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Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.  (October 2021)         (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The South Atlantic states, U.S. Census Bureau Region 3, Division 5, consisting of the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, as well as the District of Columbia.The South Atlantic United states form one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions within the United States that are recognized by the United States Census Bureau. This region, U.S. Census Bureau Region 3, Division 5, corresponds to the South (states\/areas that were geographically part of the Thirteen Colonies) with the addition of Florida.Table of ContentsTerminology[edit]Geography[edit]Demographics[edit]Politics in the Lower South Atlantic States[edit]References[edit]Terminology[edit]The name of the census division does not refer to the South Atlantic Ocean, but rather to its location along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Farther north are the Census-defined Middle Atlantic and New England (or North Atlantic) States.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Geography[edit]This division includes eight states and one district; Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.[1]  This division is also a recognized geographical division used by the United States Geological Survey.[2]:\u200a2\u200a All entities within the region apart from the District of Columbia and West Virginia border the North Atlantic Ocean.Together with the East South Central States (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee) and the West South Central States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas), the South Atlantic States constitute the United States Census Bureau’s broader Census Bureau Region of the South (the other three regions being the Northeast, Midwest and West, all of which have two divisions).Demographics[edit]As of 2010, the South Atlantic States had a combined population of 61,774,970. The South Atlantic States region covers 292,589 square miles (757,800\u00a0km2). With the exception of West Virginia, the region has seen rapid population growth and economic development in recent decades.States and Federal District in the South Atlantic States RegionState2020 CensusLand AreaDelaware989,9481,982Florida21,538,18765,755Georgia10,711,90859,425Maryland6,177,22412,407North Carolina10,439,38853,819South Carolina5,118,43532,020Virginia8,631,39342,774West Virginia1,793,71624,230Washington, D.C.689,545177Top Ten Largest Cities by Population in the South Atlantic States RegionCity2020 Census1Jacksonville, Florida949,6112Charlotte, North Carolina874,5793Washington, D.C.689,5454Baltimore, Maryland585,7085Atlanta, Georgia498,7156Raleigh, North Carolina467,6657Virginia Beach, Virginia459,4708Miami, Florida442,2419Tampa, Florida384,95910Orlando, Florida307,573Top Ten Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas In The South Atlantic States RegionMetro Area2020 Census1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA6,385,1622Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA6,138,3333Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA MSA6,089,8154Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA3,175,2755Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA2,844,5106Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA2,673,3767Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA2,660,3298Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA1,799,6749Jacksonville, FL MSA1,605,84810Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA1,413,982Politics in the Lower South Atlantic States[edit]Bold denotes election winner.Note: Election results for the Upper South Atlantic States (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.) are included in the table of the Mid-Atlantic states article.References[edit]Coordinates: 35\u00b0N 80\u00b0W\ufeff \/ \ufeff35\u00b0N 80\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 35; -80     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/south-atlantic-states-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"South Atlantic states – Wikipedia"}}]}]