Northeastern United States - wikipedia Northeastern United States This article is about the geographical region. For other uses of the term, see Northeastern United States ( disambiguation ). The states shown in the two darkest red shades are included in the United States Census Bureau Northeast Region. The Bureau subdivides the Northeast into New England, the darkest shade of red, and the Middle Atlantic, the next darker red. States in lighter shades are included in other regional definitions ( see Composition ). The Northeastern United States, also referred to as the American Northeast or simply the Northeast, is a geographical region of the United States bordered to the north by Canada, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Southern United States, and to the west by the Midwestern United States. The Northeast is one of the four regions defined by the United States Census Bureau for the collection and analysis of statistics. The Census Bureau - defined region has a total area of 181,324 sq mi ( 469,630 km ) with 162,257 sq mi ( 420,240 km ) of that being land mass. Although it lacks a unified cultural identity, the Northeastern region is the nation 's most economically developed, densely populated, and culturally diverse region. Of the nation 's four census regions, the Northeast is the second most urban, with 85 percent of its population residing in urban areas, led by the West with 90 percent. Contents 1 Composition 2 History 2.1 Indigenous peoples 2.2 Colonial history 2.2. 1 New England 2.2. 2 Mid-Atlantic 3 Environment 3.1 Topography 3.2 Land use 3.3 Climate 3.4 Wildlife 4 Demography 5 Economy 6 Transportation 7 Culture 7.1 Landmarks 7.2 Religion 7.3 Sports 8 Health 9 Politics 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References Composition The Census Bureau has defined the Northeast region as comprising nine states : from northeast to southwest, they are Maine, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. The region is subdivided into New England ( the six states east of New York ) and the Mid-Atlantic states ( New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania ). This definition has been essentially unchanged since 1880 and is widely used as a standard for data tabulation. The Census Bureau has acknowledged the limitations of this definition and the potential merits of a proposal created after the 1950 census that would include changing regional boundaries to include Delaware, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. with the Mid-Atlantic states, but ultimately decided that `` the new system did not win enough overall acceptance among data users to warrant adoption as an official new set of general - purpose State groupings. The previous development of many series of statistics, arranged and issued over long periods of time on the basis of the existing State groupings, favored the retention of the summary units of the current regions and divisions. '' The Census Bureau confirmed in 1994 that it would continue to `` review the components of the regions and divisions to ensure that they continue to represent the most useful combinations of States and State equivalents. '' Many organizations and reference works follow the Census Bureau 's definition for the region ; however, other entities define the Northeastern United States in significantly different ways for various purposes. The Association of American Geographers divides the Northeast into two divisions - `` New England '', which consists of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, and the `` Middle States '', which consists of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Similarly, the Geological Society of America defines the Northeast as these same states but with the addition of Maryland and the District of Columbia. The narrowest definitions include only the states of New England. Other more restrictive definitions include New England and New York as part of the Northeast United States, but exclude Pennsylvania and New Jersey. States beyond the Census Bureau definition that other entities include in the Northeast United States are : Delaware, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, and Virginia Delaware, and parts of Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia ( but excluding Washington, D.C. and surrounding area ) Ohio West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan History Indigenous peoples Main article : Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands Anthropologists recognize the `` Northeastern Woodlands '' as one of the cultural regions that existed in the Western Hemisphere at the time of European colonists in the 15th and later centuries. Most did not settle in North America until the 17th century. The cultural area, known as the `` Northeastern Woodlands '', in addition to covering the entire Northeast U.S., also covered much of what is now Canada and others regions of what is now the eastern United States. Among the many tribes that inhabited this area were those that made up the Iroquois nations and the numerous Algonquian peoples. In the United States of the 21st century, 18 federally recognized tribes reside in the Northeast. For the most part, the people of the Northeastern Woodlands, on whose lands European fishermen began camping to dry their codfish in the early 1600s, lived in villages, especially after being influenced by the agricultural traditions of the Ohio and Mississippi valley societies. Colonial history All of the states making up the Northeastern region were among the original Thirteen Colonies, though Maine, Vermont, and Delaware were part of other colonies before the United States became independent in the American Revolution. The two cultural and geographic regions that form parts of the Northeastern region have distinct histories. New England The Landing of the Pilgrims, Henry A. Bacon ( 1877 ) Main article : History of New England The first Europeans to settle New England were Pilgrims from England, who landed in present - day Massachusetts in 1620. The Pilgrims arrived by the Mayflower ship and founded Plymouth Colony so they could practice religion freely. Ten years later, a larger group of Puritans settled north of Plymouth Colony in Boston to form Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1636, colonists established Connecticut Colony and Providence Plantations. Providence was founded by Roger Williams, who was banished by Massachusetts for his beliefs in freedom of religion, and it was the first colony to guarantee all citizens freedom of worship. Anne Hutchinson, who was also banished by Massachusetts, formed the town of Portsmouth. Providence, Portsmouth, and two other towns ( Newport and Warwick ) consolidated to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Although the first settlers of New England were motivated by religion, in more recent history, New England has become one of the least religious parts of the United States. In a 2009 Gallup survey, less than half of residents in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts reported religion as an important part of their daily life. In a 2010 Gallup survey, less than 30 % of residents in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts reported attending church weekly, giving them the lowest church attendance among U.S. states. New England played a prominent role in early American education. Starting in the 17th century, the larger towns in New England opened grammar schools, the forerunner of the modern high school. The first public school in the English colonies was the Boston Latin School, founded in 1635. In 1636, the colonial legislature of Massachusetts founded Harvard College, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Mid-Atlantic The first European explorer known to have explored the Atlantic shoreline of the Northeast since the Norse was Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. His ship La Dauphine explored the coast from what is now known as Florida to New Brunswick. Henry Hudson explored the area of present - day New York in 1609 and claimed it for the Netherlands. His journey stimulated Dutch interest, and the area became known as New Netherland. In 1625, the city of New Amsterdam ( the location of present - day New York City ) was designated the capital of the province. The Dutch New Netherland settlement along the Hudson River and, for a time, the New Sweden settlement along the Delaware River divided the English settlements in the north and the south. In 1664, Charles II of England formally annexed New Netherland and incorporated it into the English colonial empire. The territory became the colonies of New York and New Jersey. New Jersey was originally split into East Jersey and West Jersey until the two were united as a royal colony in 1702. In 1681, William Penn, who wanted to give Quakers a land of religious freedom, founded Pennsylvania and extended freedom of religion to all citizens. Penn strongly desired access to the sea for his Pennsylvania Province and leased what then came to be known as the `` Lower Counties on the Delaware '' from the Duke. Penn established representative government and briefly combined his two possessions under one General Assembly in 1682. However, by 1704 the Province of Pennsylvania had grown so large that their representatives wanted to make decisions without the assent of the Lower Counties and the two groups of representatives began meeting on their own, one at Philadelphia, and the other at New Castle. Penn and his heirs remained proprietors of both and always appointed the same person Governor for their Province of Pennsylvania and their territory of the Lower Counties. The fact that Delaware and Pennsylvania shared the same governor was not unique. From 1703 to 1738, New York and New Jersey shared a governor. Massachusetts and New Hampshire also shared a governor for some time. Environment High Point Monument as seen from Lake Marcia at High Point, Sussex County, the highest elevation in New Jersey at 1803 feet above sea level Cape Cod Bay, a leading tourist destination in Massachusetts The Palisades along the Hudson River, New Jersey U.S. Route 220 as it passes through Lamar Township, Pennsylvania Topography While most of the Northeastern United States lie in the Appalachian Highlands physiographic region, some are also part of the Atlantic coastal plain which extends south to the southern tip of Florida. The coastal plain areas ( including Cape Cod in Massachusetts, Long Island in New York, most of New Jersey, Delaware, and the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland ) are generally low and flat, with sandy soil and marshy land. The highlands, including the Piedmont and the Appalachian Mountains, are generally heavily forested, ranging from rolling hills to summits greater than 5,000 feet ( 1,500 m ), and pocked with many lakes. The highest peak in the Northeast is Mount Washington ( New Hampshire ), at 6,288 feet ( 1,917 m ). Land use As of 2007, forest - use covered approximately 60 % of the Northeastern states ( including Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia ), about twice the national average. About 12 % was cropland and another 4 % grassland pasture or range. There is also more urbanized land in the Northeast ( 11 % ) than any other region in the U.S. Climate The climate of the Northeastern United States varies from northernmost New England in Maine to southernmost New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The climate of the region is created by the position of the general west to east flow of weather in the middle latitudes that much of the central and northern USA is controlled by. Summers are normally warm in northern areas to hot in southern areas, while in winter the subtropical high Bermuda High retreats eastward, and the prevailing westerly flow of air masses combines with the polar jet stream to bring cold and frequent storm systems to the region. Annual mean temperatures range from the low 50s F from northern Maryland to southern Connecticut, to the 40s F in most of New York State, New England, and northern Pennsylvania. Wildlife The Northeast has 72 National Wildlife Refuges, encompassing more than 500,000 acres ( 780 sq mi ; 2,000 km ) of habitat, and designed to protect some of the 92 different threatened and endangered species living in the region. Demography New York City, the most populous city in the Northeast and all of the United States Philadelphia, the second most populous city in the Northeast and the fifth most populated city in the United States Boston, the most populated city in Massachusetts and New England and the third most populated city in the Northeast Pittsburgh, the second most populous city in Pennsylvania, and the fourth most populous city in the Northeast As of the July 2013 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the population of the region totaled 55,943,073. With an average of 345.5 people per square mile, the Northeast is 2.5 times as densely populated as the second-most dense region, the South. Since the last century, the U.S. population has been shifting away from the Northeast ( and Midwest ) toward the South and West. The two U.S. Census Bureau divisions in the Northeast ( New England and Mid-Atlantic ) rank # 1 and # 2 among the 9 divisions in population density according to the 2013 population estimate. The South Atlantic region ( 233.1 ) was very close behind New England ( 233.2 ). Due to the faster growth of the South Atlantic region, it will take over the # 2 division rank in population density in the next estimate, dropping New England to 3rd position. New England is projected to retain the number 3 rank for many, many years, as the only other lower - ranked division with even half the population density of New England is the East North Central division ( 192.1 ) and this region 's population is projected to grow slowly. Population, area and density Rank State Division / Region Population ( 2015 est. ) Land area ( sq. mi ) Density ( sq. mi ) Geog. sort 43 39 ! Rhode Island 1,056,298 50 ! 1,034 04 ! 1,017.1 01 ! NEng 15 21 ! Massachusetts 6,794,422 45 ! 7,800 06 ! 858.0 02 ! NEng 29 07 ! Connecticut 3,590,886 48 ! 4,842 09 ! 742.6 03 ! NEng 41 29 ! New Hampshire 1,330,608 44 ! 8,953 33 ! 147.8 04 ! NEng 49 45 ! Vermont 626,043 43 ! 9,217 48 ! 68.0 05 ! NEng 42 19 ! Maine 1,329,328 39 ! 30,843 56 ! 43.1 06 ! NEng 52 ! 2 55 ! New England 14,727,585 59 ! 62,688 21 ! 233.2 07 ! NEast 11 30 ! New Jersey 11 ! 8,899,339 46 ! 7,354 02 ! 1,210.1 08 ! MdAtl 32 ! New York 03 ! 19,651,127 30 ! 47,126 07 ! 420.1 09 ! MdAtl 6 38 ! Pennsylvania 06 ! 12,773,801 32 ! 44,743 18 ! 285.5 10 ! MdAtl 51 ! 1 53 ! Mid-Atlantic 54 ! 41,324,267 58 ! 99,223 14 ! 416.5 11 ! NEast 60 ! 1 61 ! Northeast 63 ! 55,943,073 63 ! 161,912 16 ! 345.5 12 ! USA Below are the ten most populous metropolitan statistical areas, and the ten largest cities of the Census Bureau - defined region. Several of these cities in a narrow strip along the seaboard comprise the backbone of the Northeast megalopolis, excluding Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Rank Metropolitan Area State ( s ) Population ( 2010 Census ) New York City CT, NJ, NY, PA 18,897,109 Philadelphia DE, MD, NJ, PA 6,051,170 Boston MA, NH, RI 4,552,402 Pittsburgh PA 2,356,285 5 Providence MA, RI 1,600,852 6 Hartford CT 1,212,381 7 Buffalo NY 1,135,509 8 Rochester NY 1,054,323 9 Bridgeport CT 933,835 10 Worcester MA, CT 923,762 Rank City State Population ( 2012 est. ) City area ( km2 ) Population density / km2 ( 2012 est. ) New York NY 8,336,697 784 10,640 Philadelphia PA 1,537,211 347 4,394 Boston MA 636,479 125 4,980 Pittsburgh PA 306,211 144 2,140 5 Newark NJ 277,727 63 4,424 6 Buffalo NY 259,384 105 2,569 7 Jersey City NJ 254,441 38 6,462 8 Rochester NY 210,855 93 2,369 9 Yonkers NY 198,449 18 4,188 10 Worcester MA 182,669 97 1,808 Economy This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( July 2013 ) As of 2012, the Northeast accounts for approximately 23 % of U.S. gross domestic product. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversees 34 nuclear reactors, eight for research or testing and 26 for power production in the Northeastern United States. New York City, considered a global financial center, is in the Northeast. The Federal Bureau of Prisons maintains 17 federal prisons and two affiliated private facilities in the region. Transportation The following table includes all eight airports categorized by the FAA as large hubs located in the Northeastern states ( New England and Eastern regions ) : Rank Metro area served Airport code Airport name Largest airline New York JFK John F Kennedy International JetBlue ( 37 % ) New York EWR Newark Liberty International United ( 49 % ) Philadelphia PHL Philadelphia International American ( 80 % ) Boston BOS General Edward Lawrence Logan International JetBlue ( 29 % ) 5 New York LGA La Guardia Delta ( 21 % ) 6 Baltimore / Washington BWI Baltimore / Washington International Thurgood Marshall Southwest ( 65 % ) 7 Washington IAD Washington Dulles International United ( 41 % ) 8 Washington DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National American ( 50 % ) Culture Geographer Wilbur Zelinsky asserts that the Northeast region lacks a unified cultural identity, but has served as a `` culture hearth '' for the rest of the nation. Several much smaller geographical regions within the Northeast do have distinct cultural identities. Landmarks Almost half of the National Historic Landmarks maintained by the National Park Service are located in the Northeastern United States. Religion According to a 2009 Gallup poll, the Northeastern states differ from most of the rest of the U.S. in religious affiliation, generally reflecting the descendants of immigration patterns of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with many Catholics arriving from Ireland, Italy, and eastern Europe. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey are the only states in the nation where Catholics outnumber Protestants and other Christian denominations. More than 20 % of respondents in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont declared no religious identity. Compared to other U.S. regions, the Northeast has the lowest regular religious service attendance and the fewest number of people for whom religion is an important part of their daily lives. Sports The Northeast region is home to several professional sports franchises in the `` Big Four '' leagues ( NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB ), with more than 100 championships collectively among them. New York metropolitan area : Giants, Jets ( NFL ), Yankees, Mets ( MLB ), Knicks, Nets ( NBA ), Rangers, Islanders, Devils ( NHL ) Philadelphia : Eagles ( NFL ), Phillies ( MLB ), 76ers ( NBA ), Flyers ( NHL ) Washington, D.C. : Redskins ( NFL ), Nationals ( MLB ), Wizards ( NBA ), Capitals ( NHL ) Boston : Patriots ( NFL ), Red Sox ( MLB ), Celtics ( NBA ), Bruins ( NHL ) Baltimore : Ravens ( NFL ), Orioles ( MLB ) Pittsburgh : Steelers ( NFL ), Pirates ( MLB ), Penguins ( NHL ) Buffalo : Bills ( NFL ), Sabres ( NHL ) Major League Soccer features five Northeastern teams : D.C. United, New England Revolution, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, and Philadelphia Union. The region also has three WNBA teams : Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty and Washington Mystics. Notable golf tournaments in the Northeastern United States include the Deutsche Bank Championship, The Barclays, Quicken Loans National and Atlantic City LPGA Classic. The US Open, held at New York City, is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, whereas Washington Open is part of the ATP World Tour 500 series. Notable Northeastern motorsports tracks include Watkins Glen International, Dover International Speedway, Pocono Raceway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Lime Rock Park, which have hosted Formula One, IndyCar, NASCAR and International Motor Sports Association races. Also, drag strips such as Englishtown, Epping, and Reading have hosted NHRA national events. Pimlico Race Course at Baltimore and Belmont Park at New York host the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes horse races, which are part of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. The region has also been noted for the relative prevalence of the traditionally Northeastern sports of ice hockey and lacrosse. Health The rate of potentially preventable hospitalizations in the Northeastern United States fell from 2005 to 2011 for overall conditions, acute conditions, and chronic conditions. Politics Main article : Political party strength in U.S. states The Northeastern United States tended to vote Republican in federal elections through the first half of the 20th century, but the region has since the 1990s shifted to become the most Democratic in the nation. Results from a 2008 Gallup poll indicated that eight of the top ten Democratic states were located in the region, with every Northeastern state having a Democratic party affiliation advantage of at least ten points. The following table demonstrates Democratic support in the Northeast as compared to the remainder of the nation. Year % President vote % Senate seats % House seats Northeast Remainder Northeast Remainder Northeast Remainder 2000 57.6 47.5 60.0 46.3 59.6 45.7 2002 60.0 45.0 58.3 44.7 57.1 47.3 60.0 40.0 59.5 43.0 2006 75.0 45.0 73.8 48.3 2008 60.7 52.0 80.0 52.5 81.0 52.9 75.0 47.5 67.9 38.5 The following table of United States presidential election results since 1900 illustrates that over the past six presidential elections, only three Northeastern states supported a Republican candidate ( New Hampshire voted for George W. Bush in 2000 ; Pennsylvania and Maine 's 2nd congressional district voted for Donald Trump in 2016 ). Bolded entries indicate that party 's candidate also won the general election. State 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 2000 2008 2012 2016 CT DE DC ME D ( R ME - 02 ) MD MA NH NJ NY PA RI VT The following table shows the breakdown of party affiliation of governors, state legislative houses, and U.S. congressional delegation for the Northeastern states, as of 2017. ( Demographics reflect registration - by - party figures from that state 's registered voter statistics. ) State Governor Upper House Majority Lower House Majority Senior U.S. Senator Junior U.S. Senator U.S. House Delegation Demographics CT Democratic Tied 18 - 18 Democratic 80 - 71 Democratic Democratic Democratic 5 - 0 Democratic 36 - 21 DE Democratic Democratic 11 - 10 Democratic 25 - 16 Democratic Democratic Democratic 1 - 0 Democratic 48 - 28 ME Republican Republican 18 - 17 Democratic 76 - 72 - 2 Republican Independent Tied 1 - 1 Democratic 32 - 27 MD Republican Democratic 33 - 14 Democratic 91 - 50 Democratic Democratic Democratic 7 - 1 Democratic 55 - 26 MA Republican Democratic 34 - 6 Democratic 125 - 35 Democratic Democratic Democratic 9 - 0 Democratic 35 - 11 NH Republican Republican 14 - 10 Republican 226 - 174 Democratic Democratic Democratic 2 - 0 Republican 30 - 27 NJ Republican Democratic 24 - 16 Democratic 52 - 28 Democratic Democratic Democratic 7 - 5 Democratic 33 - 20 NY Democratic Rep. Led Coalition 40 - 22 Democratic 107 - 43 Democratic Democratic Democratic 18 - 9 Democratic 49 - 24 PA Democratic Republican 34 - 16 Republican 121 - 82 Democratic Republican Republican 13 - 5 Democratic 50 - 37 RI Democratic Democratic 33 - 5 Democratic 64 - 10 - 1 Democratic Democratic Democratic 2 - 0 Democratic 42 - 11 VT Republican Democratic 21 - 7 - 2 Democratic 83 - 53 - 7 - 7 Democratic Independent Democratic 1 - 0 Democratic 47 - 31 See also Atlantic Northeast Northeast Corridor Rust Belt Notes Jump up ^ The U.S. Census Bureau reorganized its administrative units, and its regional offices do not cover the Census regions ( the northeastern most regional office headquartered in New York City covers New England, New York, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico ). 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Question: what is the smallest state in northeast region
Answer: Rhode Island