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| Official State Name | Common | IPA | USPS | Flag | Date | Population | Capital | Most Populous City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Alabama | Alabama | /ˌæləˈbæmə/ | AL |  |
1819-12-14 | 4,627,851 | Montgomery | Birmingham |
| State of Alaska | Alaska | /əˈlæskə/ | AK |  |
1959-01-03 | 683,478 | Juneau | Anchorage |
| State of Arizona | Arizona | /ˌær |
AZ |  |
1912-02-14 | 6,338,755 | Phoenix | Phoenix |
| State of Arkansas | Arkansas | /ˈɑrkənsɑː/ | AR |  |
1836-06-15 | 2,834,797 | Little Rock | Little Rock |
| State of California | California | /ˌkæl |
CA |  |
1850-09-09 | 36,553,215 | Sacramento | Los Angeles |
| State of Colorado | Colorado | /ˌkɒləˈrædoʊ/ | CO |  |
1876-08-01 | 4,861,515 | Denver | Denver |
| State of Connecticut | Connecticut | /kəˈnɛt |
CT |  |
1788-01-09 | 3,502,309 | Hartford | Bridgeport[14] |
| State of Delaware | Delaware | /ˈdɛləwɛər/ | DE |  |
1787-12-07 | 864,764 | Dover | Wilmington |
| State of Florida | Florida | /ˈflɔr |
FL |  |
1845-03-03 | 18,251,243 | Tallahassee | Jacksonville[15] |
| State of Georgia | Georgia | /ˈdʒɔrdʒə/ | GA | .svg){kind=small} |
1788-01-02 | 9,544,750 | Atlanta | Atlanta |
| State of Hawaii Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian) |
Hawaii | /həˈwaɪ.iː/, Hw: [mokuˈʔaːinɐ oː hɐˈvɛiʔi] | HI |  |
1959-08-21 | 1,283,388 | Honolulu | Honolulu |
| State of Idaho | Idaho | /ˈaɪdəhoʊ/ | ID |  |
1890-07-03 | 1,499,402 | Boise | Boise |
| State of Illinois | Illinois | /ɪl |
IL |  |
1818-12-03 | 12,852,548 | Springfield | Chicago |
| State of Indiana | Indiana | /ˌɪndiˈænə/ | IN |  |
1816-12-11 | 6,345,289 | Indianapolis | Indianapolis |
| State of Iowa | Iowa | /ˈaɪ.ɵwə/ | IA |  |
1846-12-28 | 2,988,046 | Des Moines | Des Moines |
| State of Kansas | Kansas | /ˈkænzəs/ | KS |  |
1861-01-29 | 2,775,997 | Topeka | Wichita |
| Commonwealth of Kentucky | Kentucky | /kənˈtʌki/ | KY |  |
1792-06-01 | 4,241,474 | Frankfort | Louisville |
| State of Louisiana | Louisiana | /luˌiziˈænə/, Fr: [lwizjan] | LA |  |
1812-04-30 | 4,293,204 | Baton Rouge | New Orleans |
| State of Maine | Maine | /ˈmeɪn/, Fr: [mɛn] | ME |  |
1820-03-15 | 1,317,207 | Augusta | Portland |
| State of Maryland | Maryland | /ˈmɛrələnd/ | MD |  |
1788-04-28 | 5,618,344 | Annapolis | Baltimore[16] |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Massachusetts | /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːs |
MA |  |
1788-02-06 | 6,449,755 | Boston | Boston |
| State of Michigan | Michigan | /ˈmɪʃ |
MI |  |
1837-01-26 | 10,071,822 | Lansing | Detroit |
| State of Minnesota | Minnesota | /ˌmɪn |
MN |  |
1858-05-11 | 5,197,621 | Saint Paul | Minneapolis |
| State of Mississippi | Mississippi | /ˌmɪs |
MS |  |
1817-12-10 | 2,918,785 | Jackson | Jackson |
| State of Missouri | Missouri | /m |
MO |  |
1821-08-10 | 5,878,415 | Jefferson City | Kansas City[17] |
| State of Montana | Montana | /mɒnˈtænə/ | MT |  |
1889-11-08 | 957,861 | Helena | Billings |
| State of Nebraska | Nebraska | /nəˈbræskə/ | NE |  |
1867-03-01 | 1,774,571 | Lincoln | Omaha |
| State of Nevada | Nevada | /nəˈvædə/ | NV |  |
1864-10-31 | 2,565,382 | Carson City | Las Vegas |
| State of New Hampshire | New Hampshire | /nuː ˈhæmpʃər/ | NH |  |
1788-06-21 | 1,315,828 | Concord | Manchester[18] |
| State of New Jersey | New Jersey | /nuː ˈdʒɜrzi/ | NJ |  |
1787-12-18 | 8,685,920 | Trenton | Newark[19] |
| State of New Mexico | New Mexico | /nuː ˈmɛks |
NM |  |
1912-01-06 | 1,969,915 | Santa Fe | Albuquerque |
| State of New York | New York | /nuː ˈjɔrk/ | NY |  |
1788-07-26 | 19,297,729 | Albany | New York[20] |
| State of North Carolina | North Carolina | /ˌnɔrθ kɛrɵˈlaɪnə/ | NC |  |
1789-11-21 | 9,061,032 | Raleigh | Charlotte |
| State of North Dakota | North Dakota | /ˌnɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə/ | ND |  |
1889-11-02 | 639,715 | Bismarck | Fargo |
| State of Ohio | Ohio | /ɵˈhaɪ.oʊ/ | OH |  |
1803-03-01 | 11,466,917 | Columbus | Columbus[21] |
| State of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | /ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/ | OK |  |
1907-11-16 | 3,617,316 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City |
| State of Oregon | Oregon | /ˈɔər |
OR |  |
1859-02-14 | 3,747,455 | Salem | Portland |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | /ˌpɛns |
PA |  |
1787-12-12 | 12,432,792 | Harrisburg | Philadelphia |
| State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | Rhode Island | /rɵˈdaɪlənd/ | RI |  |
1790-05-29 | 1,057,832 | Providence | Providence |
| State of South Carolina | South Carolina | /ˌsaʊθ kɛrɵˈlaɪnə/ | SC |  |
1788-05-23 | 4,407,709 | Columbia | Columbia[22] |
| State of South Dakota | South Dakota | /ˌsaʊθ dəˈkoʊtə/ | SD |  |
1889-11-02 | 796,214 | Pierre | Sioux Falls |
| State of Tennessee | Tennessee | /ˌtɛn |
TN |  |
1796-06-01 | 6,156,719 | Nashville | Memphis[23] |
| State of Texas | Texas | /ˈtɛksəs/ | TX |  |
1845-12-29 | 23,904,380 | Austin | Houston[24] |
| State of Utah | Utah | /ˈjuːtɔː/ | UT |  |
1896-01-04 | 2,645,330 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City |
| State of Vermont | Vermont | /vərˈmɒnt/ | VT |  |
1791-03-04 | 621,254 | Montpelier | Burlington |
| Commonwealth of Virginia | Virginia | /vərˈdʒɪnjə/ | VA |  |
1788-06-25 | 7,712,091 | Richmond | Virginia Beach[25] |
| State of Washington | Washington | /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/ | WA |  |
1889-11-11 | 6,468,424 | Olympia | Seattle |
| State of West Virginia | West Virginia | /ˌwɛst vərˈdʒɪnjə/ | WV |  |
1863-06-20 | 1,812,035 | Charleston | Charleston |
| State of Wisconsin | Wisconsin | /wɪsˈkɒns |
WI |  |
1848-05-29 | 5,601,640 | Madison | Milwaukee |
| State of Wyoming | Wyoming | /waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/ | WY |  |
1890-07-10 | 522,830 | Cheyenne | Cheyenne |