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Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
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
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| 1
| Delaware
| July 4, 1776
December 7, 1787
| Delaware Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 2
| Pennsylvania
| July 4, 1776
December 12, 1787
| Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 3
| New Jersey
| July 4, 1776
December 18, 1787
| Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 4
| Georgia
| July 4, 1776
January 2, 1788
| Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 5
| Connecticut
| July 4, 1776
January 9, 1788
| Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 6
| Massachusetts
| July 4, 1776
February 6, 1788
| Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 7
| Maryland
| July 4, 1776
April 28, 1788
| Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 8
| South Carolina
| July 4, 1776
May 23, 1788
| Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 9
| New Hampshire
| July 4, 1776
June 21, 1788
| Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 10
| Virginia
| July 4, 1776
June 25, 1788
| Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 11
| New York
| July 4, 1776
July 26, 1788
| Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 12
| North Carolina
| July 4, 1776
November 21, 1789
| Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 13
| Rhode Island
| July 4, 1776
May 29, 1790
| Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state in Confederation
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| 14
| Vermont
| March 4, 1791
| Province of New York, Vermont Republic
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| 15
| Kentucky
| June 1, 1792
| Virginia
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| 16
| Tennessee
| June 1, 1796
| North Carolina
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| 17
| Ohio
| March 1, 1803
| Northwest Territory The date of admission was declared retroactively on August 7, 1953.
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| 18
| Louisiana
| April 30, 1812
| Louisiana Territory
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| 19
| Indiana
| December 11, 1816
| Indiana Territory
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| 20
| Mississippi
| December 10, 1817
| Mississippi Territory
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| 21
| Illinois
| December 3, 1818
| Illinois Territory
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| 22
| Alabama
| December 14, 1819
| Alabama Territory
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| 23
| Maine
| March 15, 1820
| Massachusetts
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| 24
| Missouri
| August 10, 1821
| Missouri Territory
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| 25
| Arkansas
| June 15, 1836
| Arkansas Territory
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| 26
| Michigan
| January 26, 1837
| Michigan Territory Michigan adopted a state constitution and elected state officials in 1835, but did not enter the Union until 1837.
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| 27
| Florida
| March 3, 1845
| Florida Territory
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| 28
| Texas
| December 29, 1845
| Republic of Texas
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| 29
| Iowa
| December 28, 1846
| Iowa Territory
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| 30
| Wisconsin
| May 29, 1848
| Wisconsin Territory
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| 31
| California
| September 9, 1850
| Mexican Cession
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| 32
| Minnesota
| May 11, 1858
| Minnesota Territory
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| 33
| Oregon
| February 14, 1859
| Oregon Territory
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| 34
| Kansas
| January 29, 1861
| Kansas Territory
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| 35
| West Virginia
| June 20, 1863
| Virginia
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| 36
| Nevada
| October 31, 1864
| Nevada Territory
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| 37
| Nebraska
| March 1, 1867
| Nebraska Territory
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| 38
| Colorado
| August 1, 1876
| Colorado Territory
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| 39/40
| South Dakota
| November 2, 1889
| Dakota Territory
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| 39/40
| North Dakota
| November 2, 1889
| Dakota Territory
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| 41
| Montana
| November 8, 1889
| Montana Territory
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| 42
| Washington
| November 11, 1889
| Washington Territory
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| 43
| Idaho
| July 3, 1890
| Idaho Territory
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| 44
| Wyoming
| July 10, 1890
| Wyoming Territory
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| 45
| Utah
| January 4, 1896
| Utah Territory
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| 46
| Oklahoma
| November 16, 1907
| Oklahoma Territory
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| 47
| New Mexico
| January 6, 1912
| New Mexico Territory
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| 48
| Arizona
| February 14, 1912
| Arizona Territory
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| 49
| Alaska
| January 3, 1959
| Alaska Territory
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| 50
| Hawaii
| August 21, 1959
| Hawaii Territory
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