West North Central states

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The West North Central states form one of the nine geographic subdivisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Seven states compose the division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota and it makes up the western half of the Midwestern United States; the eastern half of which consists of the East North Central states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. The Mississippi River marks the bulk of the boundary between these two divisions.

The West North Central states are regarded as constituting the core of the nation's "Farm Belt." Another name popularly applied to the division is the "Agricultural Heartland," or simply the "Heartland."

Since the early 1990s, the West North Central division has consistently had the lowest unemployment rate in the United States (especially in its many college towns), and has also been noted for its plentiful supply of affordable housing.

Demographics

As of 2020, the West North Central states had a combined population of 21,616,921. This number is a 5.4% increase from 20,505,437 in 2010. The West North Central region covers 507913 sqmi of land, and has an average population density of 42.56 people per square mile.

State	2020 census	Land area
Iowa	3,190,369	56,272
Kansas	2,937,880	82,277
Minnesota	5,706,494	86,939
Missouri	6,154,913	69,709
Nebraska	1,961,504	77,354
North Dakota	779,094	70,700
South Dakota	886,667	77,116

City	2020 pop.
1	Kansas City, Missouri
2	Omaha, Nebraska
3	Minneapolis, Minnesota
4	Wichita, Kansas
5	St. Louis, Missouri
6	St. Paul, Minnesota
7	St. Louis, Missouri
8	Lincoln, Nebraska
9	Des Moines, Iowa
10	Overland Park, Kansas

10	Duluth, MN-WI	287,430