The Midwest in the 4-region division of the US

Regional definitions vary from source to source. The states shown in dark red are usually included, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Midwestern United States. Kentucky and West Virginia are generally included in the South and Pennsylvania is usually included in the Mid-Atlantic, but regions of these states are often included in the Midwest in maps, descriptions, and cultural delineations.

Midwest as shown by U.S. Census Bureau official map from regdiv.pdf

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US-Midwest

The Midwestern United States (or Midwest) refers to the north-central states of the United States of America, specifically Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. more...

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A 2006 Census Bureau estimate put the population at 66,217,736. Both the geographic center of the contiguous U.S. and the population center of the U.S. are in the Midwest. The United States Census Bureau divides this region into the East North Central States (essentially the Great Lakes States); and the West North Central States (essentially the Great Plains States), although Minnesota, which is listed among the West North Central states, is not listed as a Great Plains state.

Chicago is the largest city in the region, followed by Detroit and Indianapolis. Other important cities in the region include: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Des Moines, Kansas City, Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Omaha, St. Louis, and Wichita.

The term Midwest has been in common use for over 100 years. Other designations for the region have fallen into disuse, such as the "Northwest" or "Old Northwest" (from Northwest Territory), "Mid-America," or "Heartland". Since the book Middletown appeared in 1929, sociologists have often used Midwestern cities, and the Midwest generally, as "typical" of the entire nation. The Midwest region of the United States has a higher employment to population ratio (the percentage of employed people at least 16 years old) than the Northeast, the West, the South, or the Sun Belt states.

Definition

Traditional definitions of the Midwest include the Northwest Ordinance "Old Northwest" states and many states that were part of the Louisiana Purchase. The states of the Old Northwest are also known as "Great Lakes states". Many of the Louisiana Purchase states are also known as Great Plains states.

The North Central Region, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as these 12 states:

Illinois: Old Northwest, Ohio River, and Great Lakes state.; Indiana: Old Northwest, Ohio River, and Great Lakes state.; Iowa: Louisiana Purchase, Great Plains state.; Kansas: Louisiana Purchase, Border state, Great Plains state.; Michigan: Old Northwest and Great Lakes state.; Minnesota: Old Northwest and Great Lakes state; western part Louisiana Purchase.; Missouri: Louisiana Purchase, Border state, Great Plains state.; Nebraska: Louisiana Purchase, Great Plains state.; North Dakota: Louisiana Purchase, Great Plains state .; Ohio: Old Northwest (Historic Connecticut Western Reserve), Ohio River, and Great Lakes state. Also a Northeastern Appalachian state in the southeast.; South Dakota: Louisiana Purchase, Great Plains state.; Wisconsin: Old Northwest and Great Lakes state.;