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Geographic Region and Division

The U.S. Bureau of the Census groups the 50 States and the District of Columbia for statistical purposes into four geographic regions--Northeast, Midwest , South, and West--and nine divisions, based on geographic proximity.

The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) groups States into eight regions based on their homogeneity with respect to income characteristics, industrial composition of the employed labor force, and such noneconomic factors as demographic, social, and cultural characteristics.  

Three Census Bureau divisions--West North Central, East North Central, and New England --and three BEA regions--Plains, Great Lakes , and New England --are composed of the same States. The States composing the remaining Census Bureau divisions differ from those composing the corresponding BEA regions.

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