands

minor islands of u.s. virgin islands
saint croix
saint john
saint thomas

virginia

a map of shenandoah valley.



eastern shore
hampton roads
historic triangle
piedmont region of virginia
northern neck
northern virginia
greater richmond region
shenandoah valley
south hampton roads
southside virginia
southwest virginia
tidewater
tri-cities
virginia peninsula

washington

central washington
columbia plateau
eastern washington
kitsap peninsula
long beach peninsula
okanagan country
olympic mountains
olympic peninsula
puget sound
rocky mountains
san juan islands
skagit valley
tri-cities
walla walla valley
western washington
yakima valley

west virginia

eastern panhandle
north-central west virginia
northern panhandle
potomac highlands
southern west virginia

wisconsin

wisconsin s door peninsula.



apostle islands
central plain
chippewa valley
door peninsula
driftless region
eastern ridges , lowlands
four lakes region
fox river valley
kettle moraine
lake superior lowland
menomonee valley
northern highland
southeastern wisconsin
western upland

wyoming

bighorn basin
grand teton
powder river country
yellowstone national park

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