United States of America/Catalogs/States and Territories

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This is a catalog of the constituent states of the USA, as well as territories and other subdivisions within or dependent on the USA.

Sortable table of states (50)

1Size in square miles, land area only (minus water).
2Population per 2020 census.
3Population density in persons per square mile.
4Electoral votes for the 2024 presidential election.

No  Name  Short  Year  Size1  Population2  Density3  Electoral votes4  Capital  Subdivisions 
1 Alabama (U.S. state) AL 1819 - 22nd 50,744 5,024,279 99.0 9 Montgomery, Alabama 67 counties
2 Alaska (U.S. state) AK 1959 - 49th 571,951 733,391 1.3 3 Juneau, Alaska 16 boroughs[1]
3 Arizona AZ 1912 - 48th 113,635 7,151,502 62.9 11 Phoenix, Arizona 15 counties
4 Arkansas AR 1836 - 25th 52,068 3,011,524 57.8 6 Little Rock, Arkansas 75 counties
5 California CA 1850 - 31st 155,959 39,538,223 253.5 54 Sacramento, California 58 counties
6 Colorado CO 1876 - 38th 103,718 5,773,714 55.7 10 Denver, Colorado 64 counties
7 Connecticut CT 1788 - 5th 4845 3,605,944 744.3 7 Hartford, Connecticut 8 counties[2] and 169 towns
8 Delaware DE 1787 - 1st 1954 989,948 506.6 3 Dover, Delaware 3 counties
9 Florida FL 1845 - 27th 53,927 21,538,187 399.4 30 Tallahassee, Florica 67 counties
10 Georgia (U.S. state) GA 1788 - 4th 57,906 10,711,908 185.0 16 Atlanta, Georgia 159 counties
11 Hawaii (U.S. state) HI 1959 - 50th 6423 1,455,271 226.6 4 Honolulu, Hawaii 5 counties[3]
12 Idaho ID 1890 - 43rd 82,747 1,839,106 22.2 4 Boise, Idaho 44 counties
13 Illinois IL 1818 - 21st 55,584 12,812,508 230.5 19 Springfield, Illinois 102 counties
14 Indiana IN 1816 - 19th 35,867 6,785,528 189.2 11 Indianapolis, Indiana 92 counties
15 Iowa IA 1846 - 29th 55,869 3,190,369 57.1 8 Des Moines, Iowa 99 counties
16 Kansas KS 1861 - 34th SqMi 2,937,880 Dens 6 Topeka, Kansas 105 counties
17 Kentucky KY 1792 - 15th SqMi 4,505,836 Dens 8 Frankfort, Kentucky 120 counties
18 Louisiana LA 1812 - 18th SqMi 4,657,757 Dens 8 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 64 parishes
19 Maine ME 1820 - 23rd SqMi 1,362,359 Dens 4 Augusta, Maine 16 counties
20 Maryland MD 1788 - 7th SqMi 6,177,224 Dens 10 Annapolis, Maryland 22 counties + Baltimore[4]
21 Massachusetts MA 1788 - 6th SqMi Pop Dens 11 Boston, Massachusetts 14 counties, 50 cities, 301 towns[5]
22 Michigan MI 1836 - 25th SqMi Pop Dens 15 Lansing, Michigan 83 counties
23 Minnesota MN 1858 - 32nd SqMi Pop Dens 10 St. Paul, Minnesota 87 counties
24 Mississippi MS 1817 - 20th SqMi Pop Dens 6 Jackson, Mississippi 82 counties
25 Missouri MO 1821 - 24th SqMi Pop Dens 10 Jefferson City, Missouri 115 counties
26 Montana MT 1889 - 41st SqMi Pop Dens 4 Helena, Montana 56 counties
27 Nebraska NE 1867 - 37th SqMi Pop Dens 5 Lincoln, Nebraska 93 counties
28 Nevada NV 1864 - 36th SqMi Pop Dens 6 Carson City, Nevada 17 counties
29 New Hampshire NH 1788 - 9th SqMi Pop Dens 4 Concord, New Hampshire 10 counties
30 New Jersey NJ 1787 - 3rd SqMi Pop Dens 14 Trenton, NJ 21 counties
31 New Mexico NM 1912 - 47th SqMi Pop Dens 5 Santa Fe, New Mexico 33 counties
32 New York (state) NY 1788 - 11th SqMi Pop Dens 28 Albany, New York 62 counties
33 North Carolina NC 1789 - 12th SqMi Pop Dens 16 Raleigh, North Carolina 100 counties
34 North Dakota ND 1889 - 39th SqMi Pop Dens 3 Bismarck, North Dakota 53 counties
35 Ohio OH 1803 - 17th SqMi Pop Dens 17 Columbus, Ohio 88 counties
36 Oklahoma OK 1907 - 46th SqMi Pop Dens 7 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 77 counties
37 Oregon OR 1859 - 33rd SqMi Pop Dens 8 Salem, Oregon 36 counties
38 Pennsylvania PA 1787 - 2nd SqMi Pop Dens 19 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 67 counties
39 Rhode Island RI 1790 - 13th SqMi Pop Dens 4 Providence, Rhode Island 5 counties
40 South Carolina SC 1788 - 8th SqMi Pop Dens 9 Columbia, South Carolina sub
41 South Dakota SD 1889 - 40th SqMi Pop Dens 3 Pierre, South Dakota 66 counties
42 Tennessee TN 1796 - 16th SqMi Pop Dens 11 Nashville, Tennessee 95 counties
43 Texas TX 1845 - 28th SqMi Pop Dens 40 Austin, Texas 154 counties
44 Utah UT 1896 - 45th SqMi Pop Dens 6 Salt Lake City, Utah 29 counties
45 Vermont VT 1791 - 14th SqMi Pop Dens 3 Montpelier, Vermont 14 counties[6]
46 Virginia VA 1788 - 10th SqMi Pop Dens 13 Richmond, Virginia 95 counties, 39 independent cities
47 Washington (state) WA 1889 - 42nd SqMi Pop Dens 12 Olympia, Washington 39 counties
48 West Virginia WV 1863 - 35th SqMi Pop Dens 4 Charleston, West Virginia 55 counties
49 Wisconsin WI 1848 - 30th SqMi Pop Dens 10 Madison, Wisconsin 72 counties
50 Wyoming WY 1890 - 44th SqMi Pop Dens 3 Cheyenne, Wyoming 23 counties

Federal District (1)

The capital of the United States of America is a separate federal district and not part of any one State; historically, it was created from land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
Name Capital Date of Admission
to the Union		 Mayor History
District of Columbia Washington July 26, 1788 Adrian M. Fenty (Democrat) History of the District of Columbia

Unincorporated territories (5)

The following Territories belong to the United States of America. They do not belong to any one State. These islands are inhabited.

Name Capital Governor Population[7] Size[7]
(Square miles)
American Samoa Pago Pago (Capital)
Fagatogo (Seat of Government)		 Togiola Tulafono (Democratic) 65,000 76
Guam Hagåtña (Agana) Felix Perez Camacho (Republican) 179,000 209
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Benígno Fitial (Covenant) 81,000 184
Puerto Rico San Juan Luis Fortuño (Republican) 3,955,000 3,515
U.S. Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie John deJongh, Jr. (Democratic) 112,000 136

In a 2012 referendum in Puerto Rico, two questions were asked. In the first, a majority voted for a change in status. In the second, a majority voted to request admission as the 51st state if any change were to be made. This would require ratification by Congress.

Outlying Islands (10)

The following Territories belong to the United States of America. They do not belong to any one State. Except for the military forces on Wake and Kwajalein, and US Government employees on Midway[8] these islands are uninhabited; many are United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges. A number of battles of the Second World War in the Pacific were fought on them or in the waters near them.

References

  1. ↑ Alaska boroughs include Municipality of Anchorage and an Unorganized Borough administered directly by the state.
  2. ↑ Connecticut counties had have no government power since 1960)
  3. ↑ One Hawaii county is administered by the state Dept. of Health
  4. ↑ Baltimore, Maryland is an independent city not in any county.
  5. ↑ Counties in Massachussetts have little government function.
  6. ↑ Vermont counties have limited governmental powers.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 (2007 Fourth Edition.) The Times Atlas of the World, Compact Edition.. Times Books, London., 160. ISBN ISBN 978-0-00-723374-8. 
  8. ↑ Quick Facts about Midway Atoll. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (August 22 2002). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
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