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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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Cities | Established[upper-alpha 1] | Population [3] |
Total area[4] | Land area[4] | Water area[4] | Number of Reps. | |||||
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Capital | Largest (by population)[5] | mi2 | km2 | mi2 | km2 | mi2 | km2 | |||||
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AL | Montgomery | Huntsville | Dec 14, 1819 | 5,024,279 | 52,420 | 135,767 | 50,645 | 131,171 | 1,775 | 4,597 | 7 |
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AK | Juneau | Anchorage | Jan 3, 1959 | 733,391 | 665,384 | 1,723,337 | 570,641 | 1,477,953 | 94,743 | 245,384 | 1 |
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AZ | Phoenix | Feb 14, 1912 | 7,151,502 | 113,990 | 295,234 | 113,594 | 294,207 | 396 | 1,026 | 9 | |
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AR | Little Rock | Jun 15, 1836 | 3,011,524 | 53,179 | 137,732 | 52,035 | 134,771 | 1,143 | 2,961 | 4 | |
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CA | Sacramento | Los Angeles | Sep 9, 1850 | 39,538,223 | 163,695 | 423,967 | 155,779 | 403,466 | 7,916 | 20,501 | 52 |
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CO | Denver | Aug 1, 1876 | 5,773,714 | 104,094 | 269,601 | 103,642 | 268,431 | 452 | 1,170 | 8 | |
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CT | Hartford | Bridgeport | Jan 9, 1788 | 3,605,944 | 5,543 | 14,357 | 4,842 | 12,542 | 701 | 1,816 | 5 |
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DE | Dover | Wilmington | Dec 7, 1787 | 989,948 | 2,489 | 6,446 | 1,949 | 5,047 | 540 | 1,399 | 1 |
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FL | Tallahassee | Jacksonville | Mar 3, 1845 | 21,538,187 | 65,758 | 170,312 | 53,625 | 138,887 | 12,133 | 31,424 | 28 |
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GA | Atlanta | Jan 2, 1788 | 10,711,908 | 59,425 | 153,910 | 57,513 | 148,959 | 1,912 | 4,951 | 14 | |
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HI | Honolulu | Aug 21, 1959 | 1,455,271 | 10,932 | 28,313 | 6,423 | 16,635 | 4,509 | 11,678 | 2 | |
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ID | Boise | Jul 3, 1890 | 1,839,106 | 83,569 | 216,443 | 82,643 | 214,045 | 926 | 2,398 | 2 | |
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IL | Springfield | Chicago | Dec 3, 1818 | 12,812,508 | 57,914 | 149,995 | 55,519 | 143,793 | 2,395 | 6,202 | 17 |
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IN | Indianapolis | Dec 11, 1816 | 6,785,528 | 36,420 | 94,326 | 35,826 | 92,789 | 593 | 1,537 | 9 | |
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IA | Des Moines | Dec 28, 1846 | 3,190,369 | 56,273 | 145,746 | 55,857 | 144,669 | 416 | 1,077 | 4 | |
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KS | Topeka | Wichita | Jan 29, 1861 | 2,937,880 | 82,278 | 213,100 | 81,759 | 211,754 | 520 | 1,346 | 4 |
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KY | Frankfort | Louisville | Jun 1, 1792 | 4,505,836 | 40,408 | 104,656 | 39,486 | 102,269 | 921 | 2,387 | 6 |
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LA | Baton Rouge | New Orleans | Apr 30, 1812 | 4,657,757 | 52,378 | 135,659 | 43,204 | 111,898 | 9,174 | 23,761 | 6 |
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ME | Augusta | Portland | Mar 15, 1820 | 1,362,359 | 35,380 | 91,633 | 30,843 | 79,883 | 4,537 | 11,750 | 2 |
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MD | Annapolis | Baltimore | Apr 28, 1788 | 6,177,224 | 12,406 | 32,131 | 9,707 | 25,142 | 2,699 | 6,990 | 8 |
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MA | Boston | Feb 6, 1788 | 7,029,917 | 10,554 | 27,336 | 7,800 | 20,202 | 2,754 | 7,134 | 9 | |
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MI | Lansing | Detroit | Jan 26, 1837 | 10,077,331 | 96,714 | 250,487 | 56,539 | 146,435 | 40,175 | 104,052 | 13 |
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MN | Saint Paul | Minneapolis | May 11, 1858 | 5,706,494 | 86,936 | 225,163 | 79,627 | 206,232 | 7,309 | 18,930 | 8 |
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MS | Jackson | Dec 10, 1817 | 2,961,279 | 48,432 | 125,438 | 46,923 | 121,531 | 1,508 | 3,907 | 4 | |
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MO | Jefferson City | Kansas City | Aug 10, 1821 | 6,154,913 | 69,707 | 180,540 | 68,742 | 178,040 | 965 | 2,501 | 8 |
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MT | Helena | Billings | Nov 8, 1889 | 1,084,225 | 147,040 | 380,831 | 145,546 | 376,962 | 1,494 | 3,869 | 2 |
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NE | Lincoln | Omaha | Mar 1, 1867 | 1,961,504 | 77,348 | 200,330 | 76,824 | 198,974 | 524 | 1,356 | 3 |
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NV | Carson City | Las Vegas | Oct 31, 1864 | 3,104,614 | 110,572 | 286,380 | 109,781 | 284,332 | 791 | 2,048 | 4 |
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NH | Concord | Manchester | Jun 21, 1788 | 1,377,529 | 9,349 | 24,214 | 8,953 | 23,187 | 397 | 1,027 | 2 |
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NJ | Trenton | Newark | Dec 18, 1787 | 9,288,994 | 8,723 | 22,591 | 7,354 | 19,047 | 1,368 | 3,544 | 12 |
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NM | Santa Fe | Albuquerque | Jan 6, 1912 | 2,117,522 | 121,590 | 314,917 | 121,298 | 314,161 | 292 | 757 | 3 |
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NY | Albany | New York City | Jul 26, 1788 | 20,201,249 | 54,555 | 141,297 | 47,126 | 122,057 | 7,429 | 19,240 | 26 |
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NC | Raleigh | Charlotte | Nov 21, 1789 | 10,439,388 | 53,819 | 139,391 | 48,618 | 125,920 | 5,201 | 13,471 | 14 |
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ND | Bismarck | Fargo | Nov 2, 1889 | 779,094 | 70,698 | 183,108 | 69,001 | 178,711 | 1,698 | 4,397 | 1 |
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OH | Columbus | Mar 1, 1803 | 11,799,448 | 44,826 | 116,098 | 40,861 | 105,829 | 3,965 | 10,269 | 15 | |
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OK | Oklahoma City | Nov 16, 1907 | 3,959,353 | 69,899 | 181,037 | 68,595 | 177,660 | 1,304 | 3,377 | 5 | |
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OR | Salem | Portland | Feb 14, 1859 | 4,237,256 | 98,379 | 254,799 | 95,988 | 248,608 | 2,391 | 6,191 | 6 |
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PA | Harrisburg | Philadelphia | Dec 12, 1787 | 13,002,700 | 46,054 | 119,280 | 44,743 | 115,883 | 1,312 | 3,397 | 17 |
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RI | Providence | May 29, 1790 | 1,097,379 | 1,545 | 4,001 | 1,034 | 2,678 | 511 | 1,324 | 2 | |
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SC | Columbia | Charleston | May 23, 1788 | 5,118,425 | 32,020 | 82,933 | 30,061 | 77,857 | 1,960 | 5,076 | 7 |
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SD | Pierre | Sioux Falls | Nov 2, 1889 | 886,667 | 77,116 | 199,729 | 75,811 | 196,350 | 1,305 | 3,379 | 1 |
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TN | Nashville | Jun 1, 1796 | 6,910,840 | 42,144 | 109,153 | 41,235 | 106,798 | 909 | 2,355 | 9 | |
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TX | Austin | Houston | Dec 29, 1845 | 29,145,505 | 268,596 | 695,662 | 261,232 | 676,587 | 7,365 | 19,075 | 38 |
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UT | Salt Lake City | Jan 4, 1896 | 3,271,616 | 84,897 | 219,882 | 82,170 | 212,818 | 2,727 | 7,064 | 4 | |
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VT | Montpelier | Burlington | Mar 4, 1791 | 643,077 | 9,616 | 24,906 | 9,217 | 23,871 | 400 | 1,035 | 1 |
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VA | Richmond | Virginia Beach | Jun 25, 1788 | 8,631,393 | 42,775 | 110,787 | 39,490 | 102,279 | 3,285 | 8,508 | 11 |
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WA | Olympia | Seattle | Nov 11, 1889 | 7,705,281 | 71,298 | 184,661 | 66,456 | 172,119 | 4,842 | 12,542 | 10 |
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WV | Charleston | Jun 20, 1863 | 1,793,716 | 24,230 | 62,756 | 24,038 | 62,259 | 192 | 497 | 2 | |
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WI | Madison | Milwaukee | May 29, 1848 | 5,893,718 | 65,496 | 169,635 | 54,158 | 140,268 | 11,339 | 29,367 | 8 |
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WY | Cheyenne | Jul 10, 1890 | 576,851 | 97,813 | 253,335 | 97,093 | 251,470 | 720 | 1,864 | 1 |
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