The Southern United States is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. It is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Western United States, with the Midwestern and Northeastern United States to its north and the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico to its south.
Subregions: South Atlantic · West South Central · East South Central · Southeastern United States · Deep South · Upland South · Mid-Atlantic
Country: United States
States: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia · as defined by the Census Bureau. Regional definitions may vary slightly from source to source.
Federal district: District of Columbia
Demonyms: Southerner · Black Southerners · White Southerners · Southron (historically)
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