| # | State | Ratification or Admission* | Preceding Entity
|
| 1
| Delaware
| July 4, 1776
December 7, 1787
| Delaware Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 2
| Pennsylvania
| July 4, 1776
December 12, 1787
| Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 3
| New Jersey
| July 4, 1776
December 18, 1787
| Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 4
| Georgia
| July 4, 1776
January 2, 1788
| Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 5
| Connecticut
| July 4, 1776
January 9, 1788
| Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 6
| Massachusetts
| July 4, 1776
February 6, 1788
| Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 7
| Maryland
| July 4, 1776
April 28, 1788
| Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 8
| South Carolina
| July 4, 1776
May 23, 1788
| Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 9
| New Hampshire
| July 4, 1776
June 21, 1788
| Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 10
| Virginia
| July 4, 1776
June 25, 1788
| Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 11
| New York
| July 4, 1776
July 26, 1788
| Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 12
| North Carolina
| July 4, 1776
November 21, 1789
| Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 13
| Rhode Island
| July 4, 1776
May 29, 1790
| Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state in Confederation
|
| 14
| Vermont
| March 4, 1791
| Province of New York, Vermont Republic
|
| 15
| Kentucky
| June 1, 1792
| Virginia
|
| 16
| Tennessee
| June 1, 1796
| North Carolina
|
| 17
| Ohio
| March 1, 1803
| Northwest Territory The date of admission was declared retroactively on August 7, 1953.
|
| 18
| Louisiana
| April 30, 1812
| Louisiana Territory
|
| 19
| Indiana
| December 11, 1816
| Indiana Territory
|
| 20
| Mississippi
| December 10, 1817
| Mississippi Territory
|
| 21
| Illinois
| December 3, 1818
| Illinois Territory
|
| 22
| Alabama
| December 14, 1819
| Alabama Territory
|
| 23
| Maine
| March 15, 1820
| Massachusetts
|
| 24
| Missouri
| August 10, 1821
| Missouri Territory
|
| 25
| Arkansas
| June 15, 1836
| Arkansas Territory
|
| 26
| Michigan
| January 26, 1837
| Michigan Territory
|
| 27
| Florida
| March 3, 1845
| Florida Territory
|
| 28
| Texas
| December 29, 1845
| Republic of Texas
|
| 29
| Iowa
| December 28, 1846
| Iowa Territory
|
| 30
| Wisconsin
| May 29, 1848
| Wisconsin Territory
|
| 31
| California
| September 9, 1850
| Mexican Cession
|
| 32
| Minnesota
| May 11, 1858
| Minnesota Territory
|
| 33
| Oregon
| February 14, 1859
| Oregon Territory
|
| 34
| Kansas
| January 29, 1861
| Kansas Territory
|
| 35
| West Virginia
| June 20, 1863
| Virginia
|
| 36
| Nevada
| October 31, 1864
| Nevada Territory
|
| 37
| Nebraska
| March 1, 1867
| Nebraska Territory
|
| 38
| Colorado
| August 1, 1876
| Colorado Territory
|
| 39/40
| South Dakota
| November 2, 1889
| Dakota Territory
|
| 39/40
| North Dakota
| November 2, 1889
| Dakota Territory
|
| 41
| Montana
| November 8, 1889
| Montana Territory
|
| 42
| Washington
| November 11, 1889
| Washington Territory
|
| 43
| Idaho
| July 3, 1890
| Idaho Territory
|
| 44
| Wyoming
| July 10, 1890
| Wyoming Territory
|
| 45
| Utah
| January 4, 1896
| Utah Territory
|
| 46
| Oklahoma
| November 16, 1907
| Oklahoma Territory
|
| 47
| New Mexico
| January 6, 1912
| New Mexico Territory
|
| 48
| Arizona
| February 14, 1912
| Arizona Territory
|
| 49
| Alaska
| January 3, 1959
| Alaska Territory
|
| 50
| Hawaii
| August 21, 1959
| Hawaii Territory
|
