<P> The United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions . The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used...for data collection and analysis," and is the most commonly used classification system . </P> <P> Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau: </P> <Ul> <Li> Region 1: Northeast <Ul> <Li> Division 1: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) </Li> <Li> Division 2: Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Region 2: Midwest (Prior to June 1984, the Midwest Region was designated as the North Central Region .) <Ul> <Li> Division 3: East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin) </Li> <Li> Division 4: West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Region 3: South <Ul> <Li> Division 5: South Atlantic (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, and West Virginia) </Li> <Li> Division 6: East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee) </Li> <Li> Division 7: West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Region 4: West <Ul> <Li> Division 8: Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) </Li> <Li> Division 9: Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> <Li> Region 1: Northeast <Ul> <Li> Division 1: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) </Li> <Li> Division 2: Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania) </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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