Northeastern United States Information
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.[1]
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Composition
The region comprises 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] Other definitions agree.[6] The Uniform Crime Reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)[7] and the National Energy Modeling System both use the Census definitions of the Northeast.[8] Gale's almanac of associations and regional, state, and local organizations also takes the same nine states as comprising the Northeast.[9]
Demography
New York, the most populated city of the United States Philadelphia, the second most populated city in the Northeast and the fifth most populated city in the United States Boston, the most populated city in New England and the third most populated in the NortheastThe region accounts for approximately 25% of U.S. gross domestic product as of 2007.[10] As of the 2010 Census, the population of the region totaled 55,317,240.[11]
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | State(s) and/or Territory | 2010 Census Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | CT, NJ, NY | 18,897,109 |
| 2 | Philadelphia | DE, MD, NJ, PA | 5,965,343 |
| 3 | Boston | MA, NH | 4,552,402 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | PA | 2,356,285 |
| 5 | Providence | MA, RI | 1,600,852 |
| 6 | Hartford | CT | 1,212,381 |
| 7 | Buffalo | NY | 1,135,509 |
| 8 | Rochester | NY | 1,054,323 |
| Rank | City | State(s) and/or Territory | 2010 Census Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | NY | 8,175,133 |
| 2 | Philadelphia | PA | 1,526,006 |
| 3 | Boston | MA | 617,594 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | PA | 305,704 |
| 5 | Newark | NJ | 277,140 |
| 6 | Buffalo | NY | 261,310 |
| 7 | Jersey City | NJ | 247,597 |
| 8 | Rochester | NY | 210,565 |
| 9 | Yonkers | NY | 195,976 |
See also
References
- ^ "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States". US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf.
- ^ US Regional Divisions, accessed 16 Apr 2008
- ^ "[The National Energy Modeling System: An Overview 2003]" (Report #:DOE/EIA-0581, October 2009). United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.
- ^ "The most widely used regional definitions follow those of the U.S. Bureau of the Census." Seymour Sudman and Norman M. Bradburn, Asking Questions: A Practical Guide to Questionnaire Design (1982). Jossey-Bass: 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
- ^ Stuart S. Nagel, "Characteristics of Supreme Court Greatness" (October 1970). ABA Journal.
- ^ "Area Definitions" (September 2010). Crime in the United States, 2009. United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- ^ "[The National Energy Modeling System: An Overview 2003]" (Report #:DOE/EIA-0581, October 2009). United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State, and Local Organizations: Northeastern States (Vol. 2: Northeastern States) (22d ed., 2010). Ed. Verne Thompson.
- ^ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State
- ^ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-01.pdf
- ^ "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - United States -- Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico more information 2010 Census National Summary File of Redistricting Data". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 14, 2011. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_NSRD_GCTPL2.US24PR&prodType=table. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
Categories:
- Northeastern United States
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- Census regions of the United States
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