List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union
List of U.S. states

List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union

Section Title: List of U.S. states
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State	Date (admitted or ratified)	Formed from

1	Delaware	December 7, 1787 (ratified)	Colony of Delaware

2	Pennsylvania	December 12, 1787 (ratified)	Proprietary Province of Pennsylvania

3	New Jersey	December 18, 1787 (ratified)	Crown Colony of New Jersey

4	Georgia	January 2, 1788 (ratified)	Crown Colony of Georgia

5	Connecticut	January 9, 1788 (ratified)	Crown Colony of Connecticut

6	Massachusetts	February 6, 1788 (ratified)	Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

7	Maryland	April 28, 1788 (ratified)	Proprietary Province of Maryland

8	South Carolina	May 23, 1788 (ratified)	Crown Colony of South Carolina

9	New Hampshire	June 21, 1788 (ratified)	Crown Colony of New Hampshire

10	Virginia	June 25, 1788 (ratified)	Crown Colony and Dominion of Virginia

11	New York	July 26, 1788 (ratified)	Crown Colony of New York

12	North Carolina	November 21, 1789 (ratified)	Crown Colony of North Carolina

13	Rhode Island	May 29, 1790 (ratified)	Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

14	Vermont	March 4, 1791 (admitted)	Vermont Republic

15	Kentucky	June 1, 1792 (admitted)	Virginia (nine counties in its District of Kentucky)

16	Tennessee	June 1, 1796 (admitted)	Southwest Territory

17	Ohio	March 1, 1803 (admitted)	Northwest Territory (part)

18	Louisiana	April 30, 1812 (admitted)	Territory of Orleans

19	Indiana	December 11, 1816 (admitted)	Indiana Territory

20	Mississippi	December 10, 1817 (admitted)	Mississippi Territory

21	Illinois	December 3, 1818 (admitted)	Illinois Territory (part)

22	Alabama	December 14, 1819 (admitted)	Alabama Territory

23	Maine	March 15, 1820 (admitted)	Massachusetts (District of Maine)

24	Missouri	August 10, 1821 (admitted)	Missouri Territory (part)

25	Arkansas	June 15, 1836 (admitted)	Arkansas Territory

26	Michigan	January 26, 1837 (admitted)	Michigan Territory

27	Florida	March 3, 1845 (admitted)	Florida Territory

28	Texas	December 29, 1845 (admitted)	Republic of Texas

29	Iowa	December 28, 1846 (admitted)	Iowa Territory (part)

30	Wisconsin	May 29, 1848 (admitted)	Wisconsin Territory (part)

31	California	September 9, 1850 (admitted)	unorganized territory (part)

32	Minnesota	May 11, 1858 (admitted)	Minnesota Territory (part)

33	Oregon	February 14, 1859 (admitted)	Oregon Territory (part)

34	Kansas	January 29, 1861 (admitted)	Kansas Territory (part)

35	West Virginia	June 20, 1863 (admitted)	Virginia (50 Trans-Allegheny region counties)

36	Nevada	October 31, 1864 (admitted)	Nevada Territory

37	Nebraska	March 1, 1867 (admitted)	Nebraska Territory

38	Colorado	August 1, 1876 (admitted)	Colorado Territory

39	North Dakota	November 2, 1889 (admitted)	Dakota Territory (part)

40	South Dakota	November 2, 1889 (admitted)	Dakota Territory (part)

41	Montana	November 8, 1889 (admitted)	Montana Territory

42	Washington	November 11, 1889 (admitted)	Washington Territory

43	Idaho	July 3, 1890 (admitted)	Idaho Territory

44	Wyoming	July 10, 1890 (admitted)	Wyoming Territory

45	Utah	January 4, 1896 (admitted)	Utah Territory

46	Oklahoma	November 16, 1907 (admitted)	Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory

47	New Mexico	January 6, 1912 (admitted)	New Mexico Territory

48	Arizona	February 14, 1912 (admitted)	Arizona Territory

49	Alaska	January 3, 1959 (admitted)	Territory of Alaska

50	Hawaii	August 21, 1959 (admitted)	Territory of Hawaii

Sentence(s)

In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood.
In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood.
In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood.

final_sentence: In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood.
final_sentence: In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood.
final_sentence: In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood.