<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State </Th> <Th> Date (admitted or ratified) </Th> <Th> Formed from </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 07 - 0000 December 7, 1787 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Delaware </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 12 - 0000 December 12, 1787 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Pennsylvania </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18, 1787 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of New Jersey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1788 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Georgia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 1788 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Connecticut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 02 - 06 - 0000 February 6, 1788 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 04 - 28 - 0000 April 28, 1788 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Maryland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 05 - 23 - 0000 May 23, 1788 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of South Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 06 - 21 - 0000 June 21, 1788 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of New Hampshire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 06 - 25 - 0000 June 25, 1788 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 07 - 26 - 0000 July 26, 1788 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> 000000001789 - 11 - 21 - 0000 November 21, 1789 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> 000000001790 - 05 - 29 - 0000 May 29, 1790 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> 000000001791 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4, 1791 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Vermont! Vermont Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> 000000001792 - 06 - 01 - 0000 June 1, 1792 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Virginia (District of Kentucky: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> 000000001796 - 06 - 01 - 0000 June 1, 1796 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Southwest Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> 000000001803 - 03 - 01 - 0000 March 1, 1803 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Northwest Territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> 000000001812 - 04 - 30 - 0000 April 30, 1812 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Orleans! Territory of Orleans </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> 000000001816 - 12 - 11 - 0000 December 11, 1816 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Indiana Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> 000000001817 - 12 - 10 - 0000 December 10, 1817 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Mississippi Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> 000000001818 - 12 - 03 - 0000 December 3, 1818 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Illinois Territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> 000000001819 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1819 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Alabama Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> 000000001820 - 03 - 15 - 0000 March 15, 1820 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Massachusetts (District of Maine) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> 000000001821 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10, 1821 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Missouri Territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> 000000001836 - 06 - 15 - 0000 June 15, 1836 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Arkansas Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> 000000001837 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26, 1837 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Michigan Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> 000000001845 - 03 - 03 - 0000 March 3, 1845 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Florida Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> 000000001845 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 1845 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Texas! Republic of Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td> 000000001846 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1846 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Iowa Territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Wisconsin </Td> <Td> 000000001848 - 05 - 29 - 0000 May 29, 1848 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Wisconsin Territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 000000001850 - 09 - 09 - 0000 September 9, 1850 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Unorganized! unorganized territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> 000000001858 - 05 - 11 - 0000 May 11, 1858 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Minnesota Territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Oregon </Td> <Td> 000000001859 - 02 - 14 - 0000 February 14, 1859 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Oregon Territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 01 - 29 - 0000 January 29, 1861 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Kansas Territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 20 - 0000 June 20, 1863 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Virginia (Trans - Allegheny region counties) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 31 - 0000 October 31, 1864 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Nevada Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> 000000001867 - 03 - 01 - 0000 March 1, 1867 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Nebraska Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td> 000000001876 - 08 - 01 - 0000 August 1, 1876 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Colorado Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> North Dakota </Td> <Td> 000000001889 - 11 - 02 - 0000 November 2, 1889 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Dakota Territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> South Dakota </Td> <Td> 000000001889 - 11 - 02 - 0000 November 2, 1889 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Dakota Territory (part) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Montana </Td> <Td> 000000001889 - 11 - 08 - 0000 November 8, 1889 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Montana Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> 000000001889 - 11 - 11 - 0000 November 11, 1889 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Washington Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Idaho </Td> <Td> 000000001890 - 07 - 03 - 0000 July 3, 1890 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Idaho Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> 000000001890 - 07 - 10 - 0000 July 10, 1890 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Wyoming Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Utah </Td> <Td> 000000001896 - 01 - 04 - 0000 January 4, 1896 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Utah Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma </Td> <Td> 000000001907 - 11 - 16 - 0000 November 16, 1907 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> 000000001912 - 01 - 06 - 0000 January 6, 1912 (admitted) </Td> <Td> New Mexico Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> 000000001912 - 02 - 14 - 0000 February 14, 1912 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Arizona Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> 000000001959 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1959 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Alaska! Territory of Alaska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> 000000001959 - 08 - 21 - 0000 August 21, 1959 (admitted) </Td> <Td> Hawaii! Territory of Hawaii </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State </Th> <Th> Date (admitted or ratified) </Th> <Th> Formed from </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 07 - 0000 December 7, 1787 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Delaware </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 12 - 0000 December 12, 1787 (ratified) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Pennsylvania </Td> </Tr>

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