# |
State |
Ratification‡ or Admission |
Preceding Entity |
1 |
Delaware |
July 4, 1776 †
December 7, 1787 ‡ |
Lower Counties on Delaware, 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, then Southwest Territory |
17 |
Ohio |
March 1, 1803 * |
Northwest Territory |
18 |
Louisiana |
April 30, 1812 |
Orleans 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 |
North Dakota |
November 2, 1889 |
Dakota Territory |
39/40 |
South 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 and Indian 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 |