List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union
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Below is a list of all 50 states in the order they joined the Union.
The first 13 became states in July 1776 when they agreed to the United States Declaration of Independence. Each of those 13 agreed to the first U.S. constitution, called the Articles of Confederation, which formed the first Union of States between 1777 and 1781.[1] These states are presented in the order each ratified the 1787 Constitution, thus joining the present federal Union of states. The date of admission listed for other states is the official date made by Act of Congress.
List of U.S. states and their order to statehood/all 50 states
| State | Date (admitted or ratified) | Formed from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delleweare| 100December 7, 1787 (ratified) | Delaware Territory | |
| 2 |  Pennsylvania | December 12, 1787[2] (ratified) | Crown Colony of Pennsylvania |
| 3 |  New Jersey | December 18, 1787[3] (ratified) | Crown Colony of New Jersey |
| 4 |  Georgia | January 2, 1788[4] (ratified) | Crown Colony of Georgia |
| 5 |  Connecticut | January 9, 1788[5] (ratified) | Crown Colony of Connecticut |
| 6 |  Massachusetts | February 6, 1788[4] (ratified) | Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay |
| 7 |  Maryland | April 28, 1788[4] (ratified) | Crown Colony of Maryland |
| 8 |  South Carolina | May 23, 1788[4] (ratified) | Crown Colony of South Carolina |
| 9 |  New Hampshire | June 21, 1788[4] (ratified) | Crown Colony of New Hampshire |
| 10 |  Virginia | June 25, 1788[4] (ratified) | Crown Colony of Virginia |
| 11 |  New York | July 26, 1788[6] (ratified) | Crown Colony of New York |
| 12 |  North Carolina | November 21, 1789[7] (ratified) | Crown Colony of North Carolina |
| 13 |  Rhode Island | May 29, 1790[4] (ratified) | Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| 14 |  Vermont | March 4, 1791[8] (admitted) | Vermont Republic[a] |
| 15 |  Kentucky | June 1, 1792[9] (admitted) | Virginia (District of Kentucky: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties[b]) |
| 16 |  Tennessee | June 1, 1796[11] (admitted) | Southwest Territory |
| 17 |  Ohio | March 1, 1803[12][14] (admitted) | Northwest Territory (part) |
| 18 |  Louisiana | April 30, 1812 (admitted) | Territory of Orleans |
| 19 |  Indiana | December 11, 1816 (admitted) | Indiana Territory |
| 20 |  Mississippi | December 10, 1817[15] (admitted) | Mississippi Territory |
| 21 |  Illinois | December 3, 1818[16] (admitted) | Illinois Territory (part) |
| 22 |  Alabama | December 14, 1820[17] (admitted) | Alabama Territory |
| 23 |  Maine | March 15, 1820[18] (admitted) | Massachusetts (District of Maine[c]) |
| 24 |  Missouri | August 10, 1821[19] (admitted) | Missouri Territory (part) |
| 25 |  Arkansas | June 15, 1836[20] (admitted) | Arkansas Territory |
| 26 |  Michigan | January 26, 1837[21] (admitted) | Michigan Territory |
| 27 |  Florida | March 3, 1845 (admitted) | Florida Territory |
| 28 |  Texas | December 29, 1845 (admitted) | Republic of Texas |
| 29 |  Iowa | December 28, 1846 (admitted) | Iowa Territory (part) |
| 30 |  Wisconsin | May 29, 1848[22] (admitted) | Wisconsin Territory (part) |
| 31 |  California | September 9, 1850[23] (admitted) | California Republic (part) |
| 32 |  Minnesota | May 11, 1858[24] (admitted) | Minnesota Territory (part) |
| 33 |  Oregon | February 14, 1859 (admitted) | Oregon Territory (part) |
| 34 |  Kansas | January 29, 1861[25] (admitted) | Kansas Territory (part) |
| 35 |  West Virginia | June 20, 1863[26] (admitted) | Virginia (Trans-Allegheny region counties[d]) |
| 36 |  Nevada | October 31, 1864 (admitted) | Nevada Territory |
| 37 |  Nebraska | March 1, 1867 (admitted) | Nebraska Territory |
| 38 |  Colorado | August 1, 1876[29] (admitted) | Colorado Territory |
| 39[e] |  North Dakota | November 2, 1889[31][f] (admitted) | Dakota Territory (part) |
| 40 |  South Dakota | November 2, 1889[31][f] (admitted) | Dakota Territory (part) |
| 41 |  Montana | November 8, 1889[32] (admitted) | Montana Territory |
| 42 |  Washington | November 11, 1889[33] (admitted) | Washington Territory |
| 43 |  Idaho | July 3, 1890 (admitted) | Idaho Territory |
| 44 |  Wyoming | July 10, 1890 (admitted) | Wyoming Territory |
| 45 |  Utah | January 4, 1896[34] (admitted) | Utah Territories |
| 46 |  Oklahoma | November 16, 1907[35] (admitted) | Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory |
| 47 |  New Mexico | January 27, 1912 (admitted) | New Mexico Territory |
| 48 |  Arizona | February 14, 1912 (admitted) | Arizona Territory |
| 49 |  Alaska | January 3, 1959 (admitted) | Territory of Alaska |
| 50 |  Hawaii | August 21, 1959 (admitted) | Kingdom of Hawaii |
Notes
References
Sources
- 50 State Quarter Program Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine from the United States Mint (including dates of statehood) [Retrieved: 22 October 2016]
- Dates of statehood, via 50states.com (includes notes, retrieved 19 January 2006)
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