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.) {| border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 align=left\n!No!!State!!Admission*!!Preceding Entity\n|-\n|1\n|Delaware\n|July 4, 1776
December 7, 1787\n|Delaware Colony,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|2\n|Pennsylvania\n|July 4, 1776
December 12, 1787\n|Province of Pennsylvania,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|3\n|New Jersey\n|July 4, 1776
December 18, 1787\n|Province of New Jersey,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|4\n|Georgia\n|July 4, 1776
January 2, 1788\n|Province of Georgia,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|5\n|Connecticut\n|July 4, 1776
January 9, 1788\n|Connecticut Colony,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|6\n|Massachusetts\n|July 4, 1776
February 6, 1788\n|Province of Massachusetts Bay,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|7\n|Maryland\n|July 4, 1776
April 28, 1788\n|Province of Maryland,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|8\n|South Carolina\n|July 4, 1776
May 23, 1788\n|Province of South Carolina,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|9\n|New Hampshire\n|July 4, 1776
June 21, 1788\n|Province of New Hampshire,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|10\n|Virginia\n|July 4, 1776
June 25, 1788\n|Virginia Colony,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|11\n|New York\n|July 4, 1776
July 26, 1788\n|Province of New York,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|12\n|North Carolina\n|July 4, 1776
November 21, 1789\n|Province of North Carolina,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|13\n|Rhode Island\n|July 4, 1776
May 29, 1790\n|Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
then sovereign state in Confederation\n|-\n|14\n|Vermont\n|March 4, 1791\n|Province of New York, Vermont Republic\n|-\n|15\n|Kentucky\n|June 1, 1792\n|Virginia\n|-\n|16\n|Tennessee\n|June 1, 1796\n|North Carolina\n|-\n|17\n|Ohio\n|March 1, 1803\n|Northwest Territory\n|-\n|18\n|Louisiana\n|April 30, 1812\n|Louisiana Territory\n|-\n|19\n|Indiana\n|December 11, 1816\n|Indiana Territory\n|-\n|20\n|Mississippi\n|December 10, 1817\n|Mississippi Territory\n|-\n|21\n|Illinois\n|December 3, 1818\n|Illinois Territory\n|-\n|22\n|Alabama\n|December 14, 1819\n|Alabama Territory\n|-\n|23\n|Maine\n|March 15, 1820\n|Massachusetts\n|-\n|24\n|Missouri\n|August 10, 1821\n|Missouri Territory\n|-\n|25\n|Arkansas\n|June 15, 1836\n|Arkansas Territory\n|-\n|26\n|Michigan\n|January 26, 1837\n|Michigan Territory\n|-\n|27\n|Florida\n|March 3, 1845\n|Florida Territory\n|-\n|28\n|Texas\n|December 29, 1845\n|Republic of Texas\n|-\n|29\n|Iowa\n|December 28, 1846\n|Iowa Territory\n|-\n|30\n|Wisconsin\n|May 29, 1848\n|Wisconsin Territory\n|-\n|31\n|California\n|September 9, 1850\n|Mexican Cession\n|-\n|32\n|Minnesota\n|May 11, 1858\n|Minnesota Territory\n|-\n|33\n|Oregon\n|February 14, 1859\n|Oregon Territory\n|-\n|34\n|Kansas\n|January 29, 1861\n|Kansas Territory\n|-\n|35\n|West Virginia\n|June 20, 1863\n|Virginia\n|-\n|36\n|Nevada\n|October 31, 1864\n|Nevada Territory\n|-\n|37\n|Nebraska\n|March 1, 1867\n|Nebraska Territory\n|-\n|38\n|Colorado\n|August 1, 1876\n|Colorado Territory\n|-\n|39/40\n|South Dakota\n|November 2, 1889\n|Dakota Territory\n|-\n|39/40\n|North Dakota\n|November 2, 1889\n|Dakota Territory\n|-\n|41\n|Montana\n|November 8, 1889\n|Montana Territory\n|-\n|42\n|Washington\n|November 11, 1889\n|Washington Territory\n|-\n|43\n|Idaho\n|July 3, 1890\n|Idaho Territory\n|-\n|44\n|Wyoming\n|July 10, 1890\n|Wyoming Territory\n|-\n|45\n|Utah\n|January 4, 1896\n|Utah Territory\n|-\n|46\n|Oklahoma\n|November 16, 1907\n|Oklahoma Territory\n|-\n|47\n|New Mexico\n|January 6, 1912\n|New Mexico Territory\n|-\n|48\n|Arizona\n|February 14, 1912\n|Arizona Territory\n|-\n|49\n|Alaska\n|January 3, 1959\n|Alaska Territory\n|-\n|50\n|Hawaii\n|August 21, 1959\n|Hawaii_Territory\n|-\n|} \n* by date of statehood