American South Central States - Definition and Overview

Red shows states most commonly part of the South Central region. Pink shows states sometimes included. Because Kansas and Missouri are so rarely included they are white.

The American 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 almost always included in the region; sometimes either or both Mississippi and New Mexico are included; Kansas and Missouri are included in some rare models. The most common use of the region includes, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Geography

The land varies from east to west from the semi-tropical east to the dry Chihuahuan desert of the west.

Regions of the United States
Census Bureau Regions
U.S. Midwest \| U.S. Northeast \| U.S. South \| U.S. West
Non-Census Bureau Regions
Coastal states \| Deep South \| Delmarva \| East \| Eastern Seaboard \| Great Lakes \| Great Plains \| Gulf Coast \| International Border states \| Mid-Atlantic \| Mississippi Delta \| Mountain states \| New England \| North \| Pacific Northwest \| South Central States \| Southeast \| Southwest \| Upper Midwest \| West \| West Coast

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