Fast Facts Study Guide
State Entry Into The Union
This table lists each state by date of entry into the union.
|
Rank |
State Name |
Date of Union Entry |
| 1 |
Delaware |
December
7, 1787 |
| 2 |
Pennsylvania |
December
12, 1787 |
| 3 |
New
Jersey |
December
18, 1787 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
January
2, 1788 |
| 5 |
Connecticut |
January
9, 1788 |
| 6 |
Massachusetts |
February
6, 1788 |
| 7 |
Maryland |
April 28,
1788 |
| 8 |
South
Carolina |
May 23,
1788 |
| 9 |
New
Hampshire |
June 21,
1788 |
| 10 |
Virginia |
June 25,
1788 |
| 11 |
New York |
July 26,
1788 |
| 12 |
North
Carolina |
November
21, 1789 |
| 13 |
Rhode
Island |
May 29,
1790 |
| 14 |
Vermont |
March 4,
1791 |
| 15 |
Kentucky |
June 1,
1792 |
| 16 |
Tennessee |
June 1,
1796 |
| 17 |
Ohio |
March 1,
1803 |
| 18 |
Louisiana |
April 30,
1812 |
| 19 |
Indiana |
December
11, 1816 |
| 20 |
Mississippi |
December
10, 1817 |
| 21 |
Illinois |
December
3, 1818 |
| 22 |
Alabama |
December
14, 1819 |
| 23 |
Maine |
March 15,
1820 |
| 24 |
Missouri |
August
10, 1821 |
| 25 |
Arkansas |
June 15,
1836 |
| 26 |
Michigan |
January
26, 1837 |
| 27 |
Florida |
March 3,
1845 |
| 28 |
Texas |
December
29, 1845 |
| 29 |
Iowa |
December
28, 1846 |
| 30 |
Wisconsin |
May 29,
1848 |
| 31 |
California |
September
9, 1850 |
| 32 |
Minnesota |
May 11,
1858 |
| 33 |
Oregon |
February
14, 1859 |
| 34 |
Kansas |
January
29, 1861 |
| 35 |
West
Virginia |
June 20,
1863 |
| 36 |
Nevada |
October
31, 1864 |
| 37 |
Nebraska |
March 1,
1867 |
| 38 |
Colorado |
August 1,
1876 |
| 39 |
North
Dakota |
November
2, 1889 |
| 40 |
South
Dakota |
November
2, 1889 |
| 41 |
Montana |
November
8, 1889 |
| 42 |
Washington |
November
11, 1889 |
| 43 |
Idaho |
July 3,
1890 |
| 44 |
Wyoming |
July 10,
1890 |
| 45 |
Utah |
January
4, 1896 |
| 46 |
Oklahoma |
November
16, 1907 |
| 47 |
New
Mexico |
January
6, 1912 |
| 48 |
Arizona |
February
14, 1912 |
| 49 |
Alaska |
January
3, 1959 |
| 50 |
Hawaii |
August
21, 1959 |
