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Some people could consider the large area the "Midwest," but most people still tend to break down the separate regions obviously..
This is my point. The person I quoted said Omaha is plains, not midwest. But plains, imo, would be a breakdown of the midwest. It would be like someone saying, Milwaukee is great lakes, not midwest. Or Duluth is northwoods, not Midwest.
I'm just saying whether you are on the prairie or in the Northwoods, you are in a Midwest sub-region ... so you can still compare economies within the sub-regions like Omaha and Indianapolis. (Which actually have similar agriculture around them, so bad example.)
Oh but I see what you mean about Northwest Kansas considering themselves Midwest, that would be like Southeast Ohio calling themselves Midwest when they are in the middle of Appalacia.
Which by the way - I don't think I said which ones are the doing the best economically yet. Sorry Go Ne:
I would say Omaha, Madison, and Des Moines. However, I may be leaving some out... I don't know much about Fort Wayne or Wichita so can't speak for those.
Why does everyone from Chicago think Omaha is a plains city, I've actually been to both cities and I felt they were very similar (culturally) I would say west of Lincoln are the plains, from there the culture changes to more of a plains culture not a Midwest culture, Kansas city is Midwest too.
Go Ne,
I think climate is one big difference. The Plains states get less rainfall compared with the Midwest, and the summer temperatures in the Plains are much hotter. Culturally, the Plains is much more conservative than the Midwest. Economically, the Plains have many farm dependent counties compared with the Midwest which has a more diversified economic base. Finally, the Plains have much lower population densities even in the more populated areas compared with the Midwest. The rural Plains is also losing population at a far faster rate than the rural Midwest. These are just a few differences....
Also:
Even though Omaha might have a mixture of Plains and Midwest traits I would say at least 90-95% of the state is Plains and not Midwest. About 75% of population in Nebraska lives either in the Omaha or Lincoln metro areas.
I'm not saying all of Nebraska is Midwest, I'm simply saying Omaha is Midwest. If you consider Des Moines the Midwest then so should Omaha because they are very similar culturally and economically, also, Omaha's climate is the same as Des Moines.
I'm not saying all of Nebraska is Midwest, I'm simply saying Omaha is Midwest. If you consider Des Moines the Midwest then so should Omaha because they are very similar culturally and economically, also, Omaha's climate is the same as Des Moines.
The climate of the two areas are similar, but I think Des Moines is a tad cooler in both the summer and winter.
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And I still think that Omaha is a plains city, no doubt in my mind. 
