Southern United States:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, New Mexico,  Arizona and California

•  The Old South: usually the original Southern colonies: Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
• The Solid South: region controlled by the U.S. Democratic Party from 1877 to 1964. Includes at least all the 11 former Confederate States.
• Southern Appalachia: Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky and Tennessee, Western North Carolina, Western Maryland, West Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and northeast Georgia.
• Southeastern United States: usually including the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida
• The Deep South: various definitions, usually including Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and South Carolina. Occasionally, parts of adjoining states are included (sections of East Texas, delta areas of Arkansas and Tennessee, and the Florida panhandle).
• The Gulf South: various definitions, usually including Gulf coasts of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Alabama.
• The Upper South: Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. 
• Dixie: various definitions, but most commonly associated with the 11 states of the Old Confederacy.
• The Mid-South: also known as the South Central United States.

Southern Metropolitan Areas by Size:

1. Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington TX 6,145,037
2. Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown TX 5,628,101
3. Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach FL 5,413,212
4. Washington–Arlington–Alexandria DC–VA–MD–WV 5,306,565
5. Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta GA 5,278,904
6. Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater FL 2,723,949
7. Baltimore–Towson MD 2,668,056
8. Orlando-Kissimmee FL 2,032,496
9. San Antonio TX 1,990,675
10. Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News VA–NC 1,658,754
11. Charlotte–Gastonia–Concord NC–SC 1,651,568
12. Austin–Round Rock TX 1,598,161
13. Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin TN 1,521,437
14. Jacksonville FL 1,300,823
15. Memphis TN–MS–AR 1,280,533
16. Louisville–Jefferson County KY–IN 1,233,735
17. Richmond VA 1,212,977
18. Oklahoma City OK 1,192,989
19. Birmingham–Hoover AL 1,108,210
20. Raleigh–Cary NC 1,047,629
21. New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner LA 1,030,363
22. Tulsa OK 905,755
23. Baton Rouge LA 770,037
24. El Paso TX 734,669
25. Columbia SC 716,030

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