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List of U.S. states by date of statehood

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	Ratification or Admission*	Preceding Entity
1	Delaware	July 4, 1776 December 7, 1787	Delaware Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
2	Pennsylvania	July 4, 1776 December 12, 1787	Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation
3	New Jersey	July 4, 1776 December 18, 1787	Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Confederation
4	Georgia	July 4, 1776 January 2, 1788	Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation
5	Connecticut	July 4, 1776 January 9, 1788	Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
6	Massachusetts	July 4, 1776 February 6, 1788	Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation
7	Maryland	July 4, 1776 April 28, 1788	Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation
8	South Carolina	July 4, 1776 May 23, 1788	Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
9	New Hampshire	July 4, 1776 June 21, 1788	Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation
10	Virginia	July 4, 1776 June 25, 1788	Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
11	New York	July 4, 1776 July 26, 1788	Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation
12	North Carolina	July 4, 1776 November 21, 1789	Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
13	Rhode Island	July 4, 1776 May 29, 1790	Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state in 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

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