It's a tie between the states of Tennessee and Missouri, which both touch 8 other states.
Missouri and Tennessee.
Tennessee touches Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, & Virginia. I believe that all of those states would be considered Dixie Southern States except Missouri.
Tennessee and Missouri touch eight other states: Tennessee borders Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas, while Missouri borders Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.
Six states touch the Tennessee border. Tennessee is bordered by the 8 states Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. However, the Tennessee border does not touch either Arkansas of Missouri. The Mississippi River is the western border of Tennessee. The Mississippi River separates Tennessee from Arkansas and Missouri. The Tennessee border touches the other 6 states.
Tennessee is bordered by eight states. Tennessee is bordered by Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. However, Tennessee is separated from Missouri and Arkansas by the Mississippi River. Tennessee does not "touch" Missouri or Arkansas. Therefore, Tennessee "touches" the 6 states Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky. Virginia and North Carolina.
Six states touch the Tennessee border. Tennessee is bordered by the 8 states Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. However the Tennessee border does not touch either Arkansas of Missouri. The Mississippi River is the western border of Tennessee. The Mississippi River separates Tennessee from Arkansas and Missouri. The Tennessee border touches the other 6 states.
Missouri and Tennessee
Six states touch the Tennessee border. Tennessee is bordered by the 8 states Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. However, the Tennessee border does not touch either Arkansas of Missouri. The Mississippi River is the western border of Tennessee. The Mississippi River separates Tennessee from Arkansas and Missouri. The Tennessee border touches the other 6 states.
Six states touch the Tennessee border. Tennessee is bordered by the 8 states Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. However, the Tennessee border does not touch either Arkansas of Missouri. The Mississippi River is the western border of Tennessee. The Mississippi River separates Tennessee from Arkansas and Missouri. The Tennessee border touches the other 6 states.
None 2 states, Tennessee and Missouri
Missouri and Tennessee touch eight states each. Tennessee touches Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, and Mississippi. Missouri borders Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee.