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REGION
Census region and division
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Description

REGION identifies the region and division where the housing unit was located. Unless otherwise noted in the comparability discussion, states, or territories that later became states, are recoded into the following 1990 regional and divisional classification system:

1. Northeast Region

  • New England Division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
  • Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

2. Midwest (formerly North Central) Region

  • East North Central Division: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
  • West North Central Division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

3. South Region

  • South Atlantic Division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
  • East South Central Division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee
  • West South Central Division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma/Indian Territory, Texas

4. West Region

  • Mountain Division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
  • Pacific Division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington

9. State Unknown

  • 1900-1910: overseas military reservations are not identified by state.
  • 1980-1990: to protect confidentiality, state cannot be identified for PUMAs or county groups that cross state boundaries.