We should all know our state’s history. When was your state added to the union? Which states came before and after yours? How may other states were added to the union the same year as yours?

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States in order of Admittance into the Union and Date Admitted

  • 1. Delaware – Dec. 7, 1787
  • 2. Pennsylvania – Dec. 12, 1787
  • 3. New Jersey – Dec. 18, 1787
  • 4. Georgia – Jan. 2, 1788
  • 5. Connecticut – Jan. 9, 1788
  • 6. Massachusetts – Feb. 6, 1788
  • 7. Maryland – Apr. 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 – Nov. 21, 1789
  • 13. Rhode Island – May 29, 1790
  • 14. Vermont – Mar. 4, 1791
  • 15. Kentucky – June 1, 1792
  • 16. Tennessee – June 1, 1796
  • 17. Ohio – Mar. 1, 1803
  • 18. Louisiana – Apr. 30, 1812
  • 19. Indiana – Dec. 11, 1816
  • 20. Mississippi – Dec. 10, 1817
  • 21. Illinois – Dec. 3, 1818
  • 22. Alabama – Dec. 14, 1819
  • 23. Maine – Mar. 15, 1820
  • 24. Missouri – Aug. 10, 1821
  • 25. Arkansas – June 15, 1836
  • 26. Michigan – Jan. 26, 1837
  • 27. Florida – Mar. 3, 1845
  • 28. Texas – Dec. 29, 1845
  • 29. Iowa – Dec. 28, 1846
  • 30. Wisconsin – May 29, 1848
  • 31. California – Sept. 9, 1850
  • 32. Minnesota – May 11, 1858
  • 33. Oregon – Feb. 14, 1859
  • 34. Kansas – Jan. 29, 1861
  • 35. West Virginia – June 20, 1863
  • 36. Nevada – Oct. 31, 1864
  • 37. Nebraska – Mar. 1, 1867
  • 38. ColoradoAug. 1, 1876
  • 39. North Dakota – Nov. 2, 1889
  • 40. South Dakota – Nov. 2, 1889
  • 41. Montana – Nov. 8, 1889
  • 42. Washington – Nov. 11, 1889
  • 43. Idaho – July 3, 1890
  • 44. Wyoming – July 10, 1890
  • 45. Utah – Jan. 4, 1896
  • 46. Oklahoma – Nov. 16, 1907
  • 47. New Mexico – Jan. 6, 1912
  • 48. Arizona – Feb. 14, 1912
  • 49. Alaska – Jan. 3, 1959
  • 50. Hawaii- Aug. 21, 1959
  • Most active year for admitting states into the union – 1788 (8 states)
  • Net most active year for admitting states into the union – 1889 (4 states)
  • Number of years where only 1 state was admitted to the union that calendar year – 27
  • Largest gap between adding states Arizona (1912) – Alaska (1959) Almost 47 years between.

What else do you know about your state?