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.

States (50)

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

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.

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[1] Size[1]
(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[2] 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (2007 Fourth Edition.) The Times Atlas of the World, Compact Edition.. Times Books, London., 160. ISBN ISBN 978-0-00-723374-8. 
  2. ↑ Quick Facts about Midway Atoll. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (August 22 2002). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
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