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Table 1 Climate regions and included states of the United States

From: Drought severity and all-cause mortality rates among adults in the United States: 1968–2014

Region

States (Abbreviations)

Central

IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, TN, WV

East North Central

IA, MI, MN, WI

Northeast

CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, DC

Northwest

ID, OR, WA

South

AR, KS, LA, MS, OK, TX

Southeast

AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA

Southwest

AZ, CO, NM, UT

West

CA, NV

West North Central

MT, NE, ND, SD, WY