AErdology America States Counts
List of U.S. states and their order to statehood.
Confederate States of America
Years since fixed point 122 years.
R and W letters.
Combined with the year of the USA 242
N and U characters.
Number in Sequence
State
Date (admitted or ratified)
Formed from
Number 1
Delaware
December 7 1787 (ratified)
Crown Colony of Delaware[a]
Number 2
Pennsylvania
December 12 1787[3] (ratified)
Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
Number 3
New Jersey
December 18 1787[4] (ratified)
Crown Colony of New Jersey
Number 4
Georgia
January 2 1788[5] (ratified)
Crown Colony of Georgia
Confederacy Georgia
Number 5
Connecticut
January 9 1788[6] (ratified)
Crown Colony of Connecticut
Number 6
Massachusetts
February 6 1788[5] (ratified)
Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Number 7
Maryland
April 28 1788[5] (ratified)
Crown Colony of Maryland
Number 8
South Carolina
May 23 1788[5] (ratified)
Crown Colony of South Carolina
Confederacy South Carolina
Number 9
New Hampshire
June 21 1788[5] (ratified)
Crown Colony of New Hampshire
Number 10
Virginia
June 25 1788[5] (ratified)
Crown Colony of Virginia
Confederacy Virginia
Number 11
New York
June 26 1788[7] (ratified)
Crown Colony of New York
Number 12
North Carolina
November 21 1789[8] (ratified)
Crown Colony of North Carolina
Confederacy North Carolina
Number 13
Rhode Island
May 29 1790[5] (ratified)
Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Number 14
Vermont
March 4 1791[9] (admitted)
Vermont Republic[b]
Number 15
Kentucky
June 1 1792[10] (admitted)
Virginia (District of Kentucky: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties[c])
Confederacy Kentucky
Number 16
Tennessee
June 1 1796[12] (admitted)
Southwest Territory
Confederacy Tennessee
Number 17
Ohio
March 1 1803[13][d] (admitted)
Northwest Territory (part) Part of New Britain which stretched from Montreal to New Orleans.
Confederacy Ohio
Number 18
Louisiana
April 30 1812[15] (admitted)
Territory of Orleans which used to be Part of New France its Royal Capital was Manitou Springs in what is now Old Colorado City
Confederacy Louisiana
Number 19
Indiana
December 11 1816 (admitted)
Indiana Territory
Number 20
Mississippi
December 10 1817[16] (admitted)
Mississippi Territory
Number 21
Illinois
December 3 1818[17] (admitted)
Illinois Territory (part)
Number 22
Alabama
December 14 1819[18] (admitted)
Alabama Territory
Confederacy Alabama
Number 23
Maine
March 15 1820[19] (admitted)
Massachusetts (District of Maine[e])
Number 24
Missouri
August 10 1821[20] (admitted)
Missouri Territory (part)
Number 25
Arkansas
June 15 1836[21] (admitted)
Arkansas Territory
Confederacy Arkansas
Number 26
Michigan
January 26 1837[22] (admitted)
Michigan Territory
Number 27
Florida
March 3 1845 (admitted)
Florida Territory
Number 28
Texas
December 29 1845 (admitted)
Republic of Texas
Confederacy Texas
Number 29
Iowa
December 28 1846 (admitted)
Iowa Territory (part)
Number 30
Wisconsin
May 29 1848[23] (admitted)
Wisconsin Territory (part)
Number 31
California
September 9 1850[24] (admitted)
unorganized territory (part)
Number 32
Minnesota
May 11 1858[25] (admitted)
Minnesota Territory (part)
Number 33
Oregon
February 14 1859 (admitted)
Oregon Territory (part)
Number 34
Kansas
January 29 1861[26] (admitted)
Kansas Territory (part)
First capital Old Colorado City
Number 35
West Virginia
June 20 1863[27] (admitted)
Virginia (Trans-Allegheny region counties[f])
Confederacy West Virginia
Number 36
Nevada
October 31 1864 (admitted)
Nevada Territory
Number 37
Nebraska
March 1 1867 (admitted)
Nebraska Territory
First capital Old Colorado City.
Number 38
Colorado
August 1 1876[30] (admitted)
Colorado Territory
Number 39
North Dakota
November 2 1889[32][h] (admitted)
Dakota Territory (part)
Number 40
South Dakota
Number 41
Montana
November 8 1889[33] (admitted)
Montana Territory
Number 42
Washington
November 11 1889[34] (admitted)
Washington Territory
Number 43
Idaho
July 3 1890 (admitted)
Idaho Territory
Number 44
Wyoming
July 10 1890 (admitted)
Wyoming Territory
Number 45
Utah
January 4 1896[35] (admitted)
Utah Territory
Number 46
Oklahoma
November 16 1907[36] (admitted)
Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory
Confederacy Oklahoma
Number 47
New Mexico
January 6 1912 (admitted)
New Mexico Territory
Confederacy New Mexico
Number 48
Arizona
February 14 1912 (admitted)
Arizona Territory
Number 49
Alaska
January 3 1959 (admitted)
Territory of Alaska
Number 50
Hawaii
August 21 1959 (admitted)
Territory of Hawaii
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