Northeastern United States

This article is about the geographical region. For other uses of the term, see Northeastern United States (disambiguation).

Northeastern United States
American Northeast, the Northeast
Region
New York City
Acadia National Park
Niagara Falls
Adirondack Mountains
Stowe, Vermont
The Palisades
Philadelphia
A map of the Northeastern United States as defined by the Census Bureau[1]
Subregions
CountryUnited States
States
[1]
Area
 • Region
181,324 sq mi (469,630 km2)
 • Land162,257 sq mi (420,240 km2)
 • Water19,067 sq mi (49,380 km2)  9.51%
 • Urban
[2]
74,800 sq mi (194,000 km2)
Highest elevation
(Mount Washington, New Hampshire[3][4][a])
6,288 ft (1,916.66 m)
Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean[4])
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020[5])
 • Region
57,609,148
 • Density320/sq mi (120/km2)
Demonym(s)Northeasterner, Yankee
GDP
[6]
 • Region$5.1 trillion (2022)
 • Per capita$88,600 (2022)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

The Northeastern United States (also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast,[b] or the American Northeast) is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. Located on the Atlantic coast of North America, the region borders Canada to its north, the Southern United States to its south, the Midwestern United States to its west, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east.

The Northeast is one of the four regions defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for the collection and analysis of statistics.[1] The Census Bureau defines the region as including the six New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and three northern Mid-Atlantic states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

The region is home to the Northeast megalopolis, which includes many of the nation's largest metropolitan areas, including Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. The megalopolis makes up 67% of the region's total population of 57,609,148. The gross domestic product of the region was $5.1 trillion as of 2022 and contains some of the most developed states based on the Human Development Index, with every state with the exception of Maine above the national average.[10][11] It is also the most densely populated region in the United States, with 320 people per square mile (120 people/km2).[12][13] The U.S. Census Bureau defines the Northeast United States as having a total area of 181,324 sq mi (469,630 km2), making it the smallest region of the United States by total area.

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  2. ^ "American FactFinder, GCT-PH1-Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density". U.S. Census Bureau. 2000. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mt Wash". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Change in Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 1910 to 2020" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 26, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State". Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "East Coast". Archived from the original on August 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "East Coast". Thefreedictionary.com.
  9. ^ "East Coast - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "GDP by State | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)". Bea.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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  13. ^ Hobbs, Joseph John (2009). World Regional Geography. Cengage Learning. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-495-38950-7. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2013.


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