# List of music areas in the United States

This is a list of music areas in the United States. To some degree, every state can be said to constitute a music area, as well as many large metropolitan areas, rural regions and even individual neighborhoods or boroughs within a city.
| Music area | Characteristics |
| Akron Akron, Ohio | |
| Alabama Alabama | Part of the U.S. South Muscle Shoals recording studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the center of a notable Southern soul scene |
| Alaska Alaska | Indigenous peoples: Inuit, Kwakiutl and Aleut music |
| Amarillo Amarillo, Texas | |
| American Samoa American Samoa | Traditional Polynesian music communicates history and culture through song and dance. Special events are commemorated by musical competitions called fiafia. |
| Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| Annapolis Annapolis, Maryland | |
| Appalachia Appalachia: West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia (Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine can also be considered Appalachian, but musical texts generally use "Appalachian" to mean the Southern range) | Old-time music |
| Arizona Arizona | Hardcore punk has been a notable part of a number of Arizona local scenes, especially including Phoenix, Arizona. The Tohono O'Odham of Southern Arizona have created a form of music called chicken scratch. |
| Athens, Georgia Athens, Georgia | |
| Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Austin Austin, Texas | Alternative rock Western swing Country music |
| Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
| Berkeley Berkeley, California | |
| Boston Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Buffalo Buffalo, New York | |
| Cajun Southern Louisiana | |
| California California | Spanish missions in California were important musical institutions throughout much of what is now California during the colonial era, leaving a lasting cultural impact. West Coast blues Bakersfield sound in Bakersfield, California Glam metal in Los Angeles Thrash metal in San Francisco Psychedelic rock in San Francisco Hardcore punk in San Francisco Cool jazz West Coast rap Gangsta rap, especially G-funk Hardcore punk in Southern California Paisley Underground Skacore Deathrock Surf music Cowpunk |
| Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |
| Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Chicago Chicago, Illinois | |
| Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Colorado Colorado | |
| Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado | |
| Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Connecticut Connecticut | |
| Dallas Dallas, Texas | |
| Dayton Dayton, Ohio | |
| Delaware Delaware | |
| Denver Denver, Colorado | |
| Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa | |
| Detroit Detroit, Michigan | |
| El Paso El Paso, Texas | |
| Fargo Fargo, North Dakota | |
| Florida Florida | |
| Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Fresno Fresno, California | |
| Georgia Georgia | |
| Hawaii Hawaii | |
| Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Houston Houston, Texas | |
| Idaho Idaho | Cowboy music |
| Illinois Illinois | |
| Indiana Indiana | |
| Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Iowa Iowa | |
| Juneau Juneau, Alaska | |
| Kansas Kansas | |
| Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Kentucky Kentucky | |
| Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | Las Vegas is home to many tourist attractions and popular stage shows that cater to the city's many visitors, with glitzy performances in a variety of styles. Lounge music is especially associated with some of these performances in Las Vegas. |
| Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| Long Beach Long Beach, California | |
| Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | |
| Louisiana Louisiana | |
| Louisville Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Lubbock Lubbock, Texas | Lubbock Sound of country music |
| Maine Maine | |
| Maryland Maryland | |
| Massachusetts Massachusetts | |
| Michigan Michigan | |
| Mid-Atlantic Mid-Atlantic States: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington D.C. | |
| Minnesota Minnesota | |
| Mississippi Mississippi | |
| Missouri Missouri | |
| Montana Montana | Cowboy music |
| Nebraska Nebraska | |
| Nevada Nevada | Nevada's largest city is Las Vegas, home to popular stage shows, lounge singers and others who cater to visiting tourists. |
| New England New England: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut | |
| New Hampshire New Hampshire | |
| New Jersey New Jersey | |
| New Mexico New Mexico | |
| New York New York | |
| North Carolina North Carolina | |
| North Dakota North Dakota | |
| Ohio Ohio | |
| ' Oklahoma | Cowboy music Western swing in Tulsa |
| Olympia Olympia, Washington | Riot Grrl Indie rock Twee pop |
| Oregon Oregon | Portland, Oregon is home to a regionally important indie rock scene. |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | |
| Music of Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona | Phoenix has been home to a vibrant hardcore punk scene. |
| Portland Portland, Oregon | Indie rock |
| Rhode Island Rhode Island | |
| Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, Utah | Salt Lake City is home to a thriving Mormon pop industry. |
| Seattle Seattle | Grunge Garage rock |
| U.S. South U.S. South: Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C. | |
| South Carolina South Carolina | |
| South Dakota South Dakota | |
| Tejano South Texas | Corrido, conjunto and other styles of Mexican-derived music |
| Tennessee Tennessee | |
| Texas Texas | Western swing in Austin Tejano music of Southern Texas Alternative rock in Austin Cowboy music |
| Utah Utah | The international headquarters for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is in Salt Lake City, so Utah is a center for Mormon music, including Mormon pop, Mormon folk music, and both the religious and secular music performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. |
| Vermont Vermont | |
| Virginia Virginia | |
| Washington Washington | Olympia and Seattle are two most important centers for popular music; both are home to important alternative and indie rock scenes. |
| Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. | |
| West U.S. West | |
| West Virginia West Virginia | |
| Wisconsin Wisconsin | |
| Wyoming Wyoming | Cowboy music |