| Order |
State |
Statehood Date |
Formed From |
| 1 |
Delaware |
December 7, 1787 |
Colony of Delaware |
| 2 |
Pennsylvania |
December 12, 1787 |
Proprietary Province of Pennsylvania |
| 3 |
New Jersey |
December 18, 1787 |
Crown Colony of New Jersey |
| 4 |
Georgia |
January 2, 1788 |
Crown Colony of Georgia |
| 5 |
Connecticut |
January 9, 1788 |
Crown Colony of Connecticut |
| 6 |
Massachusetts |
February 6, 1788 |
Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay |
| 7 |
Maryland |
April 28, 1788 |
Proprietary Province of Maryland |
| 8 |
South Carolina |
May 23, 1788 |
Crown Colony of South Carolina |
| 9 |
New Hampshire |
June 21, 1788 |
Crown Colony of New Hampshire |
| 10 |
Virginia |
June 25, 1788 |
Crown Colony and Dominion of Virginia |
| 11 |
New York |
July 26, 1788 |
Crown Colony of New York |
| 12 |
North Carolina |
November 21, 1789 |
Crown Colony of North Carolina |
| 13 |
Rhode Island |
May 29, 1790 |
Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| 14 |
Vermont |
March 4, 1791 |
Vermont Republic |
| 15 |
Kentucky |
June 1, 1792 |
Virginia (nine counties in its District of Kentucky |
| 16 |
Tennessee |
June 1, 1796 |
Southwest Territory |
| 17 |
Ohio |
March 1, 1803 |
Northwest Territory |
| 18 |
Louisiana |
April 30, 1812 |
Territory of Orleans |
| 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 (District of Maine) |
| 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 |
Unorganized territory / 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 (50 Trans-Allegheny region counties) |
| 36 |
Nevada |
October 31, 1864 |
Nevada Territory |
| 37 |
Nebraska |
March 1, 1867 |
Nebraska Territory |
| 38 |
Colorado |
August 1, 1876 |
Colorado Territory |
| 39 |
North Dakota |
November 2, 1889 |
Dakota Territory |
| 40 |
South 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 and Indian Territory |
| 47 |
New Mexico |
January 6, 1912 |
New Mexico Territory |
| 48 |
Arizona |
February 14, 1912 |
Arizona Territory |
| 49 |
Alaska |
January 3, 1959 |
Territory of Alaska |
| 50 |
Hawaii |
August 21, 1959 |
Territory of Hawaii |
