East South Central states explained

East South Central
Subdivision Type2:Largest city
Subdivision Name2:Nashville
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:183403.90
Area Land Sq Mi:178289.84
Area Water Sq Mi:5114.07
Population Total:19176181
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Sq Mi:auto

The East South Central states is a region constituting one of the nine U.S. Census Bureau divisions. It is located within the American South. Four states make up the division: Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. The division is one of three that together make up the larger region known as the Southern United States (the other two are the more populous South Atlantic states and the West South Central states).

Historically, the area has been colonized and influenced by the French, Spanish, British, early American, and Confederate governments.[3] [4] [5] [6] Distinct among these states, Alabama's French culture has been preserved through the Alabama Creoles,[7] and Kentucky's French culture can be observed throughout Louisville.[8] The East South Central states form the core of Old Dixie,[9] 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.[10] Politically and culturally, the East South Central is more conservative than the other regions making up the American South; Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee's governments have been described during 2012 to 2023 as some of the most conservative.[11] [12] [13] Religiously, conservative Evangelical Protestantism dominates the East South Central as a central part of the Bible Belt.

Demographics

As of 2020, the East South Central states had a combined population of 19,430,030. The East South Central region covers 183,401 square miles of land. Within the region, Tennessee is the largest state by population, though Alabama is the largest by land area; Tennessee was also the East South Central's fastest growing state between 2010 and 2020,[14] [15] with Alabama second.[16] Kentucky was the third-fastest growing state,[17] and Mississippi experienced population decline; despite population decline, Mississippi did increase in diversity.[18] [19]

States in the East South Central region! State !! 2020 estimate !! Land area
4,509,342 40,409
6,916,897 42,143
2,963,914 48,430
5,039,877 52,419
Ten largest cities by population! !! City !! 2020 pop.
1 Nashville, Tennessee689,447
2 Memphis, Tennessee633,104
3 633,045
4 322,707
5 Huntsville, Alabama215,006
6 200,733
7 Montgomery, Alabama200,663
8 190,740
9 Mobile, Alabama187,041
10 181,009

Politics

Parties
American Independent
Presidential electoral votes in the East South Central States since 1792
Year Alabama Kentucky Mississippi Tennessee
No election Washington No election No election
No election No election Jefferson
No election Jefferson No election Jefferson
No election Jefferson No election Jefferson
No election Madison No election Madison
No election Madison No election Madison
No election Monroe No election Monroe
Monroe Monroe Monroe Monroe
Jackson
Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson
Jackson Jackson Jackson
Van Buren Van Buren White
Harrison Harrison Harrison
Polk Polk Clay
Taylor Taylor
Pierce Pierce Scott
Buchanan Buchanan Buchanan Buchanan
Bell
No election No election Lincoln (rejected)
Grant No election Grant
Grant Grant Hendricks
Tilden
Hancock
Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland
McKinley Bryan
Bryan
Parker
Bryan
Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson
Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson
Harding
Coolidge Davis
Hoover Hoover
Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt
Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt
Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt
Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt
Truman Truman
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Eisenhower
Nixon
Johnson Johnson
Nixon Nixon
Nixon Nixon Nixon Nixon
Carter Carter Carter Carter
Reagan Reagan Reagan Reagan
Reagan Reagan Reagan Reagan
Bush Bush Bush Bush
Clinton Clinton
Clinton Clinton
Bush Bush Bush Bush
Bush Bush Bush Bush
McCain
Romney
Trump Trump Trump Trump
Trump
Year Alabama Kentucky Mississippi Tennessee

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing. United States Census Bureau. V - 2, 1 & 41 (Tables 1 & 18). September 2012. February 7, 2014.
  2. Web site: Population, Population Change, and Estimated Components of Population Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 (NST-EST2019-alldata) . Census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 8 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200126071436/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-total.html . January 26, 2020 . live .
  3. Book: Pinnen, Christian . Colonial Mississippi: A Borrowed Land . Weeks . Charles . 2021 . University Press of Mississippi . 978-1-4968-3270-2.
  4. Web site: National Park Service - Explorers and Settlers (Alabama) . 2023-01-25 . www.nps.gov.
  5. Web site: Tennessee . 2023-01-25 . HISTORY . en.
  6. Web site: Kentucky Genealogical Society - Kentucky History . 2023-01-25 . kygs.org . en.
  7. Web site: Blejwas . Emily . 2020-02-19 . Gumbo: Africans and Creoles on the Gulf Coast . 2023-01-25 . Mobile Bay Magazine . en-US.
  8. Web site: Timeline of Louisville, KY . Louisville Kentucky Government.
  9. Web site: Dreher . Rod . 2021-09-10 . The Day They Drove Old Dixie Down . 2023-01-25 . The American Conservative . en-US.
  10. Web site: LITTLE GOOD NEWS IN `THE DAY AMERICA TOLD THE TRUTH` . 2023-01-25 . Chicago Tribune.
  11. Web site: 2012-02-03 . Mississippi Most Conservative State, D.C. Most Liberal . 2023-01-25 . Gallup.com . en.
  12. Web site: 2022-12-06 . Alabama Has the Most Conservative Legislature in the Nation . 2023-01-25 . Governing . en.
  13. Web site: CLA Report: Tennessee Ties For Second Most-Conservative State House . 2023-01-25 . MemphisFlyer.
  14. Web site: 2021-04-28 . 2020 Census Data: Tennessee Population Topping 6.9 Million . 2023-01-25 . News . en-US.
  15. Web site: Yu . Yue Stella . 2020 Census results: Middle Tennessee drives population growth as state becomes more racially diverse . 2023-01-25 . The Tennessean . en-US.
  16. Web site: Alabama Population Grew 5.1% Since 2010, Surpassing 5 Million . 2023-01-25 . Census.gov.
  17. Web site: Kentucky Population Topped 4.5 Million in 2020 . 2023-01-25 . Census.gov.
  18. Web site: 2021-04-26 . Census shows Mississippi lost population and diversified . 2023-01-25 . AP NEWS . en.
  19. Web site: Newsom . Michael . 2022-02-02 . UM Experts Warn About Consequences of Population Loss . 2023-01-25 . Ole Miss News . en-US.

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