Original: The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no uniformly agreed-upon boundaries but implies a northern region of the Midwest , but it almost always lies within the U.S. Census Bureau 's Midwest region , which includes the states of Minnesota , Wisconsin , Michigan , Illinois , and Indiana .
Simplified: The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no agreed-upon boundaries , but it almost always lies within the U.S. Census Bureaus Midwest region , which includes the states of Minnesota , Wisconsin , Michigan , Illinois , and Indiana .