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The New York State Department of Transportation defines its "downstate region" as including Dutchess and Orange counties, and areas east and south.
As usual with regions, there is no definitive or permanent boundary between Upstate and Downstate New York. Persons living further upstate generally consider the border with downstate to be further north than those who live downstate, and vice versa. As urban sprawl progressively converts previously rural communities into exurbs, many people increasingly consider neighboring Putnam County to be part of the Downstate region, as well as the southern portions of Orange County and Dutchess County.
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