Dallas, Texas Is in the South, Not the Midwest

Dallas is in the South Central United States—specifically the North Texas region. It is not part of the Midwest.

U.S. Census Regions

• South: TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA, WV, KY, TN, MD, DE, DC.
• Midwest: IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI.

Why Dallas Feels Different from the Deep South

• Prairie/plains geography (transition to Great Plains).
• Cowboy/Western heritage + oil/tech economy.
• Less "Old South" plantation culture; more Sun Belt boomtown.

But politically, culturally, and statistically, Texas is a Southern state. Dallas is its third-largest city.