I’ve heard I-80 often being used as a dividing line. Is this accurate? Or would something else be more accurate?

13 comments

  2. Well if that’s the case, I live in the lower Midwest and my kid goes to school in the upper Midwest.

  3. The lower tip of Lake Michigan but you have to touch the lake and have more than a sliver of the state.

    So basically Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

    That basically works out to the I-80 line.

    Honestly it’s more of a gradient than anything.

  5. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan vs. Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Iowa is caught in the crossfire.

  6. The Upper Midwest is Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. I think you could *maybe* include Chicago too…

  7. I’m from the Midwest, and have never heard of this distinction. I guess the lower part was too far away to worry about.

  8. I think I-80 is fair in terms of Iowa, but I refuse to include Illinois. Nebraska is a maybe. For me, it’s MN, WI, MI, ND, SD and Northern Iowa.

  9. I don’t think Upper Midwest and Lower Midwest does it justice. Here’s what makes sense based on my experiences:

    Upper Midwest: Minnesota, Wisconsin, the UP (and maybe the top half of the mitten), and the eastern parts of the Dakotas

    Great Lakes Midwest: all parts of the Midwest that line the shores of a Great Lake — their culture is distinct

    Rust Belt Midwest: Ohio, Indiana, southern Michigan and parts of Illinois

    The Great Plains: the column of states starting with Oklahoma and going north to Canada. This also includes eastern parts of states that would otherwise be considered Mountains states.

    Unlabeled Midwest: eastern Kansas, non-Ozarks Missouri, and southern Illinois

  10. Never heard of this designation. Frankly… when I think of the Midwest, there’s Michigan and then everyone else. That’s only divider that I ever consider.

  12. Those that drink a 6 pack watching the NFL on Sunday and those that drink a 12 pack(I’m talking about you hosers in Wisconsin and Minnesota)

Leave a Reply
You May Also Like