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The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States.[1] The United States Census Bureau defines the Northeast region as nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.[2] The Census Bureau regions are "widely used . . . for data collection and analysis."[3][4][5] Not all definitions of the Northeastern United States, however, are the same as the Census Bureau's.[6][7]
Composition
The region comprises the Census Bureau sub-regions designated as "New England" and "Middle Atlantic".[1] The Census Bureau classifies other states generally included in defintiions of the Mid-Atlantic states--Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia--as part of the South Atlantic region, part of the Southern United States.[1][8]
Demography
The Northeastern United States, as defined by the Census Bureau, is the wealthiest region of the United States.[citation needed] The region accounts for approximately 25% of U.S. gross domestic product as of 2007.[9]
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | State(s) and/or Territory | 2009 Population Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | CT, NJ, NY | 22,232,494 |
| 2 | Philadelphia | DE, MD, NJ, PA | 5,827,962 |
| 3 | Boston | MA, NH | 4,482,857 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | PA | 2,355,712 |
| 5 | Providence | MA, RI | 1,600,856 |
| 6 | Hartford | CT | 1,189,113 |
| 7 | Buffalo | NY | 1,128,183 |
| 8 | Rochester | NY | 1,030,435 |
| Rank | City | State(s) and/or Territory | July 1, 2008 Population Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | NY | 8,363,710 |
| 2 | Philadelphia | PA | 1,547,901 |
| 3 | Boston | MA | 620,535 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | PA | 311,218 |
| 5 | Newark | NJ | 280,135 |
| 6 | Buffalo | NY | 272,632 |
| 7 | Jersey City | NJ | 242,389 |
| 8 | Rochester | NY | 206,759 |
| 9 | Yonkers | NY | 199,244 |
The Northeast megalopolis
Today, part of the Northeastern United States comprises the Northeast megalopolis. Almost the entire U.S. eastern seaboard, including the megalopolis, is linked by the I-95 Interstate, which runs from Florida through Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and up to Boston and into Maine.
References
- ^ a b c "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" (PDF). US Census Bureau.
- ^ US Regional Divisions, accessed 16 Apr 2008
- ^ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "The National Energy Modeling System: An Overview 2003", Report #:DOE/EIA-0581(2009) (October 2009).
- ^ "The most widely used regional definitions follow those of the U.S. Bureau of the Census." Seymour Sudman & Norman M. Bradburn, Asking Questions: A Practical Guide to Questionnaire Design, Jossey-Bass (1982): p. 205.
- ^ "Perhaps the most widely used regional classification system is one developed by the U.S. Census Bureau." Dale M. Lewison, Retailing, Prentice Hall (1997): p. 384. ISBN 9780134614274
- ^ "Northeast", MSN Encarta dictionary.
- ^ American Heritage Dictionary on dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/northeast
{{citation}}:|section=ignored (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Word Net Definition". Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State [dead link]
