Midwest USA
Midwest USA: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
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Midwest USA at a glance
Rolled up from the 317 regions inside Midwest USA on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Who leads the states inside
From each one's researched profile.
- Illinois — JB Pritzker Governor, Democratic ↗
- Ohio — Mike DeWine Governor, Republican ↗
- Michigan — Gretchen Whitmer Governor, Democratic ↗
- Tennessee — Bill Lee Governor of Tennessee, Republican ↗
- Indiana — Mike Braun Governor of Indiana (52nd), Republican ↗
- Missouri — Mike Kehoe Governor of Missouri (58th), Republican ↗
- Wisconsin — Tony Evers Governor, Democratic ↗
- Kentucky — Andy Beshear Governor (63rd Governor of Kentucky), Democratic ↗
- Iowa — Kim Reynolds Governor of Iowa (43rd), Republican ↗
- Kansas — Laura Kelly Governor of Kansas, Democratic ↗
- Nebraska — Jim Pillen Governor, Republican ↗
- South Dakota — Larry Rhoden Governor (34th), Republican ↗
- North Dakota — Kelly Armstrong Governor, Republican ↗
Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey — summed from the province/state summaries; income, rent and rates are population-weighted means of their medians, not national medians.
- Spanish4,246,480 · 5.3%
- Other Indo-European languages875,919 · 1.1%
- Other Asian and Pacific Island languages626,584 · 0.8%
- Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages525,271 · 0.7%
- Other and unspecified languages517,226 · 0.6%
- German or other West Germanic languages424,411 · 0.5%
- Arabic397,329 · 0.5%
- Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)331,535 · 0.4%
- French, Haitian, or Cajun208,954 · 0.3%
- Tagalog (incl. Filipino)163,138 · 0.2%
- Vietnamese132,369 · 0.2%
- Korean87,315 · 0.1%
Provinces and territories
One row per census summary, largest first.
| Name | Population | Median household income | Median rent | Immigrants | Unemployment | Businesses on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 12,692,653 | $81,702 | $1,227 | 14.4% | 5.8% | 220,121 |
| Ohio | 11,780,046 | $69,680 | $988 | 5% | 4.8% | 291,727 |
| Michigan | 10,051,595 | $71,149 | $1,084 | 7% | 5.8% | 167,646 |
| Tennessee | 6,986,082 | $67,097 | $1,122 | 5.9% | 4.7% | 162,828 |
| Indiana | 6,811,752 | $70,051 | $1,020 | 5.9% | 4.3% | 105,158 |
| Missouri | 6,168,181 | $68,920 | $996 | 4.4% | 4.1% | 153,605 |
| Wisconsin | 5,892,023 | $75,670 | $1,045 | 5.1% | 3.3% | 110,051 |
| Minnesota | 5,713,716 | $87,556 | $1,235 | 8.6% | 3.9% | 173,557 |
| Kentucky | 4,510,725 | $62,417 | $933 | 4.4% | 4.8% | 60,261 |
| Iowa | 3,195,937 | $73,147 | $949 | 5.7% | 3.6% | 56,487 |
| Kansas | 2,937,569 | $72,639 | $1,029 | 7.2% | 3.9% | 53,319 |
| Nebraska | 1,965,926 | $74,985 | $1,035 | 7.7% | 3% | 71,847 |
| South Dakota | 899,194 | $72,421 | $912 | 3.9% | 3% | 18,657 |
| North Dakota | 779,361 | $75,949 | $934 | 4.5% | 2.8% | 23,881 |
Largest places in Midwest USA
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Chicago, Illinois full2,740,000
- 2.Columbus, Ohio full905,748
- 3.Indianapolis, Indiana full887,642
- 4.Louisville, Kentucky full782,969
- 5.Nashville, Tennessee full689,447
- 6.Detroit, Michigan full639,111
- 7.Memphis, Tennessee full633,104
- 8.Milwaukee, Wisconsin full577,222
- 9.Kansas City (KC), Missouri full508,090
- 10.Omaha, Nebraska full486,051
- 11.Minneapolis, Minnesota full429,954
- 12.Wichita, Kansas full397,532
- 13.Cleveland, Ohio full372,624
- 14.Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky full322,570
- 15.St. Paul, Minnesota full311,527
Inside Midwest USA
15 regions have Midwest USA as their parent.
- Illinois state
- Indiana state
- Iowa state
- Kansas state
- Kentucky state
- Michigan state
- Minnesota state
- Missouri state
- Nebraska state
- New Richmond, WI
- North Dakota state
- Ohio state
- South Dakota state
- Tennessee state
- Wisconsin state
Companies based in Midwest USA
1,782 companies in the Research Upon directory have their headquarters somewhere in Midwest USA. Search them by name or industry.
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Midwest USA are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.