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The following table lists each of the 50 states of the United States with the following information:
- The state name
- The preferred pronunciation of the common state name as transcribed with the International Phonetic Alphabet (see Help:IPA for English for a key)
- The United States Postal Service (USPS) two-character state abbreviation[1]
(also used as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 3166-2 country subdivision code) - An image of the official state flag
- The date the state ratified the United States Constitution or was admitted to the Union
- The total land and water area of the state
- The United States Census 2010 of state population as of April 1, 2010[2]
- The state capital
- The most populous incorporated place or Census Designated Place within the state as of July 1, 2008, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau[3]
Name | USPS | Flag | Date | Area (sq mi) | Population (2010[update]) | Pop Density | Capital | Most populous city |
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Alabama | AL | ![]() |
December 14, 1819 | 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km2) | 4,779,736 | 91.18 | Montgomery | Birmingham |
Alaska | AK | ![]() |
January 3, 1959 | 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km2) | 710,231 | Juneau | Anchorage | |
Arizona | AZ | ![]() |
February 14, 1912 | 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km2) | 6,392,017 | Phoenix | Phoenix | |
Arkansas | AR | ![]() |
June 15, 1836 | 52,897 sq mi (137,002 km2) | 2,915,918 | Little Rock | Little Rock | |
California | CA | ![]() |
September 9, 1850 | 163,700 sq mi (423,970 km2) | 37,253,956 | Sacramento | Los Angeles | |
Colorado | CO | ![]() |
August 1, 1876 | 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km2) | 5,029,196 | Denver | Denver | |
Connecticut | CT | ![]() |
January 9, 1788 | 5,543 sq mi (14,356 km2) | 3,574,097 | Hartford | Bridgeport[4] | |
Delaware | DE | ![]() |
December 7, 1787 | 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km2) | 897,934 | Dover | Wilmington | |
Florida | FL | ![]() |
March 3, 1845 | 65,755 sq mi (170,304 km2) | 18,801,310 | Tallahassee | Jacksonville[5] | |
Georgia | GA | ![]() |
January 2, 1788 | 59,425 sq mi (153,909 km2) | 9,687,653 | Atlanta | Atlanta | |
Hawaii | HI | ![]() |
August 21, 1959 | 10,931 sq mi (28,311 km2) | 1,360,301 | Honolulu | Honolulu | |
Idaho | ID | ![]() |
July 3, 1890 | 83,642 sq mi (216,632 km2) | 1,567,582 | Boise | Boise | |
Illinois | IL | ![]() |
December 3, 1818 | 54,826 sq mi (141,998 km2) | 12,830,632 | Springfield | Chicago | |
Indiana | IN | ![]() |
December 11, 1816 | 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km2) | 6,483,802 | Indianapolis | Indianapolis | |
Iowa | IA | ![]() |
December 28, 1846 | 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km2) | 3,046,355 | Des Moines | Des Moines | |
Kansas | KS | ![]() |
January 29, 1861 | 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km2) | 2,853,118 | Topeka | Wichita | |
Kentucky[6] | KY | ![]() |
June 1, 1792 | 40,409 sq mi (104,659 km2) | 4,339,367 | Frankfort | Louisville | |
Louisiana | LA | ![]() |
April 30, 1812 | 52,271 sq mi (135,382 km2) | 4,533,372 | Baton Rouge | New Orleans | |
Maine | ME | ![]() |
March 15, 1820 | 35,385 sq mi (91,646 km2) | 1,328,361 | Augusta | Portland | |
Maryland | MD | ![]() |
April 28, 1788 | 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km2) | 5,773,552 | Annapolis | Baltimore[7] | |
Massachusetts[6] | MA | ![]() |
February 6, 1788 | 10,554 sq mi (27,336 km2) | 6,547,629 | Boston | Boston | |
Michigan | MI | ![]() |
January 26, 1837 | 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km2) | 9,883,640 | Lansing | Detroit | |
Minnesota | MN | ![]() |
May 11, 1858 | 86,943 sq mi (225,181 km2) | 5,303,925 | Saint Paul | Minneapolis | |
Mississippi | MS | ![]() |
December 10, 1817 | 48,434 sq mi (125,443 km2) | 2,967,297 | Jackson | Jackson | |
Missouri | MO | ![]() |
August 10, 1821 | 69,704 sq mi (180,533 km2) | 5,988,927 | Jefferson City | Kansas City[8] | |
Montana | MT | ![]() |
November 8, 1889 | 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km2) | 989,415 | Helena | Billings | |
Nebraska | NE | ![]() |
March 1, 1867 | 77,420 sq mi (200,520 km2) | 1,826,341 | Lincoln | Omaha | |
Nevada | NV | ![]() |
October 31, 1864 | 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km2) | 2,700,551 | Carson City | Las Vegas | |
New Hampshire | NH | ![]() |
June 21, 1788 | 9,350 sq mi (24,217 km2) | 1,316,470 | Concord | Manchester[9] | |
New Jersey | NJ | ![]() |
December 18, 1787 | 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km2) | 8,791,894 | Trenton | Newark[10] | |
New Mexico | NM | ![]() |
January 6, 1912 | 121,697 sq mi (315,194 km2) | 2,059,179 | Santa Fe | Albuquerque | |
New York | NY | ![]() |
July 26, 1788 | 54,556 sq mi (141,299 km2) | 19,378,102 | Albany | New York City[11] | |
North Carolina | NC | ![]() |
November 21, 1789 | 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km2) | 9,535,483 | Raleigh | Charlotte | |
North Dakota | ND | ![]() |
November 2, 1889 | 70,762 sq mi (183,272 km2) | 672,591 | Bismarck | Fargo | |
Ohio | OH | ![]() |
March 1, 1803 | 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km2) | 11,536,504 | Columbus | Columbus[12] | |
Oklahoma | OK | ![]() |
November 16, 1907 | 69,960 sq mi (181,195 km2) | 3,751,351 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | |
Oregon | OR | ![]() |
February 14, 1859 | 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km2) | 3,831,074 | Salem | Portland | |
Pennsylvania[6] | PA | ![]() |
December 12, 1787 | 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km2) | 12,702,379 | Harrisburg | Philadelphia | |
Rhode Island[13] | RI | ![]() |
May 29, 1790 | 1,210 sq mi (3,140 km2) | 1,052,567 | Providence | Providence | |
South Carolina | SC | ![]() |
May 23, 1788 | 32,020 sq mi (82,931 km2) | 4,625,364 | Columbia | Columbia[14] | |
South Dakota | SD | ![]() |
November 2, 1889 | 77,184 sq mi (199,905 km2) | 814,180 | Pierre | Sioux Falls | |
Tennessee | TN | ![]() |
June 1, 1796 | 42,181 sq mi (109,247 km2) | 6,346,105 | Nashville | Memphis[15] | |
Texas | TX | ![]() |
December 29, 1845 | 268,820 sq mi (696,241 km2) | 25,145,561 | Austin | Houston[16] | |
Utah | UT | ![]() |
January 4, 1896 | 84,899 sq mi (219,887 km2) | 2,763,885 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | |
Vermont | VT | ![]() |
March 4, 1791 | 9,623 sq mi (24,923 km2) | 625,741 | Montpelier | Burlington | |
Virginia[6] | VA | ![]() |
June 25, 1788 | 42,774 sq mi (110,785 km2) | 8,001,024 | Richmond | Virginia Beach[17] | |
Washington | WA | ![]() |
November 11, 1889 | 71,362 sq mi (184,827 km2) | 6,724,540 | Olympia | Seattle | |
West Virginia | WV | ![]() |
June 20, 1863 | 24,230 sq mi (62,755 km2) | 1,852,994 | Charleston | Charleston | |
Wisconsin | WI | ![]() |
May 29, 1848 | 65,498 sq mi (169,639 km2) | 5,686,986 | Madison | Milwaukee | |
Wyoming | WY | ![]() |
July 10, 1890 | 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km2) | 563,626 | Cheyenne | Cheyenne |
- ^ "Official USPS Abbreviations". United States Postal Service. 1998. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ "POPULATION CHANGE DATA PROVIDED BY U.S. CENSUS 2010". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
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(help) - ^ The Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Connecticut.
- ^ The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Florida.
- ^ a b c d Official name calls it a commonwealth
- ^ Baltimore City and the 12 Maryland counties of the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia Combined Statistical Area form the most populous metropolitan region in Maryland.
- ^ The City of Saint Louis and the 8 Missouri counties of the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington Combined Statistical Area form the most populous metropolitan region in Missouri.
- ^ The 5 southeastern New Hampshire counties of the Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area form the most populous metropolitan region in New Hampshire.
- ^ The 13 northern New Jersey counties of the New York-Newark-Bridgeport Combined Statistical Area form the most populous metropolitan region in New Jersey.
- ^ New York City is the most populous city in the United States.
- ^ The Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Ohio.
- ^ Full name is State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
- ^ The Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in South Carolina.
- ^ The Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Tennessee.
- ^ The Dallas-Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Texas.
- ^ The 10 Virginia counties and 6 Virginia cities of the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia Combined Statistical Area form the most populous metropolitan region in Virginia.