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U.S. States
U.S. states and their abbreviations, capitals, and dates of statehood.
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| State name | Abbreviation | Capital | Statehood | Kind | Admission date | Admission order | Under US since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL | Montgomery | 1819 | State | 1819-12-14 | 22 | |
| Alaska | AK | Juneau | 1959 | State | 1959-01-03 | 49 | |
| American Samoa | AS | Pago Pago | Territory | 1900 | |||
| Arizona | AZ | Phoenix | 1912 | State | 1912-02-14 | 48 | |
| Arkansas | AR | Little Rock | 1836 | State | 1836-06-15 | 25 | |
| California | CA | Sacramento | 1850 | State | 1850-09-09 | 31 | |
| Colorado | CO | Denver | 1876 | State | 1876-08-01 | 38 | |
| Connecticut | CT | Hartford | 1788 | State | 1788-01-09 | 5 | |
| Delaware | DE | Dover | 1787 | State | 1787-12-07 | 1 | |
| Florida | FL | Tallahassee | 1845 | State | 1845-03-03 | 27 | |
| Georgia | GA | Atlanta | 1788 | State | 1788-01-02 | 4 | |
| Guam | GU | Hagåtña | Territory | 1898 | |||
| Hawaii | HI | Honolulu | 1959 | State | 1959-08-21 | 50 | |
| Idaho | ID | Boise | 1890 | State | 1890-07-03 | 43 | |
| Illinois | IL | Springfield | 1818 | State | 1818-12-03 | 21 | |
| Indiana | IN | Indianapolis | 1816 | State | 1816-12-11 | 19 | |
| Iowa | IA | Des Moines | 1846 | State | 1846-12-28 | 29 | |
| Kansas | KS | Topeka | 1861 | State | 1861-01-29 | 34 | |
| Kentucky | KY | Frankfort | 1792 | State | 1792-06-01 | 15 | |
| Louisiana | LA | Baton Rouge | 1812 | State | 1812-04-30 | 18 | |
| Maine | ME | Augusta | 1820 | State | 1820-03-15 | 23 | |
| Maryland | MD | Annapolis | 1788 | State | 1788-04-28 | 7 | |
| Massachusetts | MA | Boston | 1788 | State | 1788-02-06 | 6 | |
| Michigan | MI | Lansing | 1837 | State | 1837-01-26 | 26 | |
| Minnesota | MN | Saint Paul | 1858 | State | 1858-05-11 | 32 | |
| Mississippi | MS | Jackson | 1817 | State | 1817-12-10 | 20 | |
| Missouri | MO | Jefferson City | 1821 | State | 1821-08-10 | 24 | |
| Montana | MT | Helena | 1889 | State | 1889-11-08 | 41 | |
| Nebraska | NE | Lincoln | 1867 | State | 1867-03-01 | 37 | |
| Nevada | NV | Carson City | 1864 | State | 1864-10-31 | 36 | |
| New Hampshire | NH | Concord | 1788 | State | 1788-06-21 | 9 | |
| New Jersey | NJ | Trenton | 1787 | State | 1787-12-18 | 3 | |
| New Mexico | NM | Santa Fe | 1912 | State | 1912-01-06 | 47 | |
| New York | NY | Albany | 1788 | State | 1788-07-26 | 11 | |
| North Carolina | NC | Raleigh | 1789 | State | 1789-11-21 | 12 | |
| North Dakota | ND | Bismarck | 1889 | State | 1889-11-02 | 39 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | MP | Saipan | Territory | 1947 | |||
| Ohio | OH | Columbus | 1803 | State | 1803-03-01 | 17 | |
| Oklahoma | OK | Oklahoma City | 1907 | State | 1907-11-16 | 46 | |
| Oregon | OR | Salem | 1859 | State | 1859-02-14 | 33 | |
| Pennsylvania | PA | Harrisburg | 1787 | State | 1787-12-12 | 2 | |
| Puerto Rico | PR | San Juan | Territory | 1898 | |||
| Rhode Island | RI | Providence | 1790 | State | 1790-05-29 | 13 | |
| South Carolina | SC | Columbia | 1788 | State | 1788-05-23 | 8 | |
| South Dakota | SD | Pierre | 1889 | State | 1889-11-02 | 40 | |
| Tennessee | TN | Nashville | 1796 | State | 1796-06-01 | 16 | |
| Texas | TX | Austin | 1845 | State | 1845-12-29 | 28 | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | VI | Charlotte Amalie | Territory | 1917 | |||
| Utah | UT | Salt Lake City | 1896 | State | 1896-01-04 | 45 | |
| Vermont | VT | Montpelier | 1791 | State | 1791-03-04 | 14 | |
| Virginia | VA | Richmond | 1788 | State | 1788-06-25 | 10 | |
| Washington | WA | Olympia | 1889 | State | 1889-11-11 | 42 | |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | Federal district | |||||
| West Virginia | WV | Charleston | 1863 | State | 1863-06-20 | 35 | |
| Wisconsin | WI | Madison | 1848 | State | 1848-05-29 | 30 | |
| Wyoming | WY | Cheyenne | 1890 | State | 1890-07-10 | 44 |
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Last checked against sources: October 14, 2026.
Last changed: November 7, 2026. This is when we last changed the data or its description. It doesn’t mean the data runs up to that date.
U.S. States has 56 records and 8 fields: State name, Abbreviation, Capital, Statehood, Kind, Admission date, Admission order, Under US since.
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