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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.
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==
== Sortable table of states (50) ==
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable">
{{US states}}
<tr>
  <th>Name</th>
  <th>Capital</th>
  <th>Date of Admission to the Union<ref>{{cite web|title=The 50 State Quarters 10-Year Schedule|publisher=U.S. Mint|url=http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/index.cfm?action=schedule|accessdate=08-07-2007}}</ref></th>
  <th>Governor</th>
  <th>Senators</th>
  <th>Subdivisions</th>
  <th>History</th>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Alabama]]</TD>
  <td>[[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]]</td>
  <td>14 December 1819 (22nd)</td>
  <td>[[Bob Riley]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Jeff Sessions]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Richard Shelby]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>67 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Alabama]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Alaska]]</TD>
  <td>[[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]]</td>
  <td>3 January 1959 (49th)</td>
  <td>[[Sarah Palin]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Lisa Murkowski]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Mark Begich]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>16 Boroughs (including [[Municipality of Anchorage]]) and [[Unorganized Borough]], administered directly by the state)</td>
  <TD>[[History of Alaska ]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Arizona]]</TD>
  <td>[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]</td>
  <td>14 February 1912 (48th)</td>
  <td>[[Jan Brewer]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Jon Kyl]] (Republican)<br />
      [[John McCain]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>15 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Arizona]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Arkansas]]</TD>
  <td>[[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]</td>
  <td>15 June 1836 (25th)</td>
  <td>[[Mike Beebe]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Blanche Lincoln]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Mark Pryor]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>75 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Arkansas]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[California]]</TD>
  <td>[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]</td>
  <td>9 September 1850 (31st)</td>
  <td>[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Barbara Boxer]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Dianne Feinstein]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Counties of California|58 counties]]</td>
  <TD>[[History of California]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Colorado]]</TD>
  <td>[[Denver, Colorado|Denver]]</td>
  <td>1 August 1876 (38th)</td>
  <td>[[Bill Ritter]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Mark Udall]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Michael Bennet]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>64 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Colorado]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Connecticut]]</TD>
  <td>[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]</td>
  <td>9 January 1788 (5th)</td>
  <td>[[M. Jodi Rell]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Christopher Dodd]] (Democrat)<br />
      [[Joseph Lieberman]] (Independent, caucuses with Democrats)</td>
  <td>8 counties (no government powers since 1960), 169 towns</td>
  <TD>[[History of Connecticut]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Delaware]]</TD>
  <td>[[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]</td>
  <td>7 December 1787 (1st)</td>
  <td>[[Ruth Ann Minner]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Edward E. Kaufman]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Thomas Carper]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>3 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Delaware]]</TD>
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<tr>
  <TD>[[Florida]]</TD>
  <td>[[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]]</td>
  <td>3 March 1845 (27th)</td>
  <td>[[Charlie Crist]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Mel Martinez]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Bill Nelson]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>67 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Florida]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]</TD>
  <td>[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]</td>
  <td>2 January 1788 (4th)</td>
  <td>[[Sonny Perdue]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Saxby Chambliss]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Johnny Isakson]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>159 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Georgia]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Hawaii]]</TD>
  <td>[[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]]</td>
  <td>21 August 1959 (50th)</td>
  <td>[[Linda Lingle]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Daniel Akaka]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Daniel Inouye]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>5 counties (one administered by the state Department of Health)</td>
  <TD>[[History of Hawaii]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Idaho]]</TD>
  <td>[[Boise, Idaho|Boise]]</td>
  <td>3 July 1890 (43rd)</td>
  <td>[[Butch Otter]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[James Risch]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Mike Crapo]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>44 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Idaho]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Illinois]]</TD>
  <td>[[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]</td>
  <td>3 December 1818 (21st)</td>
  <td>[[Rod Blagojevich]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Richard Durbin]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Roland W. Burris]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>102 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Illinois]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Indiana]]</TD>
  <td>[[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]]</td>
  <td>11 December 1816 (19th)</td>
  <td>[[Mitch Daniels]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Evan Bayh]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Richard Lugar]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>92 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Indiana]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Iowa]]</TD>
  <td>[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]</td>
  <td>28 December 1846 (29th)</td>
  <td>[[Chet Culver]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Chuck Grassley]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Tom Harkin]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>99 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Iowa]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Kansas]]</TD>
  <td>[[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]]</td>
  <td>29 January 1861 (34th)</td>
  <td>[[Kathleen Sebellius]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Sam Brownback]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Pat Roberts]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>105 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Kansas]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Kentucky]]</TD>
  <td>[[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]]</td>
  <td>1 June 1792 (15th)</td>
  <td>[[Steve Beshear]] (Democratic, governor-elect)</td>
  <td>[[Jim Bunning]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Mitch McConnell]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>120 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Kentucky]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Louisiana]]</TD>
  <td>[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]</td>
  <td>30 April 1812 (18th)</td>
  <td>[[Bobby Jindal|Piyush "Bobby" Jindal]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Mary Landrieu]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[David Vitter]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>64 parishes</td>
  <TD>[[History of Louisiana]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Maine]]</TD>
  <td>[[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]]</td>
  <td>15 March 1820 (23rd)</td>
  <td>[[John Baldacci]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Susan Collins]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Olympia Snowe]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>16 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Maine]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Maryland]]</TD>
  <td>[[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]]</td>
  <td>28 April 1788 (7th)</td>
  <td>[[Martin O'Malley]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Benjamin Cardin]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Barbara Mikulski]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>22 counties and independent city (Baltimore)</td>
  <TD>[[History of Maryland]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Massachusetts]]</TD>
  <td>[[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]</td>
  <td>6 February 1788 (6th)</td>
  <td>[[Deval Patrick]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Scott Brown]] (Republican)<br />
      [[John Kerry]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>14 counties, with little government function, 50 cities and 301 towns</td>
  <TD>[[History of Massachusetts]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Michigan]]</TD>
  <td>[[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]]</td>
  <td>26 January 1836 (25th)</td>
  <td>[[Jennifer Granholm]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Carl Levin]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Debbie Stabenow]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>83 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Michigan]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Minnesota]]</TD>
  <td>[[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]</td>
  <td>11 May 1858 (32nd)</td>
  <td>[[Tim Pawlenty]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Amy Klobuchar]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Al Franken]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Minnesota]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Mississippi]]</TD>
  <td>[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]]</td>
  <td>10 December 1817 (20th)</td>
  <td>[[Haley Barbour]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Thad Cochran]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Roger F. Wicker]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Mississippi]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Missouri]]</TD>
  <td>[[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]]</td>
  <td>10 August 1821 (24th)</td>
  <td>[[Jay Nixon]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Christopher Bond]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Claire McCaskill]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Missouri]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Montana]]</TD>
  <td>[[Helena, Montana|Helena]]</td>
  <td>8 November 1889 (41st)</td>
  <td>[[Brian Schweitzer]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Max Baucus]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Jon Tester]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Montana]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Nebraska]]</TD>
  <td>[[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]</td>
  <td>1 March 1867 (37th)</td>
  <td>[[Dave Heineman]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Mike Johanns]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Benjamin Nelson]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Nebraska]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Nevada]]</TD>
  <td>[[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]]</td>
  <td>31 October 1864 (36th)</td>
  <td>[[Jim Gibbons]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[John Ensign]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Harry Reid]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Nevada]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[New Hampshire]]</TD>
  <td>[[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]</td>
  <td>21 June 1788 (9th)</td>
  <td>[[John Lynch]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Judd Gregg]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Jeanne Shaheen]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of New Hampshire]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[New Jersey]]</TD>
  <td>[[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]</td>
  <td>18 December 1787 (3rd)</td>
  <td>[[Jon Corzine]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Frank Lautenberg]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Robert Menendez]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of New Jersey]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[New Mexico]]</TD>
  <td>[[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]]</td>
  <td>6 January 1912 (47th)</td>
  <td>[[Bill Richardson]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Jeff Bingaman]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Tom Udall]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of New Mexico]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[New York]]</TD>
  <td>[[Albany, New York|Albany]]</td>
  <td>26 July 1788 (11th)</td>
  <td>[[David Paterson]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Chuck Schumer]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] (Democratic) </td>
  <td>[[Counties of New York State|62 Counties]]</td>
  <TD>[[History of New York]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[North Carolina]]</TD>
  <td>[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]</td>
  <td>21 November 1789 (12th)</td>
  <td>[[Beverly E. Perdue]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Richard Burr]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Kay Hagan]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>100 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of North Carolina]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[North Dakota]]</TD>
  <td>[[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]</td>
  <td>2 November 1889 (39th)</td>
  <td>[[John Hoeven]] (Republican</td>
  <td>[[Kent Conrad]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Byron Dorgan]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of North Dakota]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Ohio]]</TD>
  <td>[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]</td>
  <td>1 March 1803 (17th)</td>
  <td>[[Ted Strickland]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Sherrod Brown]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[George Voinovich]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Ohio]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Oklahoma]]</TD>
  <td>[[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]]</td>
  <td>16 November 1907 (46th)</td>
  <td>[[Brad Henry]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Tom Coburn]] (Republican)<br />
      [[James Inhofe]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Oklahoma]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Oregon]]</TD>
  <td>[[Salem, Oregon|Salem]]</td>
  <td>14 February 1859 (33rd)</td>
  <td>[[Ted Kulongoski]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Jeff Merkley]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Ron Wyden]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Oregon]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Pennsylvania]]</TD>
  <td>[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]</td>
  <td>12 December 1787 (2nd)</td>
  <td>[[Edward G. Rendell]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Robert Casey]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Arlen Specter]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Pennsylvania]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Rhode Island]]</TD>
  <td>[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]</td>
  <td>29 May 1790 (13th)</td>
  <td>[[Donald E. Carcieri]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Jack Reed]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Sheldon Whitehouse]] (Democratic)</td>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <td>[[History of Rhode Island]] </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[South Carolina]]</TD>
  <td>[[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]</td>
  <td>23 May 1788 (8th)</td>
  <td>[[Mark Sanford]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Jim DeMint]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Lindsey Graham]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of South Carolina]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[South Dakota]]</TD>
  <td>[[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]]</td>
  <td>2 November 1889 (40th)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;[[Mike Rounds|Marion M. "Mike" Rounds]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Tim Johnson]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[John Thune]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of South Dakota]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Tennessee]]</TD>
  <td>[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]</td>
  <td>1 June 1796 (16th)</td>
  <td>[[Phil Bredesen]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Lamar Alexander]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Bob Corker]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Tennessee]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Texas]]</TD>
  <td>[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]</td>
  <td>29 December 1845 (28th)</td>
  <td>[[Rick Perry]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] (Republican)<br />
      [[John Cornyn]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Counties of Texas|254 Counties]]</td>
  <TD>[[History of Texas]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Utah]]</TD>
  <td>[[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]</td>
  <td>4 January 1896 (45th)</td>
  <td>[[Jon Huntsman, Jr.]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Robert Bennett]] (Republican)<br />
      [[Orrin Hatch]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>29 counties</td>
  <TD>[[History of Utah]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Vermont]]</TD>
  <td>[[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]</td>
  <td>4 March 1791 (14th)</td>
  <td>[[Jim Douglas]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Patrick Leahy]] (Democrat)<br />
      [[Bernard Sanders]] (Independent)</td>
  <td>14 counties (with limited governmental powers) </td>
  <TD>[[History of Vermont]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Virginia]]</TD>
  <td>[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]</td>
  <td>25 June 1788 (10th)</td>
  <td>[[Tim Kaine]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Mark Warner]] (Democrat)<br />
      [[Jim Webb]] (Democrat)</td>
  <td>95 counties and 39 [[independent city|independent cities]]</td>
  <TD>[[History of Virginia]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Washington (state)|Washington]]</TD>
  <td>[[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]]</td>
  <td>11 November 1889 (42nd)</td>
  <td>[[Christine Gregoire]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Maria Cantwell]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Patty Murray]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Washington]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[West Virginia]]</TD>
  <td>[[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]]</td>
  <td>20 June 1863 (35th)</td>
  <td>[[Joe Manchin]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Robert Byrd]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[John D. Rockefeller IV]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of West Virginia]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Wisconsin]]</TD>
  <td>[[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]</td>
  <td>29 May 1848 (30th)</td>
  <td>[[James Doyle, Jr.]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>[[Russell Feingold]] (Democratic)<br />
      [[Herb Kohl]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Wisconsin]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Wyoming]]</TD>
  <td>[[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]]</td>
  <td>10 July 1890 (44th)</td>
  <td>[[Dave Freudenthal]] (Republican</td>
  <td>[[Mike Enzi]] (Republican)<br />
      [[John Barrasso]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Wyoming]]</TD>
</tr>
</table>


==Federal District==
==Federal District (1)==
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable">
The capital of the [[United States of America]] is a separate federal district and not part of any one state. Its land was ceded by [[Maryland (U.S. state)|Maryland]] and [[Virginia (U.S. state)|Virginia]] upon its creation in 1790. It controls 3 electoral votes for president and vice president.
<tr>
  <th>Name</th>
  <th>Capital</th>
  <th>Date of Admission<br /> to the Union</th>
  <th>Mayor</th>
  <th>History</th>
</tr>
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]]
<tr>
  <td>[[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]</td>
  <td>[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]</td>
  <td>July 26, 1788</td>
  <td>[[Adrian M. Fenty]] (Democrat)</td>
  <td>[[History of the District of Columbia]]</td>
</tr>
</table>


==Unincorporated territories==
{| class="wikitable" bgcolor="#DDDDDD";
The following [[Unincorporated territories of the United States|Territories]] belong to the United States of America. They do not belong to any one State. These islands are inhabited.
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable">
<tr>
  <th>Name</th>
  <th>Capital</th>
  <th>Governor</th>
  <th>Population<ref name="times">{{cite book
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  <th>Size<ref name="times" /><br />(Square miles)</th>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>[[American Samoa]]</td>
  <td>[[Pago Pago]] (Capital)<br />[[Fagatogo]] (Seat of Government)</td>
  <td>[[Togiola Tulafono]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>65,000</td>
  <td>76</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>[[Guam]]</td>
  <td>[[Hagåtña]] (Agana)</td>
  <td>[[Felix Perez Camacho]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>179,000</td>
  <td>209</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>[[Northern Mariana Islands]]</td>
  <td>[[Saipan]]</td>
  <td>[[Benígno Fitial]] (Covenant)</td>
  <td>81,000</td>
  <td>184</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>[[Puerto Rico]]</td>
  <td>[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]</td>
  <td>[[Luis Fortuño]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>3,955,000</td>
  <td>3,515</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>[[U.S. Virgin Islands]]</td>
  <td>[[Charlotte Amalie]]</td>
  <td>[[John deJongh, Jr.]] (Democratic)</td>
  <td>112,000</td>
  <td>136</td>
</tr>
</table>


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.
!'''No'''&nbsp;
!'''Name'''&nbsp;
!'''Short'''&nbsp;
!'''Year'''&nbsp;
!'''Size'''<sup>1</sup>&nbsp;
!'''Population'''<sup>2</sup>&nbsp;
!'''Density'''<sup>3</sup>&nbsp;
!'''EV's<sup>4</sup>'''&nbsp;
!'''Capital'''&nbsp;
!'''Subdivisions'''&nbsp;
|-
|1 ||District of Columbia ||DC ||1790 ||68.35 ||712,816  ||10328.91  ||3  ||[[Washington, D.C.]] ||8 wards 
|}


==Outlying Islands==
==Unincorporated territories (5)==
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<ref>{{cite web||title=Quick Facts about Midway Atoll|url=http://www.fws.gov/midway/intro/facts.html|publisher=Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge|date=August 22 2002|accessdate=2007-05-07}}</ref> 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.
The following inhabited [[unincorporated territories of the United States|unincorporated territories]] belong to theU.S., but they do not have state status and cast no electoral votes for president.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" bgcolor="#DDDDDD";
 
!'''No'''&nbsp;
!'''Name'''&nbsp;
!'''Short'''&nbsp;
!'''Year'''&nbsp;
!'''Size'''<sup>1</sup>&nbsp;
!'''Population'''<sup>2</sup>&nbsp;
!'''Density'''<sup>3</sup>&nbsp;
!'''EV's<sup>4</sup>'''&nbsp;
!'''Capital'''&nbsp;
!'''Subdivisions'''&nbsp;
|-
|1 ||[[American Samoa/Definition|American Samoa]] ||AS ||1900<ref name=ASestab /> ||76 ||46,189  ||607.8 ||0 ||[[Pago Pago]] (capital), [[Fagatogo]] (seat of gov't) ||3 districts<ref name=AScounties />
|-
|2 ||[[Guam]] ||GU ||1898<ref name=GuamTerr /> ||209 ||169,231 ||809.7 ||0 ||[[Hagåtña]] (Agana) ||19 districts (county equivalents for census purposes) 
|-
|3 ||[[Northern Mariana Islands]] ||MP ||year ||184 ||49,587 ||169.5 ||0 ||[[Saipan]] ||&nbsp;
|-
|4 ||[[Puerto Rico]]<ref name=PRstatehood /> ||PR ||year ||3515 ||3,285,874 ||934.8 ||0 ||[[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] ||78 county-equivalent ''municipios''
|-
|5 ||[[U.S. Virgin Islands]] ||VI ||year ||136 ||87,146 ||640.8 ||0 ||[[Charlotte Amalie]] ||3 counties (St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix)
|}
 
==Outlying Islands (10)==
The following belong to the U.S. but are not part of any state. Except for the military forces on Wake and Kwajalein, and U.S. government employees on Midway<ref name=Midway1 />, these islands are uninhabited, and 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 waters nearby.
*[[United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges#Baker Island|Baker Island]]
*[[United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges#Baker Island|Baker Island]]
*[[United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges#Howland Island|Howland Island]]
*[[United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges#Howland Island|Howland Island]]
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== References ==
== References ==
<references />
<references>
 
<ref name=PRstatehood>
In a 2020 referendum in Puerto Rico, a majority voted to request admission as the 51st state of the USA. This would require ratification by Congress, which has not yet happened.
</ref>
 
<ref name=ASestab>
American Samoa became a U.S. territory in 1900 after the matai (local chiefs) of Tutuila, the largest island in American Samoa, ceded the island to the United States.
</ref>
 
<ref name=AScounties>
American Samoa is divided into 3 districts (Western, Eastern, Manu'a) and 2 unorganized atolls (Swains Island, Rose Atoll).  The 3 districts are divided into 15 counties.
</ref>
 
<ref name=GuamTerr>
Spain claimed Guam in 1565 and but lost it to the U.S. in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. In 1950, an act of Congress made it an unincorporated organized territory of the U.S.
</ref>
 
<ref name=Midway1>
{{cite web||title=Quick Facts about Midway Atoll|url=http://www.fws.gov/midway/intro/facts.html|publisher=Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge|date=August 22 2002|accessdate=2007-05-07}}
</ref>
 
</references>

Latest revision as of 09:03, 9 August 2023

This is a catalog of the constituent states of the USA, as well as territories and other subdivisions within or dependent on the USA.

Sortable table of states (50)

Click on a column header to sort the table by that item.

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.

No  Name  Short  Year  Size1  Population2  Density3  EV's4  Capital  Subdivisions 
1 Alabama AL 1819 - 22nd 50,744 5,024,279 99.0 9 Montgomery 67 counties
2 Alaska AK 1959 - 49th 571,951 733,391 1.3 3 Juneau 16 boroughs[1]
3 Arizona AZ 1912 - 48th 113,635 7,151,502 62.9 11 Phoenix 15 counties
4 Arkansas AR 1836 - 25th 52,068 3,011,524 57.8 6 Little Rock 75 counties
5 California CA 1850 - 31st 155,959 39,538,223 253.5 54 Sacramento 58 counties
6 Colorado CO 1876 - 38th 103,718 5,773,714 55.7 10 Denver 64 counties
7 Connecticut CT 1788 - 5th 4845 3,605,944 744.3 7 Hartford 8 counties[2] and 169 towns
8 Delaware DE 1787 - 1st 1954 989,948 506.6 3 Dover 3 counties
9 Florida FL 1845 - 27th 53,927 21,538,187 399.4 30 Tallahassee 67 counties
10 Georgia GA 1788 - 4th 57,906 10,711,908 185.0 16 Atlanta 159 counties
11 Hawaii HI 1959 - 50th 6423 1,455,271 226.6 4 Honolulu 5 counties[3]
12 Idaho ID 1890 - 43rd 82,747 1,839,106 22.2 4 Boise 44 counties
13 Illinois IL 1818 - 21st 55,584 12,812,508 230.5 19 Springfield 102 counties
14 Indiana IN 1816 - 19th 35,867 6,785,528 189.2 11 Indianapolis 92 counties
15 Iowa IA 1846 - 29th 55,869 3,190,369 57.1 8 Des Moines 99 counties
16 Kansas KS 1861 - 34th 81,815 2,937,880 35.9 6 Topeka 105 counties
17 Kentucky KY 1792 - 15th 39,728 4,505,836 113.4 8 Frankfort 120 counties
18 Louisiana LA 1812 - 18th 43,562 4,657,757 106.9 8 Baton Rouge 64 parishes
19 Maine ME 1820 - 23rd 30,862 1,362,359 44.1 4 Augusta 16 counties
20 Maryland MD 1788 - 7th 9,774 6,177,224 632.0 10 Annapolis 22 counties + Baltimore[4]
21 Massachussetts MA 1788 - 6th 7840 7,029,917 896.7 11 Boston 14 counties, 50 cities, 301 towns[5]
22 Michigan MI 1836 - 25th 56,804 10,077,331 177.4 15 Lansing 83 counties
23 Minnesota MN 1858 - 32nd 79,610 5,706,494 71.7 10 St. Paul 87 counties
24 Mississippi MS 1817 - 20th 46,907 2,961,279 63.1 6 Jackson 82 counties
25 Missouri MO 1821 - 24th 68,886 6,154,913 89.3 10 Jefferson City 115 counties
26 Montana MT 1889 - 41st 145,552 1,084,225 7.4 4 Helena 56 counties
27 Nebraska NE 1867 - 37th 76,872 1,961,504 25.5 5 Lincoln 93 counties
28 Nevada NV 1864 - 36th 109,826 3,104,614 28.3 6 Carson City 17 counties
29 New Hampshire NH 1788 - 9th 8968 1,377,529 153.6 4 Concord 10 counties
30 New Jersey NJ 1787 - 3rd 7417 9,288,994 1,252.4 14 Trenton 21 counties
31 New Mexico NM 1912 - 47th 121,356 2,117,522 17.4 5 Santa Fe 33 counties
32 New York NY 1788 - 11th 47,214 20,201,249 427.9 28 Albany 62 counties
33 North Carolina NC 1789 - 12th 48,711 10,439,388 214.3 16 Raleigh 100 counties
34 North Dakota ND 1889 - 39th 68,976 779,094 11.3 3 Bismarck 53 counties
35 Ohio OH 1803 - 17th 40,948 11,799,448 288.2 17 Columbus 88 counties
36 Oklahoma OK 1907 - 46th 68,667 3,959,353 57.7 7 Oklahoma City 77 counties
37 Oregon OR 1859 - 33rd 95,997 4,237,256 44.1 8 Salem 36 counties
38 Pennsylvania PA 1787 - 2nd 44,817 13,002,700 290.1 19 Harrisburg 67 counties
39 Rhode Island RI 1790 - 13th 1045 1,097,379 1,050.1 4 Providence 5 counties
40 South Carolina SC 1788 - 8th 30,110 5,118,425 170.0 9 Columbia sub
41 South Dakota SD 1889 - 40th 75,885 886,667 11.7 3 Pierre 66 counties
42 Tennessee TN 1796 - 16th 41,217 6,910,840 167.7 11 Nashville 95 counties
43 Texas TX 1845 - 28th 261,797 29,145,505 111.3 40 Austin 154 counties
44 Utah UT 1896 - 45th 82,144 3,271,616 39.8 6 Salt Lake City 29 counties
45 Vermont VT 1791 - 14th 9250 643,077 69.5 3 Montpelier 14 counties[6]
46 Virginia VA 1788 - 10th 39,594 8,631,393 218.0 13 Richmond 95 counties, 39 independent cities
47 Washington WA 1889 - 42nd 66,544 7,705,281 115.8 12 Olympia 39 counties
48 West Virginia WV 1863 - 35th 24,078 1,793,716 74.5 4 Charleston 55 counties
49 Wisconsin WI 1848 - 30th 54,310 5,893,718 108.5 10 Madison 72 counties
50 Wyoming WY 1890 - 44th 97,100 576,851 5.9 3 Cheyenne 23 counties

NOTE: Contents of the above table is from this template.


Federal District (1)

The capital of the United States of America is a separate federal district and not part of any one state. Its land was ceded by Maryland and Virginia upon its creation in 1790. It controls 3 electoral votes for president and vice president.

No  Name  Short  Year  Size1  Population2  Density3  EV's4  Capital  Subdivisions 
1 District of Columbia DC 1790 68.35 712,816 10328.91 3 Washington, D.C. 8 wards

Unincorporated territories (5)

The following inhabited unincorporated territories belong to theU.S., but they do not have state status and cast no electoral votes for president.

No  Name  Short  Year  Size1  Population2  Density3  EV's4  Capital  Subdivisions 
1 American Samoa AS 1900[7] 76 46,189 607.8 0 Pago Pago (capital), Fagatogo (seat of gov't) 3 districts[8]
2 Guam GU 1898[9] 209 169,231 809.7 0 Hagåtña (Agana) 19 districts (county equivalents for census purposes)
3 Northern Mariana Islands MP year 184 49,587 169.5 0 Saipan  
4 Puerto Rico[10] PR year 3515 3,285,874 934.8 0 San Juan, Puerto Rico 78 county-equivalent municipios
5 U.S. Virgin Islands VI year 136 87,146 640.8 0 Charlotte Amalie 3 counties (St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix)

Outlying Islands (10)

The following belong to the U.S. but are not part of any state. Except for the military forces on Wake and Kwajalein, and U.S. government employees on Midway[11], these islands are uninhabited, and 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 waters nearby.

References

  1. ↑ Alaska boroughs include Municipality of Anchorage and an Unorganized Borough administered directly by the state.
  2. ↑ Connecticut counties have had no government power since 1960)
  3. ↑ One Hawaii county is administered by the state Dept. of Health
  4. ↑ Baltimore, Maryland is an independent city not in any county.
  5. ↑ Counties in Massachussetts have little government function.
  6. ↑ Vermont counties have limited governmental powers.
  7. ↑ American Samoa became a U.S. territory in 1900 after the matai (local chiefs) of Tutuila, the largest island in American Samoa, ceded the island to the United States.
  8. ↑ American Samoa is divided into 3 districts (Western, Eastern, Manu'a) and 2 unorganized atolls (Swains Island, Rose Atoll). The 3 districts are divided into 15 counties.
  9. ↑ Spain claimed Guam in 1565 and but lost it to the U.S. in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. In 1950, an act of Congress made it an unincorporated organized territory of the U.S.
  10. ↑ In a 2020 referendum in Puerto Rico, a majority voted to request admission as the 51st state of the USA. This would require ratification by Congress, which has not yet happened.
  11. ↑ Quick Facts about Midway Atoll. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (August 22 2002). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
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