|
Order |
State |
Date Admitted |
1st Census |
First Settlements
(Focus on English) |
| 1 |
Delaware |
1787-12-7 |
1790 |
1664-English Capture Dutch Territory;
1631-Lewes (Du) |
| 2 |
Pennsylvania |
1787-12-12 |
1790 |
1682-William Penn Settles Philadelphia;
1643-Swedes |
| 3 |
New Jersey |
1787-12-18 |
1790 |
1664-English Capture Dutch Territory;
1660-Bergen (Du) |
| 4 |
Georgia |
1788-1-2 |
1790 |
1733-Oglethorpe Settles Savannah;
~1600-Spanish Settle |
| 5 |
Connecticut |
1788-1-9 |
1790 |
1639-English Settle Wethersfield,
Hartford, Windsor |
| 6 |
Massachusetts |
1788-2-6 |
1790 |
1620-Plymouth; 1630-Boston |
| 7 |
Maryland |
1788-4-28 |
1790 |
1634-St. Mary's River; 1649-Annapolis
(from Virginia) |
| 8 |
South Carolina |
1788-5-23 |
1790 |
1670-Albemarle Point; 1680-Charles
Towne; 1730s-Others |
| 9 |
New Hampshire |
1788-6-21 |
1790 |
1623-English Settle Portsmouth
and Dover |
| 10 |
Virginia |
1788-6-25 |
1790 |
1607-English Settle Jamestown |
| 11 |
New York |
1788-7-26 |
1790 |
1664-English Capture Dutch Territory;
1614-Albany (Du) |
| 12 |
North Carolina |
1789-11-21 |
1790 |
1585-Roanoke (Vanishes in 1587);
1663-Settlement Begins |
| 13 |
Rhode Island |
1790-5-29 |
1790 |
1636-English Settle Providence |
| 14 |
Vermont |
1791-3-4 |
1790 |
1724-English Capture French
Territory (Ft. Dummer) |
| 15 |
Kentucky |
1792-6-1 |
1790 |
1774-Harrodstown Settled (US) |
| 16 |
Tennessee |
1796-6-1 |
1790 |
1769-Watauga Valley Settled
(NC & VA) |
| 17 |
Ohio |
1803-3-1 |
1790 |
1747-Virginians are Granted
Charter in Ohio Valley |
| 18 |
Louisiana |
1812-4-30 |
1790 |
1714-Natchitoches (Fr); 1718-New
Orleans (Fr); 1803 (US) |
| 19 |
Indiana |
1816-12-11 |
1790 |
1732-Vincennes (Fr); 1763-English
Gain Control |
| 20 |
Mississippi |
1817-12-10 |
1790 |
1699-Ft. Mauripas (Fr); 1763-English
Gain Control |
| 21 |
Illinois |
1818-12-3 |
1790 |
1680-Ft. Creve Coeur (Fr); 1763-English
Gain Control |
| 22 |
Alabama |
1819-12-19 |
1790 |
1702-Mobile (Fr); 1763-English
Gain Control |
| 23 |
Maine |
1820-3-15 |
1790 |
1607-Popham (1 Year); 1691-Part
of Massachusetts |
| 24 |
Missouri |
1821-8-10 |
1790 |
1735-Ste. Genevieve (Fr); 1764-St.
Louis (Fr); 1803 |
| 25 |
Arkansas |
1836-6-15 |
1810 |
1686-Arkansas Post (Fr); 1803-US
Purchases |
| 26 |
Michigan |
1837-1-26 |
1790 |
1668-Saule Ste. Marie (Fr);
1701-Detroit (Fr); 1763-Engl |
| 27 |
Florida |
1845-3-3 |
1820 |
1565-St. Augustine (Sp); 1763-English
Gain Control |
| 28 |
Texas |
1845-12-29 |
1820 |
1682-El Paso (Sp); 1718-San
Antonio (Sp); 1821-Rep |
| 29 |
Iowa |
1846-12-28 |
1830 |
1803-US Purchases; 1833-First
Settlement by US |
| 30 |
Wisconsin |
1848-5-29 |
1820 |
1701-Green Bay (Fr); 1763-English
Gain Control |
| 31 |
California |
1850-9-9 |
1830 |
1776-SF (Sp); 1781-LA (Sp);
1826-US Migration |
| 32 |
Minnesota |
1858-5-11 |
1830 |
1650-1680-French Exploration;
1784-US Gains Control |
| 33 |
Oregon |
1859-2-14 |
1850 |
1805-Lewis & Clark Explore;
1811-Astoria (US) |
| 34 |
Kansas |
1861-1-29 |
1850 |
1804-Lewis & Clark Explore;
1827-Ft. Leavenworth (US) |
| 35 |
West Virginia |
1863-6-20 |
1860 |
1726-Bunker Hill (Br); 1861-Secedes
from Virginia |
| 36 |
Nevada |
1864-10-31 |
1860 |
1849-Mormon Station (US); 1859-Virginia
City (US) |
| 37 |
Nebraska |
1867-3-1 |
1850 |
1804-Lewis & Clark Explore;
1819-Ft. Atkinson (US) |
| 38 |
Colorado |
1876-8-1 |
1860 |
1806-Zebulon Pike Explores;
1833-Bent's Old Fort (US) |
| 39 |
North Dakota |
1889-11-2 |
1870 |
1797-Pembina (Fr); 1812-Pembina
(Br); 1818-US Control |
| 40 |
South Dakota |
1889-11-2 |
1870 |
1804-Lewis & Clark Explore;
1817-Ft. Pierre (US) |
| 41 |
Montana |
1889-11-8 |
1860 |
1806-Lewis & Clark Explore;
1841-Bitteroot Valley (US) |
| 42 |
Washington |
1889-11-11 |
1860 |
1805-Lewis & Clark Explore;
1811-Ft. Okanogan (US) |
| 43 |
Idaho |
1890-7-3 |
1860 |
1805-Lewis & Clark Explore;
1809-Pend Oreille Post (US) |
| 44 |
Wyoming |
1890-7-10 |
1870 |
1807-John Colter Explores; 1834-Ft.
William (US) |
| 45 |
Utah |
1896-1-4 |
1850 |
1776-Franciscan Friars Explore;
1847-Salt Lake City (US) |
| 46 |
Oklahoma |
1907-11-16 |
1860 |
1803-US Acquires; 1811-Cherokee
Reservations Established |
| 47 |
New Mexico |
1912-1-26 |
1840 |
1610-Santa Fe (Sp); 1848-US
Gains Control |
| 48 |
Arizona |
1912-2-14 |
1830 |
1776-Ft. Tucson (Sp); 1848-US
Gains Control |
| 49 |
Alaska |
1959-1-3 |
1800 |
1784-Kodiak (Ru); 1867-US Gains
Control; 1896-Gold |
| 50 |
Hawaii |
1959-8-21 |
1840 |
1820-Missionaries (Br); 1898-US
Annexes |
| |
Puerto Rico |
1898 |
? |
1508-Colony Established (Sp);
1898-US Gains Control |
| |
Washington, DC |
1800 |
1800 |
1791-Site Selected by George
Washington (MD & VA) |
