U.S. Census Region 3: States and District of Columbia

U.S. Census Bureau Region 3: The South Atlantic Division

Region 3 in the U.S. Census Bureau's four-region, nine-division system corresponds to the South Atlantic Division of the Southern Region. It comprises:

Constituent Jurisdictions

1. Delaware
2. Maryland
3. District of Columbia
4. Virginia
5. West Virginia
6. North Carolina
7. South Carolina
8. Georgia
9. Florida

Note: The original source listed only 5 entities (DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), which appears to be an incomplete or non-standard grouping. The official Census Region 3 (South Atlantic) includes all 9 jurisdictions above. Pennsylvania is in Region 2 (Middle Atlantic).

Key Statistics (2023 Estimates)

Regional Characteristics

• Coastal: All except WV have Atlantic coastline
• Economic Diversity: Finance (Charlotte), Tech (Raleigh, NoVA), Tourism (FL, SC), Logistics (GA, VA), Government (DC, MD, VA)
• Growth: Fastest-growing Census region (Sun Belt migration)
• Politics: Swing states (FL, GA, NC, VA); solid R (SC, WV); solid D (DC, MD, DE)

Other Census Regions

• Region 1: Northeast (New England + Middle Atlantic)
• Region 2: Midwest (East North Central + West North Central)
• Region 4: West (Mountain + Pacific)