Southeastern United States

Southeastern United States
Region
American Southeast, the Southeast
Images from top to bottom: Jacksonville, Charlotte, Nashville, Virginia Beach, Atlanta, Miami, and New Orleans
A map of the United States with the Southeastern United States (in dark red) and states less frequently but sometimes considered part of the region (in light red)
Largest cities	Jacksonville Charlotte Washington D.C. Nashville Memphis Louisville Baltimore Atlanta Virginia Beach Raleigh Miami New Orleans Tampa
States	Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia
Largest metropolitan areas	Metro Atlanta Metrolina Greater Miami Washington metropolitan area Hampton Roads Tampa Bay area Baltimore metropolitan area Greater Orlando Nashville metropolitan area Metro Jacksonville
Area
• Total	580,835 sq mi (1,504,360 km2)
• Land	540,511 sq mi (1,399,920 km2)
• Water	40,324 sq mi (104,440 km2)  6.9%
Population  (2018)
• Total	97,438,243 [note 1]
• Density	150.5/sq mi (58.1/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)/CST (UTC-6); AST (UTC-4) in PR and VI
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)/CDT (UTC-5); No DST in PR and VI

The Southeastern United States, also known as the American Southeast or simply the Southeast, is a geographical region of the United States located in the eastern portion of the Southern United States and the southern portion of the Eastern United States. The region includes a core of states that reaches north to Maryland and West Virginia, bordering the Ohio River and Mason–Dixon line, and stretches west to Arkansas and Louisiana.^{[note 2]}

There is no official U.S. government definition for the region, and it is defined variably among agencies and organizations.
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