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This article lists the 50 states of the United States. It also lists their populations, the date they became a state or agreed to the United States Declaration of Independence, their total area, land area, water area, and the number of representatives in the United States House of Representatives.
Washington D.C., (Washington, District of Columbia) is a federal district and capital of the United States and is not considered a state. The United States also has sovereignty over 14 other territories. These are not included in this list.
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List of states
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| Capital | Largest (by population)[4] | mi2 | km2 | mi2 | km2 | mi2 | km2 | ||||||
 Alabama
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AL | Montgomery | Birmingham | Dec 14, 1819 | 4,903,185
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52,420.07 | 135,767 | 50,645.33 | 131,171 | 1,774.74 | 4,597 | 7
| |
 Alaska
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AK | Juneau | Anchorage | Jan 3, 1959 | 731,545
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665,384.04 | 1,723,337 | 570,640.95 | 1,477,953 | 94,743.1 | 245,384 | 1
| |
 Arizona
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AZ | Phoenix | Feb 14, 1912 | 7,278,717
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113,990.3 | 295,234 | 113,594.08 | 294,207 | 396.22 | 1,026 | 9
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 Arkansas
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AR | Little Rock | Jun 15, 1836 | 3,017,804
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53,178.55 | 137,732 | 52,035.48 | 134,771 | 1,143.07 | 2,961 | 4
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 California
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CA | Sacramento | Los Angeles | Sep 9, 1850 | 39,512,223
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163,694.74 | 423,967 | 155,779.22 | 403,466 | 7,915.52 | 20,501 | 53
| |
 Colorado
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CO | Denver | Aug 1, 1876 | 5,758,736
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104,093.67 | 269,601 | 103,641.89 | 268,431 | 451.78 | 1,170 | 7
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 Connecticut
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CT | Hartford | Bridgeport | Jan 9, 1788 | 3,565,278
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5,543.41 | 14,357 | 4,842.36 | 12,542 | 701.06 | 1,816 | 5
| |
 Delaware
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DE | Dover | Wilmington | Dec 7, 1787 | 973,764
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2,488.72 | 6,446 | 1,948.54 | 5,047 | 540.18 | 1,399 | 1
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 Florida
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FL | Tallahassee | Jacksonville | Mar 3, 1845 | 21,477,737
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65,757.7 | 170,312 | 53,624.76 | 138,887 | 12,132.94 | 31,424 | 27
| |
 Georgia
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GA | Atlanta | Jan 2, 1788 | 10,617,423
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59,425.15 | 153,910 | 57,513.49 | 148,959 | 1,911.67 | 4,951 | 14
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 Hawaii
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HI | Honolulu | Aug 21, 1959 | 1,415,872
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10,931.72 | 28,313 | 6,422.63 | 16,635 | 4,509.09 | 11,678 | 2
| ||
 Idaho
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ID | Boise | Jul 3, 1890 | 1,787,065
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83,568.95 | 216,443 | 82,643.12 | 214,045 | 925.83 | 2,398 | 2
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 Illinois
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IL | Springfield | Chicago | Dec 3, 1818 | 12,671,821
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57,913.55 | 149,995 | 55,518.93 | 143,793 | 2,394.62 | 6,202 | 18
| |
 Indiana
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IN | Indianapolis | Dec 11, 1816 | 6,732,219
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36,419.55 | 94,326 | 35,826.11 | 92,789 | 593.44 | 1,537 | 9
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 Iowa
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IA | Des Moines | Dec 28, 1846 | 3,155,070
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56,272.81 | 145,746 | 55,857.13 | 144,669 | 415.68 | 1,077 | 4
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 Kansas
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KS | Topeka | Wichita | Jan 29, 1861 | 2,913,314
|
82,278.36 | 213,100 | 81,758.72 | 211,754 | 519.64 | 1,346 | 4
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 Kentucky[a]
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KY | Frankfort | Louisville | Jun 1, 1792 | 4,467,673
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40,407.8 | 104,656 | 39,486.34 | 102,269 | 921.46 | 2,387 | 6
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 Louisiana
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LA | Baton Rouge | New Orleans | Apr 30, 1812 | 4,648,794
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52,378.13 | 135,659 | 43,203.9 | 111,898 | 9,174.23 | 23,761 | 6
| |
 Maine
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ME | Augusta | Portland | Mar 15, 1820 | 1,344,212
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35,379.74 | 91,633 | 30,842.92 | 79,883 | 4,536.82 | 11,750 | 2
| |
 Maryland
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MD | Annapolis | Baltimore | Apr 28, 1788 | 6,045,680
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12,405.93 | 32,131 | 9,707.24 | 25,142 | 2,698.69 | 6,990 | 8
| |
 Massachusetts[a]
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MA | Boston | Feb 6, 1788 | 6,892,503
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10,554.39 | 27,336 | 7,800.06 | 20,202 | 2,754.33 | 7,134 | 9
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 Michigan
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MI | Lansing | Detroit | Jan 26, 1837 | 9,986,857
|
96,713.51 | 250,487 | 56,538.9 | 146,435 | 40,174.61 | 104,052 | 14
| |
 Minnesota
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MN | St. Paul | Minneapolis | May 11, 1858 | 5,639,632
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86,935.83 | 225,163 | 79,626.74 | 206,232 | 7,309.09 | 18,930 | 8
| |
 Mississippi
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MS | Jackson | Dec 10, 1817 | 2,976,149
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48,431.78 | 125,438 | 46,923.27 | 121,531 | 1,508.5 | 3,907 | 4
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 Missouri
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MO | Jefferson City | Kansas City | Aug 10, 1821 | 6,137,428
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69,706.99 | 180,540 | 68,741.52 | 178,040 | 965.47 | 2,501 | 8
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 Montana
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MT | Helena | Billings | Nov 8, 1889 | 1,068,778
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147,039.71 | 380,831 | 145,545.8 | 376,962 | 1,493.91 | 3,869 | 1
| |
 Nebraska
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NE | Lincoln | Omaha | Mar 1, 1867 | 1,934,408
|
77,347.81 | 200,330 | 76,824.17 | 198,974 | 523.64 | 1,356 | 3
| |
 Nevada
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NV | Carson City | Las Vegas | Oct 31, 1864 | 3,080,156
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110,571.82 | 286,380 | 109,781.18 | 284,332 | 790.65 | 2,048 | 4
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 New Hampshire
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NH | Concord | Manchester | Jun 21, 1788 | 1,359,711
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9,349.16 | 24,214 | 8,952.65 | 23,187 | 396.51 | 1,027 | 2
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 New Jersey
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NJ | Trenton | Newark | Dec 18, 1787 | 8,882,190
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8,722.58 | 22,591 | 7,354.22 | 19,047 | 1,368.36 | 3,544 | 12
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 New Mexico
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NM | Santa Fe | Albuquerque | Jan 6, 1912 | 2,096,829
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121,590.3 | 314,917 | 121,298.15 | 314,161 | 292.15 | 757 | 3
| |
 New York
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NY | Albany | New York | Jul 26, 1788 | 19,453,561
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54,554.98 | 141,297 | 47,126.4 | 122,057 | 7,428.58 | 19,240 | 27
| |
 North Carolina
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NC | Raleigh | Charlotte | Nov 21, 1789 | 10,488,084
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53,819.16 | 139,391 | 48,617.91 | 125,920 | 5,201.25 | 13,471 | 13
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 North Dakota
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ND | Bismarck | Fargo | Nov 2, 1889 | 762,062
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70,698.32 | 183,108 | 69,000.8 | 178,711 | 1,697.52 | 4,397 | 1
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 Ohio
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OH | Columbus | Mar 1, 1803 | 11,689,100
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44,825.58 | 116,098 | 40,860.69 | 105,829 | 3,964.89 | 10,269 | 16
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 Oklahoma
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OK | Oklahoma City | Nov 16, 1907 | 3,956,971
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69,898.87 | 181,037 | 68,594.92 | 177,660 | 1,303.95 | 3,377 | 5
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 Oregon
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OR | Salem | Portland | Feb 14, 1859 | 4,217,737
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98,378.54 | 254,799 | 95,988.01 | 248,608 | 2,390.53 | 6,191 | 5
| |
 Pennsylvania[a]
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PA | Harrisburg | Philadelphia | Dec 12, 1787 | 12,801,989
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46,054.34 | 119,280 | 44,742.7 | 115,883 | 1,311.64 | 3,397 | 18
| |
 Rhode Island
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RI | Providence | May 29, 1790 | 1,059,361
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1,544.89 | 4,001 | 1,033.81 | 2,678 | 511.07 | 1,324 | 2
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 South Carolina
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SC | Columbia | Charleston | May 23, 1788 | 5,148,714
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32,020.49 | 82,933 | 30,060.7 | 77,857 | 1,959.79 | 5,076 | 7
| |
 South Dakota
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SD | Pierre | Sioux Falls | Nov 2, 1889 | 884,659
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77,115.68 | 199,729 | 75,811 | 196,350 | 1,304.68 | 3,379 | 1
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 Tennessee
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TN | Nashville | Jun 1, 1796 | 6,829,174
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42,144.25 | 109,153 | 41,234.9 | 106,798 | 909.36 | 2,355 | 9
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 Texas
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TX | Austin | Houston | Dec 29, 1845 | 28,995,881
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268,596.46 | 695,662 | 261,231.71 | 676,587 | 7,364.75 | 19,075 | 36
| |
 Utah
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UT | Salt Lake City | Jan 4, 1896 | 3,205,958
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84,896.88 | 219,882 | 82,169.62 | 212,818 | 2,727.26 | 7,064 | 4
| ||
 Vermont
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VT | Montpelier | Burlington | Mar 4, 1791 | 623,989
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9,616.36 | 24,906 | 9,216.66 | 23,871 | 399.71 | 1,035 | 1
| |
 Virginia[a]
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VA | Richmond | Virginia Beach | Jun 25, 1788 | 8,535,519
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42,774.93 | 110,787 | 39,490.09 | 102,279 | 3,284.84 | 8,508 | 11
| |
 Washington
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WA | Olympia | Seattle | Nov 11, 1889 | 7,614,893
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71,297.95 | 184,661 | 66,455.52 | 172,119 | 4,842.43 | 12,542 | 10
| |
 West Virginia
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WV | Charleston | Jun 20, 1863 | 1,792,147
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24,230.04 | 62,756 | 24,038.21 | 62,259 | 191.83 | 497 | 3
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 Wisconsin
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WI | Madison | Milwaukee | May 29, 1848 | 5,822,434
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65,496.38 | 169,635 | 54,157.8 | 140,268 | 11,338.57 | 29,367 | 8
| |
 Wyoming
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WY | Cheyenne | Jul 10, 1890 | 578,759
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97,813.01 | 253,335 | 97,093.14 | 251,470 | 719.87 | 1,864 | 1
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Notes
References
- ↑ "Appendix B: Two–Letter State and possession Abbreviations". Postal Addressing Standards. Washington, D.C.: United States Postal Service. May 2015. https://pe.usps.com/text/pub28/28apb.htm. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. December 30, 2019. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/state/totals/nst-est2019-01.xlsx?#. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/state-area.html. Retrieved March 3, 2018. "... provides land, water and total area measurements for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The area measurements were derived from the Census Bureau's Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER®) database. The land and water areas, ... reflect base feature updates made in the MAF/TIGER® database through August, 2010."
- ↑ "State and Local Government Finances and Employment". United States Census Bureau. 2012. p. 284. https://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0448.pdf. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
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