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.

# State Ratification‡ or Admission Preceding Entity
1 Image:Delaware state flag.png Delaware July 4, 1776 †
December 7, 1787 ‡ 		Lower Counties on Delaware, then sovereign state in Confederation
2 Image:Pennsylvania state flag.png Pennsylvania July 4, 1776 †
December 12, 1787 ‡ 		Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation
3 Image:New Jersey state flag.png New Jersey July 4, 1776 †
December 18, 1787 ‡ 		Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Confederation
4 Image:Georgia state flag.png Georgia July 4, 1776 †
January 2, 1788 ‡ 		Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation
5 Image:Connecticut state flag.png Connecticut July 4, 1776 †
January 9, 1788 ‡ 		Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
6 Image:Massachusetts state flag.png Massachusetts July 4, 1776 †
February 6, 1788 ‡ 		Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation
7 Image:Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland July 4, 1776 †
April 28, 1788 ‡ 		Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation
8 Image:Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina July 4, 1776 †
May 23, 1788 ‡ 		Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
9 Image:New Hampshire state flag.png New Hampshire July 4, 1776 †
June 21, 1788 ‡ 		Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation
10 Image:Virginia state flag.png Virginia July 4, 1776 †
June 25, 1788 ‡ 		Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
11 Image:New York state flag.png New York July 4, 1776 †
July 26, 1788 ‡ 		Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation
12 Image:North Carolina state flag.png North Carolina July 4, 1776 †
November 21, 1789 ‡ 		Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
13 Image:Rhode Island state flag.png Rhode Island July 4, 1776 †
May 29, 1790 ‡ 		Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state in Confederation
14 Image:Vermont state flag.png Vermont March 4, 1791 Province of New York, Vermont Republic
15 Image:Kentucky state flag.png Kentucky June 1, 1792 Virginia
16 Image:Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee June 1, 1796 North Carolina, then Southwest Territory
17 Image:Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio March 1, 1803 * Northwest Territory
18 Image:Louisiana state flag.png Louisiana April 30, 1812 Orleans Territory
19 Image:Indiana state flag.png Indiana December 11, 1816 Indiana Territory
20 Image:Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi December 10, 1817 Mississippi Territory
21 Image:Illinois state flag.png Illinois December 3, 1818 Illinois Territory
22 Image:Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama December 14, 1819 Alabama Territory
23 Image:Maine state flag.png Maine March 15, 1820 Massachusetts
24 Image:Missouri state flag.png Missouri August 10, 1821 Missouri Territory
25 Image:Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas June 15, 1836 Arkansas Territory
26 Image:Michigan state flag.png Michigan January 26, 1837 Michigan Territory
27 Image:Flag of Florida.svg Florida March 3, 1845 Florida Territory
28 Image:Flag of Texas.svg Texas December 29, 1845 Republic of Texas
29 Image:Iowa state flag.png Iowa December 28, 1846 Iowa Territory
30 Image:Wisconsin state flag.png Wisconsin May 29, 1848 Wisconsin Territory
31 Image:Flag of California.svg California September 9, 1850 Mexican Cession
32 Image:Minnesota state flag.png Minnesota May 11, 1858 Minnesota Territory
33 Image:Oregon state flag.png Oregon February 14, 1859 Oregon Territory
34 Image:Kansas state flag.png Kansas January 29, 1861 Kansas Territory
35 Image:West Virginia state flag.png West Virginia June 20, 1863 Virginia
36 Image:Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada October 31, 1864 Nevada Territory
37 Image:Nebraska state flag.png Nebraska March 1, 1867 Nebraska Territory
38 Image:Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado August 1, 1876 Colorado Territory
39/40 Image:North Dakota state flag.png North Dakota November 2, 1889 Dakota Territory
39/40 Image:South Dakota state flag.png South Dakota November 2, 1889 Dakota Territory
41 Image:Montana state flag.png Montana November 8, 1889 Montana Territory
42 Image:Washington state flag.png Washington November 11, 1889 Washington Territory
43 Image:Idaho state flag.png Idaho July 3, 1890 Idaho Territory
44 Image:Wyoming state flag.png Wyoming July 10, 1890 Wyoming Territory
45 Image:Utah state flag.png Utah January 4, 1896 Utah Territory
46 Image:Oklahoma state flag.png Oklahoma November 16, 1907 Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory
47 Image:New Mexico state flag.png New Mexico January 6, 1912 New Mexico Territory
48 Image:Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona February 14, 1912 Arizona Territory
49 Image:Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska January 3, 1959 Alaska Territory
50 Image:Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii August 21, 1959 Hawaii Territory
Notes 
† Declaration of Independence.
‡ Date ratified United States Constitution to join United States of America.
*The date of admission of Ohio (March 1, 1803) was declared retroactively on August 7, 1953.


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