East South Central states
The East South Central states constitute one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions of the United States.
Four states make up the division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The division is one of three that together make up the larger Census Bureau Region known as the South.
The East South Central States form the core of Old Dixie, one of the nine moral regions identified by James Patterson and Peter Kim in their acclaimed 1991 geopolitical best-seller, The Day America Told The Truth.Demographics
As of 2010, the East South Central states had a combined population of 19,176,181. The East South Central region covers 183,401 square miles of land.
| State | 2019 Estimate | Land Area |
| Alabama | 4,903,185 | 52,419 |
| Kentucky | 4,467,673 | 40,409 |
| Mississippi | 2,976,149 | 48,430 |
| Tennessee | 6,829,174 | 42,143 |
| City | 2019 Pop. |
| 1 | Nashville, Tennessee | 670,820 |
| 2 | Memphis, Tennessee | 651,073 |
| 3 | Louisville, Kentucky | 617,638 |
| 4 | Lexington, Kentucky | 323,152 |
| 5 | Birmingham, Alabama | 209,423 |
| 6 | Huntsville, Alabama | 200,574 |
| 7 | Montgomery, Alabama | 198,525 |
| 8 | Mobile, Alabama | 188,720 |
| 9 | Knoxville, Tennessee | 187,603 |
| 10 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 182,799 |
Politics in the East South Central states
