The following is not an exhaustive list. "Tri-state area" may refer to several additional places in locally understood contexts, such as a business name.
Northeast • The
New York tri-state area, which includes parts of
New York,
New Jersey and
Connecticut.
Pennsylvania is sometimes included in the meaning of this usage of the term, since the New York
metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the
U.S. Census Bureau, includes a small part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but one still has to cross New Jersey or New York to access the state from Connecticut. • The
Philadelphia tri-state area, which includes parts of
Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, and
Delaware. This use of "tri-state" excludes
Maryland even though its northeast corner is closely tied to Philadelphia. • The
Pittsburgh tri-state area, covering parts of
Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and
West Virginia. • Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia • Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine • The
Berkshires, a region usually considered to include only western
Massachusetts and northwestern
Connecticut; when the
Taconic portion of
New York is included, the area is sometimes described as the "tri-state" or "tri-corners" area. •
Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and
Connecticut Midwest • The
Chicago tri-state area, or "Chicagoland," which includes northeast
Illinois,
Northwest Indiana and southeast
Wisconsin. The
Tri-State Tollway connects Wisconsin's portion with Indiana's. Parts of southwest
Michigan in the
Michiana region are also culturally tied to Chicago. • The
Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area, centered around the
confluence of the
Wabash and
Ohio Rivers. • The
Cincinnati tri-state area, which includes parts of
Ohio,
Kentucky and
Indiana. •
Kyova, a region named for
Kentucky,
Ohio and
West Virginia and home to
Tri-State Airport. • The Dubuque tri-state area, which includes parts of
Iowa,
Illinois and
Wisconsin. • The
Fort Madison-Keokuk tri-state area, also known as the
Quincy tri-state area, which includes parts of
Iowa,
Illinois and
Missouri. • The
Sioux City metropolitan area region of
Iowa,
Nebraska, and
South Dakota. • The
La Crosse tri-state area, which includes parts of
Wisconsin,
Minnesota and
Iowa. • The
Tri-State district, a
lead and
zinc mining region of
Oklahoma,
Kansas and
Missouri, known for producing "tri-state" minerals consisting mainly of
sphalerite.
South • The
DMV, which includes the city of
Washington (coterminous with the District of Columbia) as well as surrounding portions of
Maryland and
Virginia. Although the District of Columbia is not a state, the region is sometimes referred to as a "tri-state area." Furthermore, the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria
metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the
U.S. Census Bureau, includes
Jefferson County, West Virginia, making the region a true tri-state area. • The
Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area, centered around the
confluence of the
Wabash and
Ohio Rivers. • The
Delmarva area, which includes
Delaware and the eastern shores of
Maryland and
Virginia. •
Greater Memphis or the
Mid-South, which includes west
Tennessee, northwest
Mississippi, and the
Delta region of
Arkansas. • The
Wiregrass Region, which includes southeast
Alabama, southern
Georgia and the
Florida Panhandle. • The
Ark-La-Tex, a socioeconomic region that includes thirty-nine counties/parishes in
Arkansas,
Louisiana and
Texas. • The Southern Appalachian Tri-State Area, which includes portions of
South Carolina,
North Carolina, and
Georgia, near the point where the three states converge. This region covers areas around
Lake Hartwell and the
Ellicott Rock Wilderness along the
Chattooga River. •
Kyova, a region named for
Kentucky,
Ohio and
West Virginia and home to
Tri-State Airport.
West • The
Inland Northwest, historically and alternatively known as the Inland Empire, which includes
Washington,
Idaho, and
Oregon. • The
Mohave Valley area of
Bullhead City, Arizona;
Needles, California; and
Laughlin, Nevada. ==See also==