South Central United States

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the South Central states

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Red states show the core of the South Central, states shown as pink may or may not be included in the South Central, and thus their inclusion or exclusion varies from source to source.

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The South Central United States or South Central states is a region of the United States located in the south central part of the country. It evolved out of the arhaic southwest, which originally was literally the western U.S. South. The states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas are always included in the region; sometimes either or both Mississippi and New Mexico are included; Kansas and Missouri are included in some rare models. Alternately, portions, not the entire states, of: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, and Utah have been included with part or all of the states more commonly thought of the South Central United States. All of the region is in the Central United States, though all of the South Central states were considered part of the West, at different points in American history.

Related Topics:
United States - U.S. South - Arkansas - Louisiana - Oklahoma - Texas - Mississippi - New Mexico - Kansas - Missouri - Alabama - Arizona - Colorado - Illinois - Indiana - Tennessee - Utah - Central United States - West - American history

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