States and their Date of Entry into the Union

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StateEntry Date
1. DelawareDecember 7, 1787
2. PennsylvaniaDecember 12, 1787
3. New JerseyDecember 18, 1787
4. GeorgiaJanuary 2, 1788
5. ConnecticutJanuary 9, 1788
6. MassachusettsFebruary 6, 1788
7. MarylandApril 28, 1788
8. South CarolinaMay 23, 1788
9. New HampshireJune 21, 1788
10. VirginiaJune 25, 1788
11. New YorkJuly 26, 1788
12. North CarolinaNovember 21, 1789
13. Rhode IslandMay 29, 1790
14. VermontMarch 4, 1791
15. KentuckyJune 1, 1792
16. TennesseeJune 1, 1796
17. OhioMarch 1, 1803
18. LouisianaApril 30, 1812
19. IndianaDecember 11, 1816
20. MississippiDecember 10, 1817
21. IllinoisDecember 3, 1818
22. AlabamaDecember 14, 1819
23. MaineMarch 15, 1820
24. MissouriAugust 10, 1821
25. ArkansasJune 15, 1836
26. MichiganJanuary 26, 1837
27. FloridaMarch 3, 1845
28. TexasDecember 29, 1845
29. IowaDecember 28, 1846
30. WisconsinMay 29, 1848
31. CaliforniaSeptember 9, 1850
32. MinnesotaMay 11, 1858
33. OregonFebruary 14, 1859
34. KansasJanuary 29, 1861
35. West VirginiaJune 20, 1863
36. NevadaOctober 31, 1864
37. NebraskaMarch 1, 1867
38. ColoradoAugust 1, 1876
39. North DakotaNovember 2, 1889
40. South DakotaNovember 2, 1889
41. MontanaNovember 8, 1889
42. WashingtonNovember 11, 1889
43. IdahoJuly 3, 1890
44. WyomingJuly 10, 1890
45. UtahJanuary 4, 1896
46. OklahomaNovember 16, 1907
47. New MexicoJanuary 6, 1912
48. ArizonaFebruary 14, 1912
49. AlaskaJanuary 3, 1959
50. HawaiiAugust 21, 1959