The East North Central division

East North Central population and land

The East North Central division has 5 states with 47,619,171 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, 14.0% of the US total, on 242,976 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 9 divisions by population and 6th by land area. It averages 196.0 people per square mile, 2.0 times the national figure of 96.3, and ranks 4th of 9 by density.

Illinois is the most populous member with 12,710,158 residents, 27% of the division, while Michigan is the largest by land at 56,611 square miles. Wisconsin is the least populous, with 5,960,975.

States in the East North Central division

The Census Bureau groups the states into 4 regions and 9 divisions for statistics. East North Central is division 3, part of the Midwest region. Totals below are sums of Vintage 2024 county estimates and 2024 Gazetteer land area.

Counties in the East North Central division

Its 437 county-equivalents have a median of 38,041 residents, 1.5 times the national median county of 26,122. The most populous is Cook County, IL, with 5,182,617; the largest by land is Marquette County, MI, at 1,809 square miles.

The median county household income here is $66,072 in SAIPE 2023, 5% above the national median county, $62,851. It ranges from $45,550 in Alexander County, IL to $128,300 in Delaware County, OH.

Distances and center

The two member capitals farthest apart are Columbus and Madison, 394 miles in a straight line. Weighting every county's internal point by population puts the division's center of population near 41.56° N, 85.85° W. The method is explained in the center of population guide.

Bordering states compared

6 pairs of member states share a border. Each comparison puts population, land, counties and capitals side by side.