Order of States in the Union

The states were added to the Union in the following order, beginning with the original 13 colonies that became the first states after declaring independence from Great Britain in 1776:

Original 13 States (1776–1788)

  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

Subsequent States Added (1791–1959)

  1. Vermont – March 4, 1791
  2. Kentucky – June 1, 1792
  3. Tennessee – June 1, 1796
  4. Ohio – March 1, 1803
  5. Louisiana – April 30, 1812
  6. Indiana – December 11, 1816
  7. Mississippi – December 10, 1817
  8. Illinois – December 3, 1818
  9. Alabama – December 14, 1819
  10. Maine – March 15, 1820
  11. Missouri – August 10, 1821
  12. Arkansas – June 15, 1836
  13. Michigan – January 26, 1837
  14. Florida – March 3, 1845
  15. Texas – December 29, 1845
  16. Iowa – December 28, 1846
  17. Wisconsin – May 29, 1848
  18. California – September 9, 1850
  19. Minnesota – May 11, 1858
  20. Oregon – February 14, 1859
  21. Kansas – January 29, 1861
  22. West Virginia – June 20, 1863
  23. Nevada – October 31, 1864
  24. Nebraska – March 1, 1867
  25. Colorado – August 1, 1876
  26. North Dakota – November 2, 1889
  27. South Dakota – November 2, 1889
  28. Montana – November 8, 1889
  29. Washington – November 11, 1889
  30. Idaho – July 3, 1890
  31. Wyoming – July 10, 1890
  32. Utah – January 4, 1896
  33. Oklahoma – November 16, 1907
  34. New Mexico – January 6, 1912
  35. Arizona – February 14, 1912
  36. Alaska – January 3, 1959
  37. Hawaii – August 21, 1959

Each of these states joined the Union in the order listed above, culminating with Hawaii as the 50th state.

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