Table 2. Heat deaths (U.S. residents) and counties with meteorological data, by climate region, 1999–2009.

U.S. climate region	No. of heat deaths	No. of counties with complete meteorological data	No. of heat deaths in counties with complete meteorological data	Percentage of regional population living in counties with complete meteorological data
Central	640	78	314	49
East North Central	150	54	93	49
Northeast	474	70	212	47
Northwest	70	40	51	73
South	890	91	481	60
Southeast	541	71	224	49
Southwest	508	43	367	64
West	508	38	455	92
West North Central	48	48	21	42
Total contiguous United States	3,829	533	2,218	57