The 50 States

Connecticut

Jan 9, 1778

State Capital: Hartford
Governor: Dannel Malloy
Political Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 3.597 million

Delaware

Dec 7, 1787

Capital: Dover
Governor: Jack Markell
Political Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 935,614

Pennsylvania

Dec 12, 1787

Capital: Harrisburg
Governor: Tom Wolf
Political Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 12.79 million

New Jersey

Dec 18, 1787

Capital: Trenton
Governor: Chris Christie
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 8.938 million

Georgia

Jan 2, 1788

Capital: Atlanta
Governor: Nathan Deal
Political Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 10.1 million

Massachusetts

Feb 6, 1788

State Capital: Boston
Governor: Charlie Baker
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 6.745 million

Maryland

Apr 28, 1788

Capital: Annapolis
Governor: Larry Hogan
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 5.976

South Carolina

May 23, 1788

Capital: Columbia
Governor: Nikki Haley
Politcal Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 4.832

New Hampshire

Jun 21, 1788

State Capital: Concord
Governor: Maggie Hassan
Politcial Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 1.327 million

Virginia

Jun 25, 1788

Capital: Richmond
Governor: Terry McAuliffe
Political Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 8.326 million

North Carolina

Nov 21, 1789

State Capital: Raleigh
Governor: Pat McCrory
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 9.944 million

Rhode Island

May 29, 1790

State Capital: Providence
Governor: Gina Raimondo
Politcial Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 1.055 milliion

Vermont

Mar 4, 1791

State Capital: Montpelier
Governor: Peter Shumlin
Politcial Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 626,562 million

Kentucky

Jun 1, 1792

State Capital: Frankfort
Governor: Steve Beshear
Politcial Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 4.413 million

Tennessee

Jun 1, 1796

Capital: Nashville
Governor: Bill Haslam
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 6.549 million

Ohio

Mar 1, 1803

State Capital: Columbus
Governor: John Kasich
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 11.59 million

Louisiana

Apr 30, 1812

Capital: Baton Rouge
Governor: Bobby Jindal
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 4.65 million

Indiana

Dec 11, 1816

Capital: Indianapolis
Governor: Mike Pence
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 6.597 million

Mississippi

Dec 10, 1817

Capital: Jackson
Governor: Phil Bryant
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 2.994 million

Illinois

Dec 3, 1818

State Capital: Springfield
Governor: Bruce Rauner
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 12.88 million

Alabama

Dec 14, 1819

State Capital: Montgomery
Governor: Robert J. Bentley
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 4.849 million

Maine

Mar 15, 1820

State Capital: Augusta
Governor: Paul LePage
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 1.33 million

Missouri

Aug 10, 1821

State Capital: Jefferson City
Governor: Jay Nixon
Politcial Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 6.064

Arkansas

Jun 15, 1836

Capital: Little Rock
Governor: Asa Hutchinson
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 2.966 million

Michigan

Jan 26, 1837

Capital: Lansing
Governor: Rick Synder
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 9.91 million

Florida

Mar 3, 1845

State Capital: Tallahassee
Governor: Rick Scott
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 19.89 million

Texas

Dec 29, 1845

State Capital: Austin
Governor: Greg Abbott
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 26.96 million

Iowa

Dec 28, 1846

State Capital: Des Moines
Governor: Terry Branstad
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 3.107 million

Wisconsin

May 29, 1848

State Capital: Madison
Governor: Scott Walker
Political Party of Govornor: Republican
Population: 5.758 million

California

Sep 9, 1850

State Capital: Sacramento
Governor: Jerry Brown
Political Party of Governor: Democrat and Republican
Population: 38.8 million

Minnesota

May 11, 1858

State Capital: Saint Paul
Governor: Mark Dayton
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population:4. 457 million

Oregon

Feb 14, 1859

State Capital: Salem
Governor: Kate Brown
Politcial Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 3.97 million

Kansas

Jan 29, 1861

Capital: Topeka
Governor: Sam Brownback
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 2.904 million

West Virginia

Jun 20, 1863

Capital: Charleston
Governor: Earl Ray Tomblin
Political Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 1.85 million

Nebraska

Mar 1, 1867

State Capital: Lincoln
Governor: Pete Ricketts
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 1.882 million

Colorado

Aug 1, 1876

Capital: Denver
Governor: John Hickenlooper
Political Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 5.356 million

South Dakota

Nov 2, 1889

State Capital: Pierre
Governor: Dennis Dauggard
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 853,175 million

North Dakota

Nov 2, 1889

Capital: Bismarck
Governor: Jack Dalrymple
Politcal Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 739,482

Washington

Nov 11, 1889

State Capital: Olympia
Governor: Jay Inslee
Political Party of Govornor: Democratic
Population: 7.062 million

Idaho

Jul 3, 1890

Capital: Boise
Governor: Butch Otter
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 1.634 million

Wyoming

Jul 10, 1890

Capital: Cheyenne
Governor: Matt Mead
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 584,153

Oklahoma

Nov 16, 1907

Capital: Oklahoma City
Governor: Mary Fallin
Politcal Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 3.878 million

New Mexico

Jan 6, 1912

State Capital: Santa Fe
Governor: Susana Martinez
Politcial Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 2.086 million

Arizona

Feb 14, 1942

State Capital: Phoenix
Governor: Doug Ducey
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 6.731 million

Alaska

Jan 3, 1959

Capital: Juneau
Governor: Bill Walker
Political Party of Governor: Independent
Population: 736,732 million

Hawaii

Aug 21, 1959

State Capital: Honolulu
Governor: David Ige
Political Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 1.42 million

Montana

May 14, 2015

Capital: Helena
Governor: Steve Bullock
Political Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 1.024 million

Utah

May 14, 2015

Capital: Salt Lake City
Governor: Gary Herbert
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 2.943 million

New York

May 14, 2015

Capital: Albany
Governor: Andrew Cuomo
Political Party of Governor: Democratic
Population: 8.406 million

Nevada

May 14, 2015

Capital: Carson City
Governor: Brian Sandoval
Political Party of Governor: Republican
Population: 2.839 million