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Southeastern United States

The US Southeast is the eastern portion of the Southern United States

Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States....
, but the Census Bureau does not provide a standard definition of a "Southeast" region of the United States

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, and organizations that need to subdivide the US are free to define a "Southeast" region to fit their needs. However, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
is almost always included, Texas

Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
is almost never included, and inclusion of other states varies.

Atlanta is the central metropolis of the Southeast , and the Southeast roughly corresponds to an area with Atlanta centrally located, with Hartsfield

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport , known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield-Jackson, is located seven miles south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia , United States....
as the region's airline hub

Airline hub

An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a Spoke-hub distribution paradigm, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations....
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The US Southeast is the eastern portion of the Southern United States

Southern United States

United States

Georgia (U.S. state)

Texas

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Airline hub

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
is associated with the Washington

Washington Metropolitan Area

The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington?Arlington?Alexandria, DC?VA?MD?WV MSA, is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....
, Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county....
or Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as of June, 2003....
metropolitan areas. A portion of the latter extends into North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
.

Research Triangle Park

Research Triangle Park

Research Triangle Park is the largest research park in the United States. It is located near Durham, North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina....
, in the Raleigh-Durham

The Triangle (North Carolina)

The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of Raleigh, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina....
urban area of North Carolina has emerged (over a nearly 50-year existence) as a major hub of technology, governmental and biotechnological research and development, as has the in Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

Cummings Research Park

Cummings Research Park, located primarily in the city of Huntsville, Alabama is the second largest research park in the United States, and the fourth largest in the world....
in the Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Alabama and Limestone County, Alabama Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama, and the county seat of Madison County....
area is the second largest research complex in the nation. It is one of the biggest areas of aerospace engineering and missile defense technology. The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the Capital of the Florida, USA, and the county seat of Leon County, Florida. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824....
is the largest laboratory in the world devoted to the study of magnetism. The University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina is a state university , co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States....
is currently constructing a research campus in downtown Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 116,278 according to the United States Census, 2000 ....
, and the University is the nation’s only National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering....
-funded Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Fuel Cells.

Examples of definitions of the Southeast

Defining organization	FL	AL	TN
Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor The Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor is a passenger rail transportation project in the United States to extend high speed passenger rail services from Washington, DC south through Richmond, Virginia and Petersburg, Virginia in Virginia through Raleigh, North Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina in North Carolina and connect with the exis...
Southeast Division (NHL) Southeast Division (NHL) The National Hockey League's Southeast Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Eastern Conference due to expansion....
Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference is a List of college athletic conferences in the United States. Founded in 1953, the ACC's twelve member university compete in twenty sports in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I....
Southeast Division (NBA) Southeast Division (NBA) The Southeast Division is a division in the Eastern Conference of the NBA. It was formed when the Charlotte Bobcats entered the NBA as an expansion team in 2004....
I-85 Corridor I-85 Corridor The I-85 Corridor is a multi-state region that follows I-85 across the Southeastern United States. It stretches from Montgomery, Alabama to Petersburg, Virginia....
Southeast Conservative Baptist Southeast Conservative Baptist *Southeast Conservative Baptists* is one of nine regional associations fellowshipping with the Conservative Baptist Association of America. This region consists of Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Kentucky & Grand Bahama, and is a developing region outside of the geographical center of Conservative Baptists....
Southeast Conference, UCC Southeast Conference, United Church of Christ The Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ is the regional body of the United Church of Christ within the states of Alabama, northwestern Florida , Georgia , Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee ....	part	part	part
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Southeastern Conference Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....
BellSouth Telecommunications BellSouth Telecommunications BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. is the Bell Operating Company of AT&T that serves the southeastern United States. BellSouth Telecommunications was formed on January 1, 1992 when BellSouth merged its operating companies, Southern Bell and South Central Bell, into one entity....
Veterans Administration
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Southeast Tourism Society Southeast Tourism Society "The Southeast Tourism Society" , is a non-profit membership organization promotingtourism within the 12 Southeastern United States member states by sharing resources, fostering...
Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast
Bureau of Economic Analysis Bureau of Economic Analysis The Bureau of Economic Analysis is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides important economy of the United States statistics including the gross domestic product of the United States....

Largest Cities

These are the ten largest cities in the Southeastern region of the United States by population according to United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
on 2006-07-01:.

Rank	City	State
1	Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Duval County, Florida. Since 1968, as a result of the Consolidated city-county of the city and county government , Jacksonville has been the List of United States cities by area city in land area in the continental United States....	Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
2	Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just south of the mouth of the Wolf River ....	Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
3	Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The List of United States cities by population in the United States....	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
4	Nashville Nashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee Nashville-Davidson is the name used by the United States Census Bureau to designate the portion of Davidson County, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States that does not include satellite cities of Nashville, Tennessee....	Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
5	Louisville Louisville-Jefferson County (balance), Kentucky Louisville-Jefferson County is a statistical entity defined by the United States Census Bureau to represent the portion of the consolidated city-county of Louisville, Kentucky-Jefferson County, Kentucky that does not include any of the 83 separate incorporated places located within the city and county....	Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....
6	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....	Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
7	Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the South Hampton Roads Hampton Roads area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay....	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
8	Miami Miami, Florida Miami is a global city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the most populous county in Florida....	Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
9	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the Capital of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats of Wake County, North Carolina. Raleigh is known as the ?City of Oaks? for its many oaks....	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
10	Tampa Tampa, Florida Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County, Florida, on the west coast of the state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County....	Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....

Largest metropolitan areas

by Virginia Tech's Metropolitan Institute, an attempt to update Jean Gottmann

Jean Gottmann

Jean Gottmann was a French geographer who was most widely known for his seminal study on megalopolis, the urban region of the BosWash. His main contributions to human geography were in the sub-fields of urban, political, economic, historical and regional geography....
's work with current trends, defines two "megapolitan area

Megapolitan Area

A Megapolitan Area is a clustered network of American cities whose population exceeds or will exceed 10 million by the year 2040. There are currently 10 megapolitans identified in the United States....
s" contained within the Southeast, out of a total of ten such areas in the United States

United States

"Piedmont" centered on Atlanta and extending from North Carolina to Alabama
"Peninsula" covering South Florida and Central Florida
Central Florida

Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. The region enjoys a hot but stormy climate, with many thunderstorms, and hurricanes threatening often....

Two others tie some areas on the margins of the Southeast to urban centers in other regions:

"Gulf Coast" extending as far east as the western tip of Florida
"Northeast" including much of eastern Virginia

Rank	Metropolitan Area	Anchor City	Population	State(s)
1	Atlanta Metropolitan Area	Atlanta	5,626,400	Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
2	South Florida South Florida metropolitan area South Florida encompasses a three-county area of the southeastern part of the United States U.S. state of Florida. The metropolitan area covers the counties of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Broward County, Florida and Palm Beach County, Florida....	Miami	5,422,200	Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
3	Washington Metropolitan Area Washington Metropolitan Area The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington?Arlington?Alexandria, DC?VA?MD?WV MSA, is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....	District of Columbia	5,306,565	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state.... / District of Columbia / Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east.... / West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
4	Tampa Bay Area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area The Tampa Bay Area, or Tampa Bay, after the body of water it surrounds, is the second most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, the List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population in the United States, the fourth largest in the Southeastern United States behind only South Florida metropolitan area, M...	Tampa Tâmpa T?mpa may refer to several villages in Romania:* T?mpa, a village in Bacia Commune, Hunedoara County* T?mpa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mures County...	4,076,099	Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
5	Greater Orlando Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area Greater Orlando, alternatively known as the Orlando Area or Metro Orlando, is the third most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, and contains the List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population in the United States within the 16th largest Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas....	Orlando Orlando, Florida Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....	2,693,552	Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
6	Greater Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North Carolina and South Carolina The Carolinas within and surrounding the city of Charlotte, North Carolina....	Charlotte	2,491,650	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north.... / South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
7	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as of June, 2003....	Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Virginia in the United States. With a population of 234,403 as of the United States Census 2000, it is Virginia's second-largest incorporated city....	1,700,000	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state.... / North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
8	Central Alabama	Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in the United States state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama. It also includes part of Shelby County, Alabama....	1,596,909	Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
9	The Triad	Greensboro	1,535,926	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
10	Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area The Nashville, Tennessee?Murfreesboro, Tennessee, TN metropolitan statistical area in Middle Tennessee is the List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population United States metropolitan area in the United States and the largest metropolitan area in the U.S....	Nashville	1,498,836	Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
11	The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of Raleigh, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina....	Raleigh	1,467,434	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
12	Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan	Jacksonville	1,348,381	Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
13	The Upstate	Greenville Greenville Greenville is the name of several places:In Canada:* Laxgalts'ap, British Columbia, formerly named Greenville*Greenville, Nova Scotia, in Yarmouth County...	1,315,597	South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
14	Memphis Metropolitan Area Memphis Metropolitan Area The Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, TN-MS-AR is the 41st largest among similarly designated areas in the United States. The metropolitan area covers eight counties in three states - Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas....	Memphis	1,260,905	Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States.... /Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi .... /Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....
15	Louisville-Jefferson County Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area The Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly called the Louisville metropolitan area, is the List of United States metropolitan areas United States metropolitan area in the United States....	Louisville	1,245,920	Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....