https://www.census.gov/popclock/data_tables.php?component=growth shows as of 2019
| West | South | Mid West | North East | ||||||
| 78 M | 126 M | 68 M | 56 M | population/Mil #2019 | |||||
| 24% | 38% | 21% | 17% #dense | -> add up to 100% | |||||
| MD, DC, VA | OH | some states | |||||||
https://www.businessinsider.com/regions-of-united-states-2018-5#-the-midwest–2 has a map of the four regions
— 8-region map showing some common shorthand terms:
- shorthand: great lakes
- shorthand: Rocky Mountain
- shorthand: the great plains
- New England is a region. I think the cultural center is Boston.
The two smallest regions (by area) are New England and MidEast, presumably because they are the most established, the most developed, most populous regions. They feature small , dense states.
— https://www.businessinsider.com/regional-differences-united-states-2018-1 shows 11 sub-nations (culturally and historically distinct peoples) such as
- deep south — developed from caste/slave societies in the West Indies. Strongest opposition to (“fighting”) federal control/influence
- Greater New Orleans region — is culturally and historically distinct from the (far bigger) encompassing DeepSouth
- El Norte — is a “place apart” from the rest of north America. Dominated by Hispanic culture. Culturally and historically El Norte consists parts of U.S. and northern Mexico.
- greater NY region — profound tolerance for diversity. Perhaps even more welcoming of outsiders than New England is