The South Atlantic states form one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions within the United States that are recognized by the United States Census Bureau. This region, U.S. Census Bureau Region 3, Division 5, corresponds to the South (states/areas that were geographically part of the Thirteen Colonies) with the addition of Florida.

Terminology The name of the census division does not refer to the South Atlantic Ocean, but rather to its location along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Farther north are the Census-defined Middle Atlantic and New England (or North Atlantic) states.

Geography This division includes eight states and one district; Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington."Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" , U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved June 19, 2011 This division is also a recognized geographical division used by the United States Geological Survey. All entities within the region apart from the District of Columbia and West Virginia border the North Atlantic Ocean.

Together with the East South Central states (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee) and the West South Central states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas), the South Atlantic states constitute the United States Census Bureau's broader Census Bureau Region of the South (the other three regions being the Northeast, Midwest and West, all of which have two divisions).

Demographics

As of 2010, the South Atlantic states had a combined population of 61,774,970. The South Atlantic states region covers . With the exception of West Virginia, the region has seen rapid population growth and economic development in recent decades.

+States and Federal District in the South AtlanticState 2020 census Land area Delaware 989,948 1,982 Florida 21,538,187 65,755 Georgia 10,711,908 59,425 Maryland 6,177,224 12,407 North Carolina 10,439,388 53,819 South Carolina 5,118,435 32,020 Virginia 8,631,393 42,774 West Virginia 1,793,716 24,230 Washington, D.C. 689,545 177

+Ten largest cities by population in the South Atlantic states region City 2020 census 1 Jacksonville, Florida 949,611 2 Charlotte, North Carolina 874,579 3 Washington, D.C. 689,545 4 Baltimore, Maryland 585,708 5 Atlanta, Georgia 498,715 6 Raleigh, North Carolina 467,665 7 Virginia Beach, Virginia 459,470 8 Miami, Florida 442,241 9 Tampa, Florida 384,959 10 Orlando, Florida 307,573

+Largest metropolitan statistical areas in the region Metro area 2020 census 1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA 6,385,162 2 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA MSA 6,220,106 3 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA 6,138,333 4 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 3,175,275 5 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA 2,844,510 6 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA 2,673,376 7 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA 2,660,329 8 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 1,799,674 9 Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,605,848 10 Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA 1,413,982

Politics Parties Nonpartisan Democratic-Republican Democratic Nullifier Whig Republican Liberal Republican Dixiecrat American Independent

Bold denotes election winner. Note: Election results for the Upper South Atlantic States (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.) are included in the table of the Mid-Atlantic states article. Presidential electoral votes in the Lower South Atlantic States since 1789Year Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina 1789 No election Washington No election Washington 1792 No election Washington Washington Washington 1796 No election Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson 1800 No election Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson 1804 No election Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson 1808 No election Madison Madison Madison 1812 No election Madison Madison Madison 1816 No election Monroe Monroe Monroe 1820 No election Monroe Monroe Monroe 1824 No election Crawford Jackson Jackson 1828 No election Jackson Jackson Jackson 1832 No election Jackson Jackson Floyd 1836 No election White Van Buren Magnum 1840 No election Harrison Harrison Van Buren 1844 No election Polk Clay Polk 1848 Taylor Taylor Taylor Cass 1852 Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce 1856 Buchanan Buchanan Buchanan Buchanan 1860 Breckinridge Breckinridge Breckinridge Breckinridge 1864 No election No election No election No election 1868 Grant Seymour Grant Grant 1872 Grant Brown Grant Grant 1876 Hayes Tilden Tilden Hayes 1880 Hancock Hancock Hancock Hancock 1884 Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland 1888 Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland 1892 Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland 1896 Bryan Bryan Bryan Bryan 1900 Bryan Bryan Bryan Bryan 1904 Parker Parker Parker Parker 1908 Bryan Bryan Bryan Bryan 1912 Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson 1916 Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson 1920 Cox Cox Cox Cox 1924 Davis Davis Davis Davis 1928 Hoover Smith Hoover Smith 1932 Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt 1936 Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt 1940 Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt 1944 Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt 1948 Truman Truman Truman Thurmond 1952 Eisenhower Stevenson Stevenson Stevenson 1956 Eisenhower Stevenson Stevenson Stevenson 1960 Nixon Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy 1964 Johnson Goldwater Johnson Goldwater 1968 Nixon Wallace Nixon Nixon 1972 Nixon Nixon Nixon Nixon 1976 Carter Carter Carter Carter 1980 Reagan Carter Reagan Reagan 1984 Reagan Reagan Reagan Reagan 1988 Bush Bush Bush Bush 1992 Bush Clinton Bush Bush 1996 Clinton Dole Dole Dole 2000 Bush Bush Bush Bush 2004 Bush Bush Bush Bush 2008 Obama McCain Obama McCain 2012 Obama Romney Romney Romney 2016 Trump Trump Trump Trump 2020 Trump Biden Trump Trump 2024 Trump Trump Trump TrumpYear Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina

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