List of States of the United States

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in North America between Canada and Mexico, while Alaska is in the far northwestern part of North America and Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. Territories of the United States are scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The last two states to join the Union were Alaska (49th) and Hawaii (50th). Both joined in 1959.

California is the most populous state, with 39,512,223 residents (2020 estimate); Wyoming is the least populous, with an estimated 582,658 residents. The District of Columbia, with an estimated 646,449 residents as of 2012, has a higher population than the two least populous states (Wyoming and Vermont). The largest state by area is Alaska, encompassing 665,384 square miles (1,723,340 km2), while the smallest is Rhode Island, encompassing 1,545 square miles (4,000 km2). The first state to ratify the current Constitution was Delaware, which it did on December 7, 1787, while the newest state is Hawaii, which was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959. The largest territory in terms of both population and size is Puerto Rico, with 3,725,789 residents as of the 2010 Census and a total area of 5,325 square miles (13,790 km2).

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In addition to the 50 states and the federal district, the United States has sovereignty over 14 territories. Five of them (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) have a permanent, nonmilitary population, while nine of them do not. With the exception of Navassa Island, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are located in the Caribbean, all territories are located in the Pacific Ocean. One territory, Palmyra Atoll, is considered to be incorporated, meaning the full body of the Constitution has been applied to it; the other territories are unincorporated, meaning the Constitution does not fully apply to them. Ten territories (the Minor Outlying Islands and American Samoa) are considered to be unorganized, meaning they have not had an Organic Act enacted by Congress. The four other territories are organized, meaning they have had an Organic Act that has been enacted by Congress. The five inhabited territories each have limited autonomy and a non-voting delegate in Congress, in addition to having territorial legislatures and governors. Still, residents cannot vote in federal elections.

State	Capital	Total Area		Population
		Mi2	KM2
Alabama	Montgomery	52,420	135,767	4,903,185
Alaska	Juneau	665,384	1,723,337	731,545
Arizona	Phoenix	113,990	295,234	7,278,717
Arkansas	Little Rock	53,179	137,732	3,017,804
California	Sacramento	163,695	423,967	39,512,223
Colorado	Denver	104,094	269,601	5,758,736
Connecticut	Hartford	5,543	14,357	3,565,278
Delaware	Dover	2,489	6,446	973,764
Florida	Tallahassee	65,758	170,312	21,477,737
Georgia	Atlanta	59,425	153,910	10,617,423
Hawaii	Honolulu	10,932	28,313	1,415,872
Idaho	Boise	83,569	216,443	1,787,065
Illinois	Springfield	57,914	149,995	12,671,821
Indiana	Indianapolis	36,420	94,326	6,732,219
Lowa	Des Moines	56,273	145,746	3,155,070
Kansas	Topeka	82,278	213,100	2,913,314
Kentucky	Frankfort	40,408	104,656	4,467,673
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	52,378	135,659	4,648,794
Maine	Augusta	35,380	91,633	1,344,212
Maryland	Annapolis	12,406	32,131	6,045,680
Massachusetts	Boston	10,554	27,336	6,892,503
Michigan	Lansing	96,714	250,487	9,986,857
Minnesota	St. Paul	86,936	225,163	5,639,632
Mississippi	Jackson	48,432	125,438	2,976,149
Missouri	Jefferson City	69,707	180,540	6,137,428
Montana	Helena	147,040	380,831	1,068,778
Nebraska	Lincoln	77,348	200,330	1,934,408
Nevada	Carson City	110,572	286,380	3,080,156
New Hampshire	Concord	9,349	24,214	1,359,711
New Jersey	Trenton	8,723	22,591	8,882,190
New Mexico	Santa Fe	121,590	314,917	2,096,829
New York	Albany	54,555	141,297	19,453,561
North Carolina	Raleigh	53,819	139,391	10,488,084
North Dakota	Bismarck	70,698	183,108	762,062
Ohio	Columbus	44,826	116,098	11,689,100
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	69,899	181,037	3,956,971
Oregon	Salem	98,379	254,799	4,217,737
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	46,054	119,280	12,801,989
Rhode Island	Providence	1,545	4,001	1,059,361
South Carolina	Columbia	32,020	82,933	5,148,714
South Dakota	Pierre	77,116	199,729	884,659
Tennessee	Nashville	42,144	109,153	6,829,174
Texas	Austin	268,596	695,662	28,995,881
Utah	Salt Lake City	84,897	219,882	3,205,958
Vermont	Montpelier	9,616	24,906	623,989
Virginia	Richmond	42,775	110,787	8,535,519
Washington	Olympia	71,298	184,661	7,614,893
West Virginia	Charleston	24,230	62,756	1,792,147
Wisconsin	Madison	65,496	169,635	5,822,434
Wyoming	Cheyenne	97,813	253,335	578,759