State Timeline

delaware

1787

Capital- Dover
Governor- John Carney
Political party- Democratic
Population- 961,939

New Jersey

1787

Capital- Trenton
Governor- Phil Murphy
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 9.006 million

Pennsylvania

1787

Capital- Harrisburg
Governor- Tom Wolf
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 12.81 million

Connecticut

1788

Capital- Hartford
Governor- Dannel Malloy
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 3.588 million

Maryland

1788

Capital- Annapolis
Governor- Larry Hogan
Political Party- Republican
Population- 6.052 million

New Hampshire

1788

Capital- Concord
Governor- Chris Sununu
Political Party- Republican
Population- 1.343 million

New York

1788

Capital- Albany
Governor- Andrew Cuomo
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 8.538 million

Massachusetts

1788

Capital- Boston
Governor- Charlie Baker
Political Party- Republican
Population- 6.86 million

South Carolina

1788

Capital- Columbia
Governor- Henry McMaster
Political Party- Republican
Population- 5.024 million

North Carolina

1789

Capital- Raleigh
Governor- Roy Cooper
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 10.27 million

Rhode Island

1790

Capital- Providence
Governor- Gina Marie Raimondo
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 1.06 million

Vermont

1791

Capital- Montpelier
Governor- Phil Scott
Political Party- Republican
Population- 623,657

Kentucky

1792

Capital- Frankfort
Governor- Matt Bevin
Political Party- Republican
Population- 4.454 million

Tennessee

1796

Capital- Nashville
Governor- Bill Haslam
Political Party- Republican
Population- 6.716 million

Ohio

1803

Capital- Columbus
Governor- John Kasich
Political Party- Republican
Population- 11.66 million

Louisiana

1812

Capital- Baton Rouge
Governor- John Bel Edwards
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 4.684 million

indiana

1816

Capital- Indianapolis
Governor- Eric Holcomb
Political Party- Republican
Population- 6.667 million

Mississippi

1817

Capital- Jackson
Governor- Phil Bryant
Political Party- Republican
Population- 2.984 million

Illinois

1818

Capital- Springfield
Governor- Bruce Republican
Population- 12.8 million

Alabama

1819

Capital- Montgomery
Governor- Kay Ivey -Republican
Population- 4.875

Maine

1820

Capital- Augusta
Governor- Paul LePage
Political Party- Republican
Population- 1.336 million

Missouri

1821

Capital- Jefferson City
Governor- Eric Greitens
Political Party- Republican
Population- 6.114 million

Arkansas

1836

Capital- Little Rock
Governor- Asa Hutchinson
Political Party- Republican
Population- 3.004 million

Michigan

1837

Capital- Lansing
Governor- Rick Snyder
Political Party- Republican
Population- 9.962 million

Florida

1845

Capital- Tallahassee
Governor- Rick Scott
Political Party- Republican
Population- 20.98 million

Georgia

1845

Capital- Atlanta
Governor- Nathan Deal
Political Party- Republican
Population- 10.43 million

Texas

1845

Capital- Austin
Governor- Greg Abbott
Political Party- Republican
Population- 28.3 million

Iowa

1846

Capital- Des Moines
Governor- Kim Reynolds
Political Party- Republican
Population- 3.146 million

Wisconsin

1848

Capital- Madison
Governor- Scott Walker
Political Party- Republican
Population- 5.795 million

California

1850

Capital- Sacramento
Governor- Jerry Brown
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 39.54 million

Minnesota

1858

Capital- Saint Paul
Governor- Mark Dayton
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 5.577 million

Oregon

1859

Capital- Salem
Governor- Kate Brown
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 4.143 million

Kansas

1861

Capital- Topeka
Governor- Jeff Colyer
Political Party- Republican
Population- 2.913 million

Virginia

1863

Capital- Richmond
Governor- Ralph Northam
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 8.47 million

West Virginia

1863

Capital- Charleston
Governor- Jim Justice
Political Party- Republican
Population- 1.816 million

Nevada

1864

Capital- Carson City
Governor- Brian Sandoval
Political Party- Republican
Population- 2.998 million

Nebraska

1867

Capital- Lincoln
Governor- Pete Ricketts
Political Party- Republican
Population- 1.92 million

Colorado

1876

Capital- Denver
Governor- John Hickenlooper
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 5.607 million

Montana

1889

Capital- Helena
Governor- Steve Bullock
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 1.05 million

North Dakota

1889

Capital- Bismarck
Governor- Doug Burgum
Political Party- Republican
Population- 755,393

South Dakota

1889

Capital- Pierre
Governor- Dennis Daugaard
Political Party- Republican
Population- 869,666

Washington

1889

Capital- Olympia
Governor- Jay Inslee
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 7.406 million

Idaho

1890

Capital- Boise
Governor- Butch Otter
Political Party- Republican
Population- 1.717 million

Wyoming

1890

Capital- Cheyenne
Governor- Matt Mead
Political Party- Republican
Population- 579,315

Utah

1896

Capital- Salt Lake City
Governor- Gary Herbert
Political Party- Republican
Population- 3.102 million

Oklahoma

1907

Capital- Oklahoma City
Governor- Mary Fallin
Political Party- Republican
Population- 3.931 million

Arizona

1912

Capital- Phoenix
Governor- Doug Ducey
Political Party- Republican
Population- 7.016 million

New Mexico

1912

Capital- Santa Fe
Governor- Susana Martinez
Political Party- Republican
Population- 2.088 million

Alaska

1959

Capital- Juneau
Governor- Bill Walker
Political Party- Independent
Population- 739,795

Hawaii

1959

Capital- Honolulu
Governor- David Ige
Political Party- Democratic
Population- 1.428 million