List of U.S. states by date of statehood
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This is a list of U.S. States by order of admission into the Union.
(* Date ratified United States Constitution to join United States of America or date admitted to Union.)
| No | State | Admission* | Preceding Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | July 4, 1776 December 7, 1787 | Delaware Colony, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | July 4, 1776 December 12, 1787 | Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 3 | New Jersey | July 4, 1776 December 18, 1787 | Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 4 | Georgia | July 4, 1776 January 2, 1788 | Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 5 | Connecticut | July 4, 1776 January 9, 1788 | Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 6 | Massachusetts | July 4, 1776 February 6, 1788 | Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 7 | Maryland | July 4, 1776 April 28, 1788 | Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 8 | South Carolina | July 4, 1776 May 23, 1788 | Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 9 | New Hampshire | July 4, 1776 June 21, 1788 | Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 10 | Virginia | July 4, 1776 June 25, 1788 | Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 11 | New York | July 4, 1776 July 26, 1788 | Province of New York, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 12 | North Carolina | July 4, 1776 November 21, 1789 | Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 13 | Rhode Island | July 4, 1776 May 29, 1790 | Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state in Articles of Confederation>Confederation |
| 14 | Vermont | March 4, 1791 | Province of New York, Vermont Republic |
| 15 | Kentucky | June 1, 1792 | Virginia |
| 16 | Tennessee | June 1, 1796 | North Carolina |
| 17 | Ohio | March 1, 1803 | Northwest Territory |
| 18 | Louisiana | April 30, 1812 | Louisiana Territory |
| 19 | Indiana | December 11, 1816 | Indiana Territory |
| 20 | Mississippi | December 10, 1817 | Mississippi Territory |
| 21 | Illinois | December 3, 1818 | Illinois Territory |
| 22 | Alabama | December 14, 1819 | Alabama Territory |
| 23 | Maine | March 15, 1820 | Massachusetts |
| 24 | Missouri | August 10, 1821 | Missouri Territory |
| 25 | Arkansas | June 15, 1836 | Arkansas Territory |
| 26 | Michigan | January 26, 1837 | Michigan Territory |
| 27 | Florida | March 3, 1845 | Florida Territory |
| 28 | Texas | December 29, 1845 | Republic of Texas |
| 29 | Iowa | December 28, 1846 | Iowa Territory |
| 30 | Wisconsin | May 29, 1848 | Wisconsin Territory |
| 31 | California | September 9, 1850 | Mexican Cession |
| 32 | Minnesota | May 11, 1858 | Minnesota Territory |
| 33 | Oregon | February 14, 1859 | Oregon Territory |
| 34 | Kansas | January 29, 1861 | Kansas Territory |
| 35 | West Virginia | June 20, 1863 | Virginia |
| 36 | Nevada | October 31, 1864 | Nevada Territory |
| 37 | Nebraska | March 1, 1867 | Nebraska Territory |
| 38 | Colorado | August 1, 1876 | Colorado Territory |
| 39/40 | South Dakota | November 2, 1889 | Dakota Territory |
| 39/40 | North Dakota | November 2, 1889 | Dakota Territory |
| 41 | Montana | November 8, 1889 | Montana Territory |
| 42 | Washington | November 11, 1889 | Washington Territory |
| 43 | Idaho | July 3, 1890 | Idaho Territory |
| 44 | Wyoming | July 10, 1890 | Wyoming Territory |
| 45 | Utah | January 4, 1896 | Utah Territory |
| 46 | Oklahoma | November 16, 1907 | Oklahoma Territory |
| 47 | New Mexico | January 6, 1912 | New Mexico Territory |
| 48 | Arizona | February 14, 1912 | Arizona Territory |
| 49 | Alaska | January 3, 1959 | Alaska Territory |
| 50 | Hawaii | August 21, 1959 | Hawaii_Territory |