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State	Population↓
	California	39,663,800
	Texas	31,853,800
	Florida	23,839,600
	New York	19,997,100
	Pennsylvania	13,139,800
	Illinois	12,778,100
	Ohio	11,942,600
	Georgia	11,297,300
	North Carolina	11,210,900
	Michigan	10,197,600
	New Jersey	9,622,060
	Virginia	8,887,700
	Washington	8,059,040
	Arizona	7,691,740
	Tennessee	7,307,200
	Massachusetts	7,205,770
	Indiana	6,968,420
	Maryland	6,309,380
	Missouri	6,282,890
	Colorado	6,013,650
	Wisconsin	5,991,540
	Minnesota	5,833,250
	South Carolina	5,569,830
	Alabama	5,197,720
	Kentucky	4,626,150
	Louisiana	4,607,410
	Oregon	4,291,090
	Oklahoma	4,126,900
	Connecticut	3,707,120
	Utah	3,564,000
	Nevada	3,320,570
	Iowa	3,264,560
	Arkansas	3,107,240
	Kansas	2,989,710
	Mississippi	2,942,920
	New Mexico	2,139,350
	Idaho	2,032,120
	Nebraska	2,023,070
	West Virginia	1,769,460
	Hawaii	1,450,900
	New Hampshire	1,415,860
	Maine	1,410,380
	Montana	1,143,160
	Rhode Island	1,121,190
	Delaware	1,067,410
	South Dakota	931,033
	North Dakota	804,089
	Alaska	743,756
	District of Columbia	717,176
	Vermont	648,278
	Wyoming	590,169

Tri-state area is an informal term in the eastern United States for any of the regions associated with a particular metropolis that lies across the three states. Some tri-state areas involve a state boundary tripoint. The most common tri-state area is the greater New York City area, made up of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Of the 62 points in the United States where three states meet, 35 are on land and 27 are in the water.

Examples of these tri-state areas include:

The Philadelphia metropolitan area, covering parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
The Greater Boston area covering parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
The Pittsburgh area covering Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia
The Minisink Valley region covering Orange County, New York; Sussex County, New Jersey; and Pike County, Pennsylvania
The Cincinnati metro area including Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
The Chicago tri-state area (Chicagoland) covering Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
The Greater Memphis area (Mid-South) including Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas
The Dubuque, Iowa area includes Illinois and Wisconsin
The La Crosse, Wisconsin area also includes La Crescent, Hokah, and Brownsville in Minnesota and New Albin and Lansing in Iowa.
The Chattanooga tri-state area includes parts of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia
The District of Columbia area is known as the D.M.V. - D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (even though the District of Columbia is not a state)
The Joplin District is a region of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri known for mining lead and zinc
The Winegrass Region includes parts of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida
The Sioux City metro area covers parts of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota
Litchfield County, Connecticut; Berkshire County, Massachusetts; and eastern Dutchess County, New York are referred to as the “tri-state area” or the “tri-corners”
The Quincy, Illinois tri-state area includes Missouri and Iowa
The Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky tri-state area around Evansville, Indiana
The Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area includes towns in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Some tri-state areas can be met on water. Examples of these include:

Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania meet at the Delaware River in the Philadelphia metro area.
Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, which converge at Lake Michigan. This is also known as the Indiana Dunes or the Michigan Dunes area.
Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee meet at the Tennessee River
Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island meet at the Long Island Sound
Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky meet at two points: the Wabash River and the Ohio River
Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri meet at two points: the Mississippi River and Ohio River
Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia at the Potomac River
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia at the Ohio River
Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin at Lake Superior

In addition to tri-state areas with tri-points, some regions of three states that are “tri-state areas” do not have a single meeting point. These are:

The Gulf Coast Region: Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi
The New York metropolitan area: Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York
The Wilmington, Delaware metro area: Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey
Delmarva Peninsula: Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
The Spokane, Washington area (connected by Interstate 90): Idaho, Montana, Washington
Chicago metro area; Illinois, Montana, Washington
The Liberal, Kansas area: Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
Erie metro area, also called the Niagara Frontier and North Coast: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
The metro areas of Spartanburg, South Carolina; Asheville, North Carolina; and Johnson City and Kingsport Tennessee are connected along Interstate 26.
Northern New England: Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine
West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina are connected at an intersection of Interstate 77, connecting Charleston, West Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Wytheville Virginia.