The 12 Midwestern U.S. States

The U.S. Census Bureau defines the Midwest as these 12 states:

1. Illinois
2. Indiana
3. Iowa
4. Kansas
5. Michigan
6. Minnesota
7. Missouri
8. Nebraska
9. North Dakota
10. Ohio
11. South Dakota
12. Wisconsin

Subregions include the Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI), Great Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD), and the Upper Midwest (MN, WI, MI UP).