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