List of U.S. states facts for kids

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The United States is a big country made up of 50 different parts called states. This article will help you learn about each of these states. You'll find out when they joined the U.S., how many people live there, and how big they are.

Did you know that Washington D.C. is not a state? It's a special federal district where the U.S. government is located. The U.S. also has 14 other areas called territories, which are not states. This list focuses only on the 50 states.

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Facts About Each U.S. State

This table shares important facts about all 50 states. You can find their capital cities and largest cities. It also shows when each state joined the United States. Plus, you'll see how many people live there and how big the state is.

United States of America

Flag, Name, and Postal Abbreviation		Cities		Became a State	Population	Total Area		Land Area		Water Area		Number of Reps.
		Capital City	Largest City (by people)			mi2	km2	mi2	km2	mi2	km2
Alabama	AL	Montgomery	Huntsville	Dec 14, 1819	5,024,279	52,420	135,767	50,645	131,171	1,775	4,597	7
Alaska	AK	Juneau	Anchorage	Jan 3, 1959	733,391	665,384	1,723,337	570,641	1,477,953	94,743	245,384	1
Arizona	AZ	Phoenix		Feb 14, 1912	7,151,502	113,990	295,234	113,594	294,207	396	1,026	9
Arkansas	AR	Little Rock		Jun 15, 1836	3,011,524	53,179	137,732	52,035	134,771	1,143	2,961	4
California	CA	Sacramento	Los Angeles	Sep 9, 1850	39,538,223	163,695	423,967	155,779	403,466	7,916	20,501	52
Colorado	CO	Denver		Aug 1, 1876	5,773,714	104,094	269,601	103,642	268,431	452	1,170	8
Connecticut	CT	Hartford	Bridgeport	Jan 9, 1788	3,605,944	5,543	14,357	4,842	12,542	701	1,816	5
Delaware	DE	Dover	Wilmington	Dec 7, 1787	989,948	2,489	6,446	1,949	5,047	540	1,399	1
Florida	FL	Tallahassee	Jacksonville	Mar 3, 1845	21,538,187	65,758	170,312	53,625	138,887	12,133	31,424	28
Georgia	GA	Atlanta		Jan 2, 1788	10,711,908	59,425	153,910	57,513	148,959	1,912	4,951	14
Hawaii	HI	Honolulu		Aug 21, 1959	1,455,271	10,932	28,313	6,423	16,635	4,509	11,678	2
Idaho	ID	Boise		Jul 3, 1890	1,839,106	83,569	216,443	82,643	214,045	926	2,398	2
Illinois	IL	Springfield	Chicago	Dec 3, 1818	12,812,508	57,914	149,995	55,519	143,793	2,395	6,202	17
Indiana	IN	Indianapolis		Dec 11, 1816	6,785,528	36,420	94,326	35,826	92,789	593	1,537	9
Iowa	IA	Des Moines		Dec 28, 1846	3,190,369	56,273	145,746	55,857	144,669	416	1,077	4
Kansas	KS	Topeka	Wichita	Jan 29, 1861	2,937,880	82,278	213,100	81,759	211,754	520	1,346	4
Kentucky	KY	Frankfort	Louisville	Jun 1, 1792	4,505,836	40,408	104,656	39,486	102,269	921	2,387	6
Louisiana	LA	Baton Rouge	New Orleans	Apr 30, 1812	4,657,757	52,378	135,659	43,204	111,898	9,174	23,761	6
Maine	ME	Augusta	Portland	Mar 15, 1820	1,362,359	35,380	91,633	30,843	79,883	4,537	11,750	2
Maryland	MD	Annapolis	Baltimore	Apr 28, 1788	6,177,224	12,406	32,131	9,707	25,142	2,699	6,990	8
Massachusetts	MA	Boston		Feb 6, 1788	7,029,917	10,554	27,336	7,800	20,202	2,754	7,134	9
Michigan	MI	Lansing	Detroit	Jan 26, 1837	10,077,331	96,714	250,487	56,539	146,435	40,175	104,052	13
Minnesota	MN	Saint Paul	Minneapolis	May 11, 1858	5,706,494	86,936	225,163	79,627	206,232	7,309	18,930	8
Mississippi	MS	Jackson		Dec 10, 1817	2,961,279	48,432	125,438	46,923	121,531	1,508	3,907	4
Missouri	MO	Jefferson City	Kansas City	Aug 10, 1821	6,154,913	69,707	180,540	68,742	178,040	965	2,501	8
Montana	MT	Helena	Billings	Nov 8, 1889	1,084,225	147,040	380,831	145,546	376,962	1,494	3,869	2
Nebraska	NE	Lincoln	Omaha	Mar 1, 1867	1,961,504	77,348	200,330	76,824	198,974	524	1,356	3
Nevada	NV	Carson City	Las Vegas	Oct 31, 1864	3,104,614	110,572	286,380	109,781	284,332	791	2,048	4
New Hampshire	NH	Concord	Manchester	Jun 21, 1788	1,377,529	9,349	24,214	8,953	23,187	397	1,027	2
New Jersey	NJ	Trenton	Newark	Dec 18, 1787	9,288,994	8,723	22,591	7,354	19,047	1,368	3,544	12
New Mexico	NM	Santa Fe	Albuquerque	Jan 6, 1912	2,117,522	121,590	314,917	121,298	314,161	292	757	3
New York	NY	Albany	New York City	Jul 26, 1788	20,201,249	54,555	141,297	47,126	122,057	7,429	19,240	26
North Carolina	NC	Raleigh	Charlotte	Nov 21, 1789	10,439,388	53,819	139,391	48,618	125,920	5,201	13,471	14
North Dakota	ND	Bismarck	Fargo	Nov 2, 1889	779,094	70,698	183,108	69,001	178,711	1,698	4,397	1
Ohio	OH	Columbus		Mar 1, 1803	11,799,448	44,826	116,098	40,861	105,829	3,965	10,269	15
Oklahoma	OK	Oklahoma City		Nov 16, 1907	3,959,353	69,899	181,037	68,595	177,660	1,304	3,377	5
Oregon	OR	Salem	Portland	Feb 14, 1859	4,237,256	98,379	254,799	95,988	248,608	2,391	6,191	6
Pennsylvania	PA	Harrisburg	Philadelphia	Dec 12, 1787	13,002,700	46,054	119,280	44,743	115,883	1,312	3,397	17
Rhode Island	RI	Providence		May 29, 1790	1,097,379	1,545	4,001	1,034	2,678	511	1,324	2
South Carolina	SC	Columbia	Charleston	May 23, 1788	5,118,425	32,020	82,933	30,061	77,857	1,960	5,076	7
South Dakota	SD	Pierre	Sioux Falls	Nov 2, 1889	886,667	77,116	199,729	75,811	196,350	1,305	3,379	1
Tennessee	TN	Nashville		Jun 1, 1796	6,910,840	42,144	109,153	41,235	106,798	909	2,355	9
Texas	TX	Austin	Houston	Dec 29, 1845	29,145,505	268,596	695,662	261,232	676,587	7,365	19,075	38
Utah	UT	Salt Lake City		Jan 4, 1896	3,271,616	84,897	219,882	82,170	212,818	2,727	7,064	4
Vermont	VT	Montpelier	Burlington	Mar 4, 1791	643,077	9,616	24,906	9,217	23,871	400	1,035	1
Virginia	VA	Richmond	Virginia Beach	Jun 25, 1788	8,631,393	42,775	110,787	39,490	102,279	3,285	8,508	11
Washington	WA	Olympia	Seattle	Nov 11, 1889	7,705,281	71,298	184,661	66,456	172,119	4,842	12,542	10
West Virginia	WV	Charleston		Jun 20, 1863	1,793,716	24,230	62,756	24,038	62,259	192	497	2
Wisconsin	WI	Madison	Milwaukee	May 29, 1848	5,893,718	65,496	169,635	54,158	140,268	11,339	29,367	8
Wyoming	WY	Cheyenne		Jul 10, 1890	576,851	97,813	253,335	97,093	251,470	720	1,864	1

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  This map shows the 50 states of the U.S., its federal district (Washington D.C.), and five areas called territories where people live. Please note that Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories are shown at different sizes. Also, some islands like the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are not on this map.

See also

• U.S. state slogans

In Spanish: Anexo:Estados y territorios de los Estados Unidos para niños