| # | State | Ratification‡ or Admission | Preceding Entity
|
| 1
| Image:Delaware state flag.png Delaware
| July 4, 1776 †
December 7, 1787 ‡
| Lower Counties on Delaware, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 2
| Image:Pennsylvania state flag.png Pennsylvania
| July 4, 1776 †
December 12, 1787 ‡
| Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 3
| Image:New Jersey state flag.png New Jersey
| July 4, 1776 †
December 18, 1787 ‡
| Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 4
| Image:Georgia state flag.png Georgia
| July 4, 1776 †
January 2, 1788 ‡
| Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 5
| Image:Connecticut state flag.png Connecticut
| July 4, 1776 †
January 9, 1788 ‡
| Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 6
| Image:Massachusetts state flag.png Massachusetts
| July 4, 1776 †
February 6, 1788 ‡
| Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 7
| Image:Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
| July 4, 1776 †
April 28, 1788 ‡
| Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 8
| Image:Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina
| July 4, 1776 †
May 23, 1788 ‡
| Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 9
| Image:New Hampshire state flag.png New Hampshire
| July 4, 1776 †
June 21, 1788 ‡
| Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 10
| Image:Virginia state flag.png Virginia
| July 4, 1776 †
June 25, 1788 ‡
| Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 11
| Image:New York state flag.png New York
| July 4, 1776 †
July 26, 1788 ‡
| Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 12
| Image:North Carolina state flag.png North Carolina
| July 4, 1776 †
November 21, 1789 ‡
| Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 13
| Image:Rhode Island state flag.png Rhode Island
| July 4, 1776 †
May 29, 1790 ‡
| Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 14
| Image:Vermont state flag.png Vermont
| March 4, 1791
| Province of New York, Vermont Republic
|
| 15
| Image:Kentucky state flag.png Kentucky
| June 1, 1792
| Virginia
|
| 16
| Image:Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
| June 1, 1796
| North Carolina, then Southwest Territory
|
| 17
| Image:Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
| March 1, 1803 *
| Northwest Territory
|
| 18
| Image:Louisiana state flag.png Louisiana
| April 30, 1812
| Orleans Territory
|
| 19
| Image:Indiana state flag.png Indiana
| December 11, 1816
| Indiana Territory
|
| 20
| Image:Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
| December 10, 1817
| Mississippi Territory
|
| 21
| Image:Illinois state flag.png Illinois
| December 3, 1818
| Illinois Territory
|
| 22
| Image:Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
| December 14, 1819
| Alabama Territory
|
| 23
| Image:Maine state flag.png Maine
| March 15, 1820
| Massachusetts
|
| 24
| Image:Missouri state flag.png Missouri
| August 10, 1821
| Missouri Territory
|
| 25
| Image:Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
| June 15, 1836
| Arkansas Territory
|
| 26
| Image:Michigan state flag.png Michigan
| January 26, 1837
| Michigan Territory
|
| 27
| Image:Flag of Florida.svg Florida
| March 3, 1845
| Florida Territory
|
| 28
| Image:Flag of Texas.svg Texas
| December 29, 1845
| Republic of Texas
|
| 29
| Image:Iowa state flag.png Iowa
| December 28, 1846
| Iowa Territory
|
| 30
| Image:Wisconsin state flag.png Wisconsin
| May 29, 1848
| Wisconsin Territory
|
| 31
| Image:Flag of California.svg California
| September 9, 1850
| Mexican Cession
|
| 32
| Image:Minnesota state flag.png Minnesota
| May 11, 1858
| Minnesota Territory
|
| 33
| Image:Oregon state flag.png Oregon
| February 14, 1859
| Oregon Territory
|
| 34
| Image:Kansas state flag.png Kansas
| January 29, 1861
| Kansas Territory
|
| 35
| Image:West Virginia state flag.png West Virginia
| June 20, 1863
| Virginia
|
| 36
| Image:Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada
| October 31, 1864
| Nevada Territory
|
| 37
| Image:Nebraska state flag.png Nebraska
| March 1, 1867
| Nebraska Territory
|
| 38
| Image:Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
| August 1, 1876
| Colorado Territory
|
| 39/40
| Image:North Dakota state flag.png North Dakota
| November 2, 1889
| Dakota Territory
|
| 39/40
| Image:South Dakota state flag.png South Dakota
| November 2, 1889
| Dakota Territory
|
| 41
| Image:Montana state flag.png Montana
| November 8, 1889
| Montana Territory
|
| 42
| Image:Washington state flag.png Washington
| November 11, 1889
| Washington Territory
|
| 43
| Image:Idaho state flag.png Idaho
| July 3, 1890
| Idaho Territory
|
| 44
| Image:Wyoming state flag.png Wyoming
| July 10, 1890
| Wyoming Territory
|
| 45
| Image:Utah state flag.png Utah
| January 4, 1896
| Utah Territory
|
| 46
| Image:Oklahoma state flag.png Oklahoma
| November 16, 1907
| Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory
|
| 47
| Image:New Mexico state flag.png New Mexico
| January 6, 1912
| New Mexico Territory
|
| 48
| Image:Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona
| February 14, 1912
| Arizona Territory
|
| 49
| Image:Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska
| January 3, 1959
| Alaska Territory
|
| 50
| Image:Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
| August 21, 1959
| Hawaii Territory
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