Sort by region
US States by Region
Sort the 50 US states into the four Census regions (Northeast, Midwest, South and West) in 3 minutes. One state at a time: click its region or press 1 to 4, and skip with Prev and Next. A wrong answer shows the right one and moves on.
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Sort all 50 states by Census region. Click the region of the name on the card, or press 1 to 4. Use Prev and Next (or the arrow keys) to skip ahead. A wrong answer shows the right region and moves on.
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Regions are the four Census regions of the US Census Bureau: Northeast (9 states), Midwest (12), South (16) and West (13). The District of Columbia, also in the South, is not part of the quiz.
Census regions are statistical, so a few states sit where everyday usage may differ: Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas are in the South; Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas are in the Midwest; Alaska and Hawaii are in the West.
US Census Bureau: Census Regions and Divisions of the United States