美國西部(英語:Western United StatesAmerican West)指的是美國西部各。由於美國自建國以來疆域多次向西擴展,因此美國西部的定義也隨著時代而變化。一般多以密西西比河作為美國東西部的分界線。如果采用廣義的定義,美國西部占去了美國一半以上的領土。美國西部包括了自路易西安納購地中獲得的土地、1818年自英國獲得的土地、德克薩斯州加入美國時的土地、1846年自英國獲得的土地、1848年墨西哥割讓予美國的土地及蓋茲登購地中獲得的土地。

美國西部
Western United States

American West、Far West、the West
地區
從上到左:西雅圖天際線、大峽谷、黃石國家公園、博伊西天際線、天使登陸點、雷尼爾山、洛杉磯天際線
坐标:40°N 110°W / 40°N 110°W / 40; -110
國家 美国
面积[1]
 • 总计1,873,251.63 平方英里(5,000,000 平方公里)
 • 陸地1,751,053.31 平方英里(5,000,000 平方公里)
人口2020[2]
 • 總計78,588,572人
GDP(名義)[3]
 • 共計5.619萬億美元 (2019年)
 • 人均$71,719 (2019年)
深紅色的州份通常視為西部;帶有條紋的州份則有時被認為不在西部的範圍內
美國人口調查局定義的西部範圍,包括了13個州:蒙大拿州懷俄明州愛達荷州華盛頓州俄勒岡州科羅拉多州猶他州新墨西哥州亞利桑那州內華達州加利福尼亞州阿拉斯加州夏威夷州

美國西部本身又可再細分為不同的地域。亞利桑那州科羅拉多州加利福尼亞州新墨西哥州內華達州俄克拉荷馬州德克薩斯州猶他州又被視為美國西南部。而蒙大拿州懷俄明州愛達荷州俄勒岡州華盛頓州則是美國西北部

此外,華盛頓州、俄勒岡州和加利福尼亞州三州位於太平洋沿岸,又稱為美國西岸

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  2. ^ Change in Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 1910 to 2020 (PDF). Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. [June 13, 2021]. (原始内容存档 (PDF)于2021-04-26). 
  3. ^ BEA Glossary. Bureau of Economic Analysis. U.S. Department of Commerce. [June 8, 2017]. (原始内容存档于September 28, 2017). 

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