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Further information on each U.S. state: List of states and territories of the United States
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The 50 U.S. states, in alphabetical order,
along with each state's flag:
State information by Population size.
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Rank in
the Fifty States 2016
|
Rank in
all States and Territories 2010
|
Flag
|
Map
|
State or Territory
|
Population
est July 1 2016
|
Census
pop 4 1 2010
|
Total
Seats in the House of Rep 2013-2023
|
Est pop
per house seat 2016
|
Census
pop. per House seat 2010
|
Percent
of total U.S. pop., 2016
|
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7000100000000000000♠1
|
7000100000000000000♠1
|
|
|
California
|
39,250,017
|
37,252,895
|
7001530000000000000♠53
|
738,581
|
702,905
|
12.15%
|
|
7000200000000000000♠2
|
7000200000000000000♠2
|
|
|
Texas
|
27,862,596
|
25,146,105
|
7001360000000000000♠36
|
763,031
|
698,487
|
8.62%
|
|
7000300000000000000♠3
|
7000400000000000000♠4
|
|
|
Florida
|
20,612,439
|
18,804,623
|
7001270000000000000♠27
|
750,788
|
696,345
|
6.38%
|
|
7000400000000000000♠4
|
7000300000000000000♠3
|
|
|
New York
|
19,745,289
|
19,378,087
|
7001270000000000000♠27
|
733,177
|
717,707
|
6.11%
|
|
7000500000000000000♠5
|
7000500000000000000♠5
|
|
|
Illinois
|
12,801,539
|
12,831,549
|
7001180000000000000♠18
|
714,444
|
712,813
|
3.96%
|
|
7000600000000000000♠6
|
7000600000000000000♠6
|
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
12,784,227
|
12,702,887
|
7001180000000000000♠18
|
711,250
|
705,688
|
3.96%
|
|
7000700000000000000♠7
|
7000700000000000000♠7
|
|
|
Ohio
|
11,614,373
|
11,536,725
|
7001160000000000000♠16
|
725,839
|
721,032
|
3.59%
|
|
7000800000000000000♠8
|
7000900000000000000♠9
|
|
|
Georgia
|
10,310,371
|
9,688,681
|
7001140000000000000♠14
|
729,633
|
691,975
|
3.19%
|
|
7000900000000000000♠9
|
7001100000000000000♠10
|
|
|
North Carolina
|
10,146,788
|
9,535,692
|
7001130000000000000♠13
|
772,523
|
733,498
|
3.14%
|
|
7001100000000000000♠10
|
7000800000000000000♠8
|
|
|
Michigan
|
9,928,300
|
9,884,129
|
7001140000000000000♠14
|
708,755
|
705,974
|
3.07%
|
|
7001110000000000000♠11
|
7001110000000000000♠11
|
|
|
New Jersey
|
8,944,469
|
8,791,936
|
7001120000000000000♠12
|
746,501
|
732,658
|
2.77%
|
|
7001120000000000000♠12
|
7001120000000000000♠12
|
|
|
Virginia
|
8,411,808
|
8,001,045
|
7001110000000000000♠11
|
762,090
|
727,366
|
2.60%
|
|
7001130000000000000♠13
|
7001130000000000000♠13
|
|
|
Washington
|
7,288,000
|
6,724,543
|
7001100000000000000♠10
|
717,035
|
672,454
|
2.26%
|
|
7001140000000000000♠14
|
7001160000000000000♠16
|
|
|
Arizona
|
6,931,071
|
6,392,307
|
7000900000000000000♠9
|
758,674
|
710,224
|
2.15%
|
|
7001150000000000000♠15
|
7001140000000000000♠14
|
|
|
Massachusetts
|
6,811,779
|
6,547,817
|
7000900000000000000♠9
|
754,936
|
727,514
|
2.11%
|
|
7001160000000000000♠16
|
7001170000000000000♠17
|
|
|
Tennessee
|
6,651,194
|
6,346,275
|
7000900000000000000♠9
|
733,367
|
705,123
|
2.06%
|
|
7001170000000000000♠17
|
7001150000000000000♠15
|
|
|
Indiana
|
6,633,053
|
6,484,229
|
7000900000000000000♠9
|
735,520
|
720,422
|
2.05%
|
|
7001180000000000000♠18
|
7001180000000000000♠18
|
|
|
Missouri
|
6,093,000
|
5,988,927
|
7000800000000000000♠8
|
760,459
|
748,615
|
1.89%
|
|
7001190000000000000♠19
|
7001190000000000000♠19
|
|
|
Maryland
|
6,016,447
|
5,773,785
|
7000800000000000000♠8
|
750,800
|
721,694
|
1.86%
|
|
7001200000000000000♠20
|
7001200000000000000♠20
|
|
|
Wisconsin
|
5,778,708
|
5,687,289
|
7000800000000000000♠8
|
721,417
|
710,873
|
1.79%
|
|
7001210000000000000♠21
|
7001220000000000000♠22
|
|
|
Colorado
|
5,540,545
|
5,029,324
|
7000700000000000000♠7
|
779,511
|
720,704
|
1.72%
|
|
7001220000000000000♠22
|
7001210000000000000♠21
|
|
|
Minnesota
|
5,519,952
|
5,303,925
|
7000800000000000000♠8
|
686,199
|
662,991
|
1.71%
|
|
7001230000000000000♠23
|
7001240000000000000♠24
|
|
|
South Carolina
|
4,961,119
|
4,625,401
|
7000700000000000000♠7
|
699,449
|
660,766
|
1.54%
|
|
7001240000000000000♠24
|
7001230000000000000♠23
|
|
|
Alabama
|
4,863,300
|
4,780,127
|
7000700000000000000♠7
|
694,140
|
682,819
|
1.51%
|
|
7001250000000000000♠25
|
7001250000000000000♠25
|
|
|
Louisiana
|
4,681,666
|
4,533,479
|
7000600000000000000♠6
|
778,454
|
755,562
|
1.45%
|
|
7001260000000000000♠26
|
7001260000000000000♠26
|
|
|
Kentucky
|
4,436,974
|
4,339,349
|
7000600000000000000♠6
|
737,515
|
723,228
|
1.37%
|
|
7001270000000000000♠27
|
7001270000000000000♠27
|
|
|
Oregon
|
4,093,465
|
3,831,073
|
7000500000000000000♠5
|
805,795
|
766,215
|
1.27%
|
|
7001280000000000000♠28
|
7001280000000000000♠28
|
|
|
Oklahoma*
|
3,923,561
|
3,751,616
|
7000500000000000000♠5
|
782,268
|
750,270
|
1.21%
|
|
7001290000000000000♠29
|
7001300000000000000♠30
|
|
|
Connecticut
|
3,576,452
|
3,574,118
|
7000500000000000000♠5
|
718,177
|
714,819
|
1.11%
|
|
7001710000000000000♠ —
|
7001290000000000000♠29
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
3,411,307
|
3,726,157
|
1
(non-voting)
|
—
|
—
|
1.06%
|
|
7001300000000000000♠30
|
7001310000000000000♠31
|
|
|
Iowa
|
3,134,693
|
3,046,869
|
7000400000000000000♠4
|
780,975
|
761,589
|
0.97%
|
|
7001310000000000000♠31
|
7001350000000000000♠35
|
|
|
Utah
|
3,051,217
|
2,763,888
|
7000400000000000000♠4
|
748,083
|
690,221
|
0.94%
|
|
7001320000000000000♠32
|
7001320000000000000♠32
|
|
|
Mississippi
|
2,988,726
|
2,968,103
|
7000400000000000000♠4
|
748,083
|
741,824
|
0.93%
|
|
7001330000000000000♠33
|
7001330000000000000♠33
|
|
|
Arkansas
|
2,988,248
|
2,915,958
|
7000400000000000000♠4
|
744,551
|
728,980
|
0.93%
|
|
7001340000000000000♠34
|
7001360000000000000♠36
|
|
|
Nevada
|
2,940,058
|
2,700,691
|
7000400000000000000♠4
|
722,711
|
675,110
|
0.91%
|
|
7001350000000000000♠35
|
7001340000000000000♠34
|
|
|
Kansas
|
2,907,289
|
2,853,132
|
7000400000000000000♠4
|
727,910
|
713,280
|
0.90%
|
|
7001360000000000000♠36
|
7001370000000000000♠37
|
|
|
New Mexico
|
2,081,015
|
2,059,192
|
7000300000000000000♠3
|
695,036
|
686,393
|
0.64%
|
|
7001370000000000000♠37
|
7001390000000000000♠39
|
|
|
Nebraska
|
1,907,116
|
1,826,341
|
7000300000000000000♠3
|
632,063
|
608,780
|
0.59%
|
|
7001380000000000000♠38
|
7001380000000000000♠38
|
|
|
West Virginia
|
1,831,102
|
1,853,011
|
7000300000000000000♠3
|
614,709
|
617,665
|
0.57%
|
|
7001390000000000000♠39
|
7001400000000000000♠40
|
|
|
Idaho
|
1,683,140
|
1,567,652
|
7000200000000000000♠2
|
827,465
|
783,791
|
0.52%
|
|
7001400000000000000♠40
|
7001410000000000000♠41
|
|
|
Hawaii
|
1,428,557
|
1,360,301
|
7000200000000000000♠2
|
715,802
|
680,151
|
0.44%
|
|
7001410000000000000♠41
|
7001430000000000000♠43
|
|
|
New Hampshire
|
1,334,795
|
1,316,466
|
7000200000000000000♠2
|
665,304
|
658,235
|
0.41%
|
|
7001420000000000000♠42
|
7001420000000000000♠42
|
|
|
Maine
|
1,331,479
|
1,328,361
|
7000200000000000000♠2
|
664,664
|
664,181
|
0.41%
|
|
7001430000000000000♠43
|
7001440000000000000♠44
|
|
|
Rhode Island
|
1,056,426
|
1,052,931
|
7000200000000000000♠2
|
528,149
|
526,284
|
0.33%
|
|
7001440000000000000♠44
|
7001450000000000000♠45
|
|
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Montana
|
1,042,520
|
989,417
|
7000100000000000000♠1
|
1,032,949
|
989,415
|
0.32%
|
|
7001450000000000000♠45
|
7001460000000000000♠46
|
|
|
Delaware
|
952,065
|
897,936
|
7000100000000000000♠1
|
952,065
|
897,934
|
0.30%
|
|
7001460000000000000♠46
|
7001470000000000000♠47
|
|
|
South Dakota
|
865,454
|
814,191
|
7000100000000000000♠1
|
858,469
|
814,180
|
0.27%
|
|
7001470000000000000♠47
|
7001490000000000000♠49
|
|
|
South North
|
757,952
|
672,591
|
7000100000000000000♠1
|
756,927
|
672,591
|
0.24%
|
|
7001480000000000000♠48
|
7001480000000000000♠48
|
|
|
Alaska
|
741,894
|
710,249
|
7000100000000000000♠1
|
741,894
|
710,231
|
0.23%
|
|
7001610000000000000♠—
|
7001510000000000000♠51
|
|
|
District of Columbia
|
681,170
|
601,767
|
1
(non-voting)
|
—
|
—
|
0.21%
|
|
7001490000000000000♠49
|
7001500000000000000♠50
|
|
|
Vermont
|
624,594
|
625,745
|
7000100000000000000♠1
|
626,042
|
625,741
|
0.19%
|
|
7001500000000000000♠50
|
7001520000000000000♠52
|
|
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Wyoming
|
585,501
|
563,767
|
7000100000000000000♠1
|
586,107
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563,626
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0.18%
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Admitted into the Union
List of U.S. states
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1
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 Delaware
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000000001787-12-07-0000December 7, 1787[8]
(ratified)
|
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Crown
Colony of Delaware[b]
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2
|
zz
|
zz
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zz
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 Pennsylvania
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000000001787-12-12-0000December 12, 1787[10]
(ratified)
|
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Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
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|
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3
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zz
|
zz
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zz
|
 New Jersey
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000000001787-12-18-0000December 18, 1787[11]
(ratified)
|
|
Crown Colony of New Jersey
|
|
|
4
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Georgia
|
000000001788-01-02-0000January 2, 1788[8]
(ratified)
|
|
Crown Colony of Georgia
|
|
|
5
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
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 Connecticut
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000000001788-01-09-0000January 9, 1788[12]
(ratified)
|
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Crown Colony of Connecticut
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|
|
6
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zz
|
zz
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zz
|
 Massachusetts
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000000001788-02-06-0000February 6, 1788[8]
(ratified)
|
|
Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
|
|
|
7
|
zz
|
zz
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zz
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 Maryland
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000000001788-04-28-0000April 28, 1788[8]
(ratified)
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Crown Colony of Maryland
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8
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 South
Carolina
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000000001788-05-23-0000May 23, 1788[8]
(ratified)
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Crown Colony of South Carolina
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|
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9
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 New
Hampshire
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000000001788-06-21-0000June 21, 1788[8]
(ratified)
|
|
Crown Colony of New Hampshire
|
|
|
10
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 Virginia
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000000001788-06-25-0000June 25, 1788[8]
(ratified)
|
|
Crown Colony of Virginia
|
|
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11
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 New York
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000000001788-07-26-0000July 26, 1788[13]
(ratified)
|
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Crown Colony of New York
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|
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12
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 North
Carolina
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000000001789-11-21-0000November 21, 1789[14]
(ratified)
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Crown Colony of North Carolina
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13
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 Rhode Island
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000000001790-05-29-0000May 29, 1790[8]
(ratified)
|
|
Crown Colony of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
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|
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14
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 Vermont
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000000001791-03-04-0000March 4, 1791[15]
(admitted)
|
|
Vermont !Vermont Republic[c]
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|
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15
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 Kentucky
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000000001792-06-01-0000June 1, 1792[16]
(admitted)
|
|
Virginia (District of Kentucky: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties[d])
|
|
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16
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 Tennessee
|
000000001796-06-01-0000June 1, 1796[18]
(admitted)
|
|
Southwest Territory
|
|
|
17
|
zz
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zz
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zz
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 Ohio
|
000000001803-03-01-0000March 1, 1803[19][e]
(admitted)
|
|
Northwest Territory (part)
|
|
|
18
|
zz
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zz
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zz
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 Louisiana
|
000000001812-04-30-0000April 30, 1812[21]
(admitted)
|
|
Orleans !Territory of Orleans
|
|
|
19
|
zz
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zz
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zz
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 Indiana
|
000000001816-12-11-0000December 11, 1816
(admitted)
|
|
Indiana Territory
|
|
|
20
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Mississippi
|
000000001817-12-10-0000December 10, 1817[22]
(admitted)
|
|
Mississippi Territory
|
|
|
21
|
zz
|
zz
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zz
|
 Illinois
|
000000001818-12-03-0000December 3, 1818[23]
(admitted)
|
|
Illinois Territory (part)
|
|
|
22
|
zz
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zz
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zz
|
 Alabama
|
000000001819-12-14-0000December 14, 1819[24]
(admitted)
|
|
Alabama Territory
|
|
|
23
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zz
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zz
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zz
|
 Maine
|
000000001820-03-15-0000March 15, 1820[25]
(admitted)
|
|
Massachusetts (District of Maine[f])
|
|
|
24
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Missouri
|
000000001821-08-10-0000August 10, 1821[26]
(admitted)
|
|
Missouri Territory (part)
|
|
|
25
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Arkansas
|
000000001836-06-15-0000June 15, 1836[27]
(admitted)
|
|
Arkansas Territory
|
|
|
26
|
zz
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zz
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zz
|
 Michigan
|
000000001837-01-26-0000January 26, 1837[28]
(admitted)
|
|
Michigan Territory
|
|
|
27
|
zz
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zz
|
zz
|
 Florida
|
000000001845-03-03-0000March 3, 1845
(admitted)
|
|
Florida Territory
|
|
|
28
|
zz
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zz
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zz
|
 Texas
|
000000001845-12-29-0000December 29, 1845
(admitted)
|
|
Texas !Republic of Texas
|
|
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29
|
zz
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zz
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zz
|
 Iowa
|
000000001846-12-28-0000December 28, 1846
(admitted)
|
|
Iowa
Territory (part)
|
|
|
30
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Wisconsin
|
000000001848-05-29-0000May 29, 1848[29]
(admitted)
|
|
Wisconsin Territory (part)
|
|
|
31
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 California
|
000000001850-09-09-0000September 9, 1850[30]
(admitted)
|
|
Unorganized !unorganized
territory (part)
|
|
|
32
|
zz
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zz
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zz
|
 Minnesota
|
000000001858-05-11-0000May 11, 1858[31]
(admitted)
|
|
Minnesota Territory (part)
|
|
|
33
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Oregon
|
000000001859-02-14-0000February 14, 1859
(admitted)
|
|
Oregon Territory (part)
|
|
|
34
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Kansas
|
000000001861-01-29-0000January 29, 1861[32]
(admitted)
|
|
Kansas Territory (part)
|
|
|
35
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 West
Virginia
|
000000001863-06-20-0000June 20, 1863[33]
(admitted)
|
|
Virginia (Trans-Allegheny region counties[g])
|
|
|
36
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Nevada
|
000000001864-10-31-0000October 31, 1864
(admitted)
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Nevada Territory
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37
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zz
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zz
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zz
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 Nebraska
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000000001867-03-01-0000March 1, 1867
(admitted)
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Nebraska Territory
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|
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38
|
zz
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zz
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zz
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 Colorado
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000000001876-08-01-0000August 1, 1876[36]
(admitted)
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Colorado Territory
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|
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39[h]
|
zz
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zz
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zz
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 North
Dakota
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000000001889-11-02-0000November 2, 1889[38][i]
(admitted)
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Dakota Territory (part)
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40
|
zz
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zz
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zz
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 South Dakota
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000000001889-11-02-0000November 2, 1889[38][i]
(admitted)
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Dakota Territory (part)
|
|
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41
|
zz
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zz
|
zz
|
 Montana
|
000000001889-11-08-0000November 8, 1889[39]
(admitted)
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Montana Territory
|
|
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42
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Washington
|
000000001889-11-11-0000November 11, 1889[40]
(admitted)
|
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Washington Territory
|
|
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43
|
zz
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zz
|
zz
|
 Idaho
|
000000001890-07-03-0000July 3, 1890
(admitted)
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Idaho
Territory
|
|
|
44
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Wyoming
|
000000001890-07-10-0000July 10, 1890
(admitted)
|
|
Wyoming Territory
|
|
|
45
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Utah
|
000000001896-01-04-0000January 4, 1896[41]
(admitted)
|
|
Utah
Territory
|
|
|
46
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Oklahoma
|
000000001907-11-16-0000November 16, 1907[42]
(admitted)
|
|
Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory
|
|
|
47
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 New Mexico
|
000000001912-01-06-0000January 6, 1912
(admitted)
|
|
New Mexico Territory
|
|
|
48
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Arizona
|
000000001912-02-14-0000February 14, 1912
(admitted)
|
|
Arizona Territory
|
|
|
49
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Alaska
|
000000001959-01-03-0000January 3, 1959
(admitted)
|
|
Alaska !Territory of Alaska
|
|
|
50
|
zz
|
zz
|
zz
|
 Hawaii
|
000000001959-08-21-0000August 21, 1959
(admitted)
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|
Hawaii !Territory of Hawaii
|
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