Geography Quiz Arcade

Southern States Quiz

Click all 16 Southern states on the US map.

Click all 16 Southern states on a map of the USA, from Delaware down to Florida and west to Texas.

The 16 Southern states

The US Census Bureau's South region:

  • South Atlantic: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia (plus Washington, D.C., which is not a state)
  • East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee
  • West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas

How to play

All 16 are asked once each. The rest of the country is greyed out, so it is clear where the region ends.

Tips

  • Delaware and Maryland surprise people — the Census counts both as Southern.
  • The Gulf coast, west to east: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida.
  • Tennessee and Kentucky are the long east-west states north of Mississippi and Alabama.

More regions: Midwest, Northeast, West.

Frequently asked questions

How many Southern states are there?

Sixteen in the US Census Bureau's South region, plus Washington, D.C., which is not a state.

Is Maryland a Southern state?

In the Census definition, yes — Maryland and Delaware are both in the South region.

Is Oklahoma in the South?

Yes, the Census puts Oklahoma in the West South Central division with Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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