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| U.S. States arranged by date of statehood | |
The following is a list of U.S. states in
chronological order by date of statehood.
Each of the 50 states comprising the United
States of America are listed in order by the
date each individual state joined the United
States Union. One could certainly consider
all 13 original colonies to be members of the
United States from the date of the Declaration
of Independence, July 4th, 1776, or from the
date of ratification of the Articles of
Confederation. Since each subsequently ratified
the present United States Constitution, they
are presented in that order.
Confederate States
The dates of statehood on this list do not
account for the secession during the American
Civil War of several Southern states to form
the Confederate States of America or the
subsequent restoration of those states to
the U.S. following the Civil War.
| # |
State |
Ratification or Admission |
Previously known as |
| 1 |
Delaware |
July 4th, 1776 and December 7th, 1787 |
Lower Counties on Delaware, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 2 |
Pennsylvania |
July 4th, 1776 and December 12th, 1787 |
Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 3 |
New Jersey |
July 4th, 1776 and December 18th, 1787 |
Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 4 |
Georgia |
July 4th, 1776 and January 2nd, 1788 |
Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 5 |
Connecticut |
July 4th, 1776 and January 9th, 1788 |
Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 6 |
Massachusetts |
July 4th, 1776 and February 6th, 1788 |
Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 7 |
Maryland |
July 4th, 1776 and
April 28th, 1788 |
Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 8 |
South Carolina |
July 4th, 1776 and
May 23rd, 1788 |
Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 9 |
New Hampshire |
July 4th, 1776 and
June 21st, 1788 |
Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 10 |
Virginia |
July 4th, 1776 and
June 25th, 1788 |
Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 11 |
New York |
July 4th, 1776 and
July 26th, 1788 |
Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 12 |
North Carolina |
July 4th, 1776 and November 21st, 1789 |
Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 13 |
Rhode Island |
July 4th, 1776 and
May 29th, 1790 |
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state in Confederation (One of the original 13 colonies) |
| 14 |
Vermont |
March 4th, 1791 |
Province of New York, Vermont Republic |
| 15 |
Kentucky |
June 1st, 1792 |
Virginia |
| 16 |
Tennessee |
June 1st, 1796 |
North Carolina, then Southwest Territory |
| 17 |
Ohio |
March 1st, 1803 |
Northwest Territory |
| 18 |
Louisiana |
April 30th, 1812 |
Orleans Territory |
| 19 |
Indiana |
December 11th, 1816 |
Northwest Territory (Indiana Territory) |
| 20 |
Mississippi |
December 10th, 1817 |
Mississippi Territory |
| 21 |
Illinois |
December 3rd, 1818 |
Northwest Territory (Illinois Territory) |
| 22 |
Alabama |
December 14th, 1819 |
Alabama Territory |
| 23 |
Maine |
March 15th, 1820 |
Massachusetts |
| 24 |
Missouri |
August 10th, 1821 |
Missouri Territory |
| 25 |
Arkansas |
June 15th, 1836 |
Arkansas Territory |
| 26 |
Michigan |
January 26th, 1837 |
Northwest Territory (Michigan Territory) |
| 27 |
Florida |
March 3rd, 1845 |
Florida Territory |
| 28 |
Texas |
December 29th, 1845 |
Republic of Texas |
| 29 |
Iowa |
December 28th, 1846 |
Iowa Territory |
| 30 |
Wisconsin |
May 29th, 1848 |
Northwest Territory (Wisconsin Territory) |
| 31 |
California |
September 9th, 1850 |
Alta California |
| 32 |
Minnesota |
May 11th, 1858 |
Minnesota Territory |
| 33 |
Oregon |
February 14th, 1859 |
Oregon Territory |
| 34 |
Kansas |
January 29th, 1861 |
Kansas Territory |
| 35 |
West Virginia |
June 20th, 1863 |
Virginia |
| 36 |
Nevada |
October 31st, 1864 |
Nevada Territory |
| 37 |
Nebraska |
March 1st, 1867 |
Nebraska Territory |
| 38 |
Colorado |
August 1st, 1876 |
Colorado Territory |
| 39 |
North Dakota |
November 2nd, 1889 |
Dakota Territory |
| 40 |
South Dakota |
November 2nd, 1889 |
Dakota Territory |
| 41 |
Montana |
November 8th, 1889 |
Montana Territory |
| 42 |
Washington |
November 11th, 1889 |
Washington Territory |
| 43 |
Idaho |
July 3rd, 1890 |
Idaho Territory |
| 44 |
Wyoming |
July 10th, 1890 |
Wyoming Territory |
| 45 |
Utah |
January 4th, 1896 |
Utah Territory |
| 46 |
Oklahoma |
November 16th, 1907 |
Oklahoma Territory, Indian Territory |
| 47 |
New Mexico |
January 6th, 1912 |
New Mexico Territory |
| 48 |
Arizona |
February 14th, 1912 |
Arizona Territory |
| 49 |
Alaska |
January 3rd, 1959 |
Alaska Territory |
| 50 |
Hawaii |
August 21st, 1959 |
Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaii Territory |
Our complete list of all state capitals in
the United States can be found at U.S. State Capitals.
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