STATE	Order of Entry	STATEHOOD	NOTES
Alabama	22	Dec. 14, 1819	Territory by Act of March 3, 1817, effective Aug. 15, 1817.
Alaska	49	Jan. 3, 1959	A district from Oct. 18, 1867, until it became an organized territory Aug. 24, 1912.
Arizona	48	Feb. 14, 1912	This region was sometimes called Arizona before 1863, although it was still in the Territory of New Mexico.
Arkansas	25	June 15, 1836	The territory was larger than the state. After statehood the leftover area to the west had post offices that continued for some years to use an Arkansas abbreviation in the postmarks, although they were really in the "Indian Country."
California	31	Sept. 9, 1850	Ceded by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, concluded Feb. 2, 1848, and proclaimed July 4, 1848. From then until statehood, California had a military government until Dec. 20, 1849, and then a local civil government. It never had a territorial form of government.
Colorado	38	Aug. 1, 1876
Connecticut	5	Jan. 9, 1788	The fifth of the original 13 colonies.
Delaware	1	Dec. 7, 1787	The first of the original 13 colonies.
Florida	27	March 3, 1845
Georgia	4	Jan. 2, 1788	The fourth of the original 13 colonies
Hawaii	50	Aug. 21, 1959	The territorial date Aug. 12, 1898 is that of the formal transfer to the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as first Governor.
Idaho	43	July 3, 1890
Illinois	21	Dec. 3, 1818
Indiana	19	Dec. 11, 1816	There was a residue of Indiana Territory that continued to exist under that name until Dec. 3, 1818, when it was attached to Michigan Territory.
Iowa	29	Dec. 28, 1846
Kansas	34	Jan. 29, 1861
Kentucky	15	June 1, 1792	Never a territory, it was part of Virginia until statehood.
Louisiana	18	April 30, 1812	With certain boundary changes, had been the Territory of Orleans.
Maine	23	March 15, 1820	What is now the state of Maine was, before statehood, called the District of Maine and belonged to Massachusetts.
Maryland	7	April 28, 1788	The seventh of the original 13 colonies.
Massachusetts	6	Feb. 6, 1788	The sixth of the original 13 colonies
Michigan	26	Jan. 26., 1837
Minnesota	32	May 11, 1858
Mississippi	20	Dec. 10, 1817	Territory by Act of April 7, 1798, effective May 7, 1798.
Missouri	24	Aug. 10, 1821	The state was much smaller than the territory. The area to the west and northwest of the state, which had been in the territory, was commonly known as the "Missouri Country" until May 30, 1854, and certain of the post offices in this area show a Missouri abbreviation in the postmark.
Montana	41	Nov. 8, 1889
Nebraska	37	March 1, 1867
Nevada	36	Oct. 31, 1864
New Hampshire	9	June 21, 1788	The ninth of the original 13 colonies
New Jersey	3	Dec. 18, 1787	The third of the original 13 colonies.
New Mexico	47	Jan. 6, 1912
New York	11	July 26, 1788	The 11th of the original 13 colonies.
North Carolina	12	Nov. 21, 1789	The 12th of the original 13 colonies.
North Dakota	39/40	Nov. 2, 1889	Was part of Dakota Territory before statehood. Admitted on same day as South Dakota
Ohio	17	March 1, 1803	Was part of the Northwest Territory until statehood.
Oklahoma	46	Nov. 16, 1907	The state was formed from Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.
Oregon	33	Feb. 14, 1859
Pennsylvania	2	Dec. 12, 1787	The second of the original 13 colonies.
Rhode Island	13	May 29, 1790	The 13th of the original 13 colonies.
South Carolina	8	May 23, 1788	The eighth of the original 13 colonies.
South Dakota	39/40	Nov. 2, 1889	Was part of Dakota Territory before statehood. Admitted on same day as North Dakota
Tennessee	16	June 1, 1796	Was Southwest Territory before statehood.
Texas	28	Dec. 29, 1845	Was an independent republic before statehood.
Utah	45	Jan. 4, 1896
Vermont	14	March 4, 1791	Until statehood, had been a region claimed by both New York and New Hampshire
Virginia	10	June 25, 1788	The 10th of the original 13 colonies.
Washington	42	Nov. 11, 1889
West Virginia	35	June 20, 1863	Was part of Virginia until statehood.
Wisconsin	30	May 29, 1848	The state is smaller than the territory and the leftover area continued to be called the Territory of Wisconsin until March 3, 1849.
Wyoming	44	July 10, 1890