New COVID-19 Cases by Census and Economic Regions

CONTENTS:

• Graph of New COVID-19 Cases by Census Bureau Regions
• Graph of New COVID-19 Cases by Economic Analysis Regions
• Graph of Percent of Deaths per COVID-19 Cases by Economic Analysis Regions

Per wikipedia, the Census Bureau system is the one most commonly used for statistically sorting the states by regions.

• Region 1: Northeast
  • Division 1: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
  • Division 2: Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania)
• Region 2: Midwest (Prior to June 1984, the Midwest Region was designated as the North Central Region.)^[7]
  • Division 3: East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin)
  • Division 4: West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota)
• Region 3: South
  • Division 5: South Atlantic (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, and West Virginia)
  • Division 6: East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee)
  • Division 7: West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas)
• Region 4: West
  • Division 8: Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming)
  • Division 9: Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington)

Puerto Rico and other US territories are not part of any census region or census division.

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The populations of these regions are:

Region	Population
Northeast	56,111,079
Midwest	68,308,744
South	124,774,698
West	77,993,663
TOTAL	327,188,184

From wikipedia, the Bureau of Economic Analysis defines regions for comparison of economic data.

• New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
• Mideast: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
• Great Lakes: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
• Plains: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota
• Southeast: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
• Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
• Rocky Mountain: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming
• Far West: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington

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The populations of the economic analysis regions are:

Economic Analysis Regions	Population
New England	14,853,290
Mideast	48,970,133
Great Lakes	46,931,883
Plains	21,376,861
Southeast	84,417,430
Southwest	41,911,998
Rocky Mountain	12,250,919
Far West	56,475,670
TOTAL	327,188,184