The West South Central division

West South Central population and land

The West South Central division has 4 states with 43,072,318 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, 12.7% of the US total, on 425,060 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 9 divisions by population and 4th by land area. It averages 101.3 people per square mile, close to the national figure of 96.3.

Texas is the most populous member with 31,290,831 residents, 73% of the division, and it is also the largest by land. Arkansas is the least populous, with 3,088,354.

States in the West South Central division

The Census Bureau groups the states into 4 regions and 9 divisions for statistics. West South Central is division 7, part of the South region. Totals below are sums of Vintage 2024 county estimates and 2024 Gazetteer land area.

Counties in the West South Central division

Its 470 county-equivalents have a median of 20,157 residents, below the national median county of 26,122. The most populous is Harris County, TX, with 5,009,302; the largest by land is Brewster County, TX, at 6,184 square miles.

The median county household income here is $56,837 in SAIPE 2023, 10% below the national median county, $62,851. It ranges from $34,604 in East Carroll Parish, LA to $120,149 in Collin County, TX.

Distances and center

The two member capitals farthest apart are Baton Rouge and Oklahoma City, 505 miles in a straight line. Weighting every county's internal point by population puts the division's center of population near 31.65° N, 96.30° W. The method is explained in the center of population guide.

Bordering states compared

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