State |
Ratification
or Admission |
Preceding
Entity |
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July 4, 1776 |
Lower Counties on Delaware |
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Delaware |
December 7, 1787 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Province of Pennsylvania |
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Pennsylvania |
December 12, 1787 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Province of New Jersey |
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New Jersey |
December 7, 1787 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Province of Georgia |
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Georgia |
January 2, 1788 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Connecticut Colony |
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Connecticut |
January 9, 1788 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Province of Massachusetts Bay |
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Massachusetts |
February 6, 1788 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Province of Maryland |
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Maryland |
April 28, 1788 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Province of South Carolina |
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South Carolina |
May 23, 1788 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Province of New Hampshire |
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New Hampshire |
June 21, 1788 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Virginia Colony |
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Virginia |
June 25, 1788 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Province of New York |
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New York |
July 26, 1788 |
Sovereign state in Confederation |
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July 4, 1776 |
Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in
Confederation |
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North Carolina |
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July 4, 1776 |
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then
sovereign state in Confederation |
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Rhode Island |
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Vermont |
March 4, 1791 |
Province of New York, Vermont Republic |
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Kentucky |
June 1, 1792 |
Virginia |
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Tennessee |
June 1, 1796 |
North Carolina, then Southwest Territory |
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Ohio |
March 1, 1803 |
Northwest Territory |
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Louisiana |
April 30, 1812 |
Orleans Territory |
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Indiana |
December 11, 1816 |
Indiana Territory |
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Mississippi |
December 10, 1817 |
Mississippi Territory |
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Illinois |
December 3, 1818 |
Illinois Territory |
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Alabama |
December 14, 1819 |
Alabama Territory |
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Maine |
March 15, 1820 |
Massachusetts |
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Missouri |
August 10, 1821 |
Missouri Territory |
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Arkansas |
June 15, 1836 |
Arkansas Territory |
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Michigan |
January 26, 1837 |
Michigan Territory |
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Florida |
March 3, 1845 |
Florida Territory |
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Texas |
December 29, 1845 |
Republic of Texas |
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Iowa |
December 28, 1846 |
Iowa Territory |
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Wisconsin |
May 29, 1848 |
Wisconsin Territory |
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California |
September 9, 1850 |
Mexican Cession |
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Minnesota |
May 11, 1858 |
Minnesota Territory |
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Oregon |
February 14, 1859 |
Oregon Territory |
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Kansas |
January 29, 1861 |
Kansas Territory |
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West Virginia |
June 20, 1863 |
Virginia |
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Nevada |
October 31, 1864 |
Nevada Territory |
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Nebraska |
March 1, 1867 |
Nebraska Territory |
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Colorado |
August 1, 1876 |
Colorado Territory |
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North Dakota |
November 2, 1889 |
Dakota Territory |
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South Dakota |
November 2, 1889 |
Dakota Territory |
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Montana |
November 8, 1889 |
Montana Territory |
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Washington |
November 11, 1889 |
Washington Territory |
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Idaho |
July 3, 1890 |
Idaho Territory |
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Wyoming |
July 10, 1890 |
Wyoming Territory |
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Utah |
January 4, 1896 |
Utah Territory |
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Oklahoma |
Novemeber 16, 1907 |
Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory |
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New Mexico |
January 6, 1912 |
New Mexico Territory |
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Arizona |
February 14, 1912 |
Arizona Territory |
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Alaska |
January 3, 1959 |
Alaska Territory |
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Hawaii |
August 21, 1959 |
Hawaii Territory |
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