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Table 3 Geography definitions

From: Using electronic transaction data to add geographic granularity to official estimates of retail sales

Region	Division	States
Midwest	East North Central	IL, IN, MI, OH, WI
Midwest	West North Central	IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD
Northeast	Middle Atlantic	NJ, NY, PA
Northeast	New England	CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
South	Potomac	DC, DE, MD, VA, WV
	South Atlantic	FL, GA, NC, SC
	East South Central	AL, KY, MS, TN
	West South Central	AR, LA, OK, TX
West	Mountain	AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY
West	Pacific	AK, CA, HI, OR, WA

Fifteen of the largest states in terms of population and retail sales are in italics

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