page_1025 < previous page page_1025 next page > Page 1025 States of the UnionOrder of AdmissionStateDate of AdmissionCapital Populationa 1. DelawareDec. 7, 1787Dover 668,696 2. PennsylvaniaDec. 12, 1787Harrisburg 11,924,710 3. New JerseyDec. 18, 1787Trenton 7,748,634 4. GeorgiaJan. 2, 1788Atlanta 6,508,419 5. ConnecticutJan. 9, 1788Hartford 3,295,669 6. MassachusettsFeb. 6, 1788Boston 6,029,051 7. MarylandApr. 28, 1788Annapolis 4,798,622 8. South CarolinaMay 23, 1788Columbia 3,505,707 9. New HampshireJune 21, 1788Concord 1,113,915 10. VirginiaJune 25, 1788Richmond 6,216,568 11. New YorkJuly 26, 1788Albany 18,044,505 12. North CarolinaNov. 21, 1789Raleigh 6,657,630 13. Rhode IslandMay 29, 1790Providence 1,005,984 14. VermontMar. 4, 1791Montpelier 564,964 15. KentuckyJune 1, 1792Frankfort 3,698,969 16. TennesseeJune 1, 1796Nashville 4,896,641 17. OhioMar. 1, 1803Columbus 10,887,325 18. LouisianaApr. 30, 1812Baton Rouge 4,238,216 19. IndianaDec. 11, 1816Indianapolis 5,564,228 20. MississippiDec. 10, 1817Jackson 2,586,443 21. IllinoisDec. 3, 1818Springfield 11,466,682 22. AlabamaDec. 14, 1819Montgomery 4,062,608 23. MaineMar. 15, 1820Augusta 1,233,223 24. MissouriAug. 10, 1821Jefferson City 5,137,804 25. ArkansasJune 15, 1836Little Rock 2,362,239 26. MichiganJan. 26, 1837Lansing 9,328,784 27. FloridaMar. 3, 1845Tallahassee 13,003,362 28. TexasDec. 29, 1845Austin 17,059,805 29. IowaDec. 28, 1846Des Moines 2,787,424 30. WisconsinMay 29, 1848Madison 4,906,745 31. CaliforniaSept. 9, 1850Sacramento 29,839,250 32. MinnesotaMay 11, 1858St. Paul 4,387,029 33. OregonFeb. 14, 1859Salem 2,853,733 34. KansasJan. 29, 1861Topeka 2,485,600 35. West VirginiaJune 20, 1863Charleston 1,801,625 36. NevadaOct. 31, 1864Carson City 1,206,152 37. NebraskaMar. 1, 1867Lincoln 1,584,617 38. ColoradoAug. 1, 1876Denver 3,307,912 39. North DakotaNov. 2, 1889Bismarck 641,364 40. South DakotaNov. 2, 1889Pierre 699,999 41. MontanaNov. 8, 1889Helena 803,655 42. WashingtonNov. 11, 1889Olympia 4,887,941 43. IdahoJuly 3, 1890Boise 1,011,986 44. WyomingJuly 10, 1890Cheyenne 455,975 45. UtahJan. 4, 1896Salt Lake City 1,727,784 46. OklahomaNov. 16, 1907Oklahoma City 3,157,604 47. New MexicoJan. 6, 1912Santa Fe 1,521,779 48. ArizonaFeb. 14, 1912Phoenix 3,677,985 49. AlaskaJan. 3, 1959Juneau 551,947 50. HawaiiAug. 21, 1959Honolulu 1,115,274 District of Columbia 609,909 Total 249,632,692 a. U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 figures (preliminary). Â < previous page page_1025 next page >