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States Ranked by Date that State Entered the Union
| RANK | STATE | DATE ENTERED THE UNION |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| D.C. |
February 21, 1871 |
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