South Atlantic states

The South Atlantic United States form one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions within the United States that are recognized by the United States Census Bureau. This region, U.S. Census Bureau Region 3, Division 5, corresponds to the Old South with the addition of Florida.

Not to be confused with South Atlantic.
The South Atlantic States, U.S. Census Bureau Region 3, Division 5, consisting of the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, as well as the District of Columbia.

Terminology

The name of the census division does not refer to the South Atlantic Ocean, but rather to its location along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Farther north are the Census-defined Middle Atlantic and New England (or North Atlantic) States.

Geography

This division includes eight states and one district; Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.[1] This division is also a recognized geographical division used by the United States Geological Survey.[2]:2 All entities within the region apart from the District of Columbia and West Virginia border the North Atlantic Ocean.

Together with the East South Central States (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee) and the West South Central States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas), the South Atlantic States constitute the United States Census Bureau's broader Census Bureau Region of the South (the other three regions being the Northeast, Midwest and West, all of which have two divisions).

Demographics

As of 2010, the South Atlantic States had a combined population of 61,774,970. The South Atlantic States region covers 292,589 square miles (757,800 km2). With the exception of West Virginia, the region has seen rapid population growth and economic development in recent decades.

States and Federal District in the South Atlantic States Region
State2010 CensusLand Area
Delaware917,0721,982
Florida19,552,86065,755
Georgia9,992,16759,425
Maryland5,928,81412,407
North Carolina9,848,06053,819
South Carolina4,774,83932,020
Virginia8,260,40542,774
West Virginia1,854,30424,230
Washington, D.C.646,449177
Top Ten Largest Cities by Population in the South Atlantic States Region
City2010 Pop.
1Jacksonville, Florida842,583
2Charlotte, North Carolina792,862
3Washington, D.C.646,449
4Baltimore, Maryland622,104
5Virginia Beach, Virginia448,479
6Atlanta, Georgia447,841
7Raleigh, North Carolina431,746
8Miami, Florida417,650
9Tampa, Florida352,957
10Greensboro, North Carolina279,639
Top Ten Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas In The South Atlantic States Region
Metro Area2019 Est.
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA6,280,487
2Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA6,166,488
3Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA MSA6,020,364
4Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA3,194,831
5Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA2,800,053
6Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA2,636,883
7Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA2,608,147
8Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA1,768,901
9Jacksonville, FL MSA1,559,514
10Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA1,390,785

Politics in the Lower South Atlantic States
Parties
NonpartisanDemocratic-RepublicanDemocraticNullifierWhigRepublicanLiberal RepublicanDixiecratAmerican Independent
  • Bold denotes election winner.
  • Note: Election results for the Upper South Atlantic States (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.) are included in the table of the Mid-Atlantic states article.
Presidential electoral votes in the Lower South Atlantic States since 1789
YearFloridaGeorgiaNorth CarolinaSouth Carolina
1789No electionWashingtonNo electionWashington
1792No electionWashingtonWashingtonWashington
1796No electionJeffersonJeffersonJefferson
1800No electionJeffersonJeffersonJefferson
1804No electionJeffersonJeffersonJefferson
1808No electionMadisonMadisonMadison
1812No electionMadisonMadisonMadison
1816No electionMonroeMonroeMonroe
1820No electionMonroeMonroeMonroe
1824No electionCrawfordJacksonJackson
1828No electionJacksonJacksonJackson
1832No electionJacksonJacksonFloyd
1836No electionWhiteVan BurenMagnum
1840No electionHarrisonHarrisonVan Buren
1844No electionPolkClayPolk
1848TaylorTaylorTaylorCass
1852PiercePiercePiercePierce
1856BuchananBuchananBuchananBuchanan
1860BreckinridgeBreckinridgeBreckinridgeBreckinridge
1864No electionNo electionNo electionNo election
1868GrantSeymourGrantGrant
1872GrantBrownGrantGrant
1876HayesTildenTildenHayes
1880HancockHancockHancockHancock
1884ClevelandClevelandClevelandCleveland
1888ClevelandClevelandClevelandCleveland
1892ClevelandClevelandClevelandCleveland
1896BryanBryanBryanBryan
1900BryanBryanBryanBryan
1904ParkerParkerParkerParker
1908BryanBryanBryanBryan
1912WilsonWilsonWilsonWilson
1916WilsonWilsonWilsonWilson
1920CoxCoxCoxCox
1924DavisDavisDavisDavis
1928HooverSmithHooverSmith
1932RooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRoosevelt
1936RooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRoosevelt
1940RooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRoosevelt
1944RooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRoosevelt
1948TrumanTrumanTrumanThurmond
1952EisenhowerStevensonStevensonStevenson
1956EisenhowerStevensonStevensonStevenson
1960NixonKennedyKennedyKennedy
1964JohnsonGoldwaterJohnsonGoldwater
1968NixonWallaceNixonNixon
1972NixonNixonNixonNixon
1976CarterCarterCarterCarter
1980ReaganCarterReaganReagan
1984ReaganReaganReaganReagan
1988BushBushBushBush
1992BushClintonBushBush
1996ClintonDoleDoleDole
2000BushBushBushBush
2004BushBushBushBush
2008ObamaMcCainObamaMcCain
2012ObamaRomneyRomneyRomney
2016TrumpTrumpTrumpTrump
2020TrumpBidenTrumpTrump
YearFloridaGeorgiaNorth CarolinaSouth Carolina

References
  1. "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" Archived 2013-01-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved June 19, 2011
  2. "Circular - Google Books". 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2016-10-04.

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