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This table lists each state, its capital city, its area, and the date it entered the USA.

State Capital City Area (sq mi) Entry Date
1.  Delaware  Dover 2,396  Dec. 7, 1787
2.  Pennsylvania  Harrisburg 46,058  Dec. 12, 1787
3.  New Jersey  Trenton 8,215  Dec. 18, 1787
4.  Georgia  Atlanta 58,977  Jan. 2, 1788
5.  Connecticut  Hartford 5,544  Jan. 9, 1788
6.  Massachusetts  Boston 9,241  Feb. 6, 1788
7.  Maryland  Annapolis 12,297  Apr. 28, 1788
8.  South Carolina Columbia 31,189  May 23, 1788
9.  New Hampshire  Concord 9,283  Jun. 21, 1788
10.  Virginia  Richmond 42,326  Jun. 26, 1788
11.  New York  Albany 53,989  Jul. 26, 1788
12.  North Carolina Raleigh 52,672  Nov. 12, 1789
13.  Rhode Island  Providence 1,231  May 29, 1790
14.  Vermont  Montpelier 9,615  Mar. 14, 1791
15.  Kentucky  Frankfort 40,411  Jun. 1, 1792
16.  Tennessee  Nashville 42,146  Jun. 1, 1796
17.  Ohio  Columbus 44,828  Mar. 1, 1803
18.  Louisiana  Baton Rouge 49,651  Apr. 30, 1812
19.  Indiana  Indianapolis 36,420  Dec. 11, 1816
20.  Mississippi  Jackson 48,286  Dec. 10, 1817
21.  Illinois  Springfield 57,918  Dec. 3, 1818
22.  Alabama  Montgomery 52,237  Dec. 14, 1819
23.  Maine  Augusta 33,741  Mar. 15, 1820
24.  Missouri  Jefferson City 69,709  Aug. 10, 1821
25.  Arkansas  Little Rock 53,182  Jun. 15, 1836
26.  Michigan  Lansing 96,705  Jan. 26, 1837
27.  Florida  Tallahassee 59,928  Mar. 3, 1845
28.  Texas  Austin 267,277  Dec. 29, 1845
29.  Iowa  Des Moines 56,276  Dec. 28, 1846
30.  Wisconsin  Madison 65,499  May 29, 1848
31.  California  Sacramento 158,869  Sep. 9, 1850
32.  Minnesota  St. Paul 86,943  May 11, 1858
33.  Oregon  Salem 97,132  Feb. 14, 1859
34.  Kansas  Topeka 82,282  Jan. 29, 1861
35.  West Virginia  Charleston 24,231  Jun. 30, 1863
36.  Nevada  Carson City 110,567  Oct. 31, 1864
37.  Nebraska  Lincoln 77,358  Mar. 1, 1867
38.  Colorado  Denver 104,100  Aug. 1, 1876
39.  North Dakota  Bismarck 70,704  Nov. 2, 1889
40.  South Dakota  Pierre 77,121  Nov. 2, 1889
41.  Montana  Helena 147,046  Nov. 8, 1889
42.  Washington  Olympia 70,637  Nov. 11, 1889
43.  Idaho  Boise 83,574  Jul. 3, 1890
44.  Wyoming  Cheyenne 97,818  Jul. 10, 1890
45.  Utah  Salt Lake City 84,904  Jan. 4, 1896
46.  Oklahoma  Oklahoma City 69,903  Nov. 16, 1907
47.  New Mexico  Santa Fe 121,598  Jan. 6, 1912
48.  Arizona  Phoenix 114,006  Feb. 14, 1912
49.  Alaska  Juneau 615,230  Jan. 3, 1959
50.  Hawaii  Honolulu 6,459  Aug. 21, 1959


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