Southern States Quiz
Click all 16 Southern states on the US map.
Click all 16 Southern states on a map of the USA, from Delaware down to Florida and west to Texas.
The 16 Southern states
The US Census Bureau's South region:
- South Atlantic: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia (plus Washington, D.C., which is not a state)
- East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee
- West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
How to play
All 16 are asked once each. The rest of the country is greyed out, so it is clear where the region ends.
Tips
- Delaware and Maryland surprise people — the Census counts both as Southern.
- The Gulf coast, west to east: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida.
- Tennessee and Kentucky are the long east-west states north of Mississippi and Alabama.
More regions: Midwest, Northeast, West. For the capitals, play the Southeast States and Capitals Quiz.
Frequently asked questions
How many Southern states are there?
Sixteen in the US Census Bureau's South region, plus Washington, D.C., which is not a state.
Is Maryland a Southern state?
In the Census definition, yes — Maryland and Delaware are both in the South region.
Is Oklahoma in the South?
Yes, the Census puts Oklahoma in the West South Central division with Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.
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South states and capitals
The US Census Bureau's South region has 16 states. Once you can place them on the map, learn their capitals too — several are not the largest city in the state.
| State | Abbreviation | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL | Montgomery |
| Arkansas | AR | Little Rock |
| Delaware | DE | Dover |
| Florida | FL | Tallahassee |
| Georgia | GA | Atlanta |
| Kentucky | KY | Frankfort |
| Louisiana | LA | Baton Rouge |
| Maryland | MD | Annapolis |
| Mississippi | MS | Jackson |
| North Carolina | NC | Raleigh |
| Oklahoma | OK | Oklahoma City |
| South Carolina | SC | Columbia |
| Tennessee | TN | Nashville |
| Texas | TX | Austin |
| Virginia | VA | Richmond |
| West Virginia | WV | Charleston |
How to play
Find and click each of the 16 states on the US map. Learn them in geographic order — neighbour by neighbour — rather than alphabetically, and say the capital as you click each one. Once you can finish without a miss, try the other regions and then the full 50-state map.