A map of the Northeastern United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau , though other entities define the region in varying ways.
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau .[1] The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Rhode Island and Vermont ; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New Jersey , New York and Pennsylvania .[2] The Census Bureau regions are "widely used . . . for data collection and analysis."[3] [4] [5] Not all definitions of the Northeastern United States, however, are the same as the Census Bureau's.[6] [7]
Composition [ ]
The region comprises the Census Bureau sub-regions designated as "New England" and "Middle Atlantic."[1] The Census Bureau classifies other states generally included in definitions of the Mid-Atlantic states --Delaware , Maryland , Virginia and the District of Columbia --as part of the South Atlantic region, part of the Southern United States .[1] [8]
Demography [ ]
New York , the most populated city of the United States
Philadelphia , the second most populated city in the Northeast
Boston , the most populated city in New England and the third most populated in the Northeast
The Northeastern United States, as defined by the Census Bureau, is the wealthiest region of the United States. The region accounts for approximately 25% of U.S. gross domestic product as of 2007.[9] As of the 2010 Census, the population of the region totaled 55,317,240. [10]
Rank
Metropolitan Area
State(s) and/or Territory
2009 Population Estimate
1
New York
CT , NJ , NY
22,232,494
2
Philadelphia
DE , NJ , PA
5,827,962
3
Boston
MA , NH
4,482,857
4
Pittsburgh
PA
2,355,712
5
Providence
MA , RI
1,600,856
6
Hartford
CT
1,189,113
7
Buffalo
NY
1,128,183
8
Rochester
NY
1,030,435
Rank
City
State(s) and/or Territory
July 1, 2008 Population Estimate
1
New York City
NY
8,363,710
2
Philadelphia
PA
1,547,901
3
Boston
MA
620,535
4
Pittsburgh
PA
311,218
5
Newark
NJ
280,135
6
Buffalo
NY
272,632
7
Jersey City
NJ
242,389
8
Rochester
NY
206,759
9
Yonkers
NY
199,244
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