States and territories of the United States of America .
Interactive map of the USA's 50 states.
A U.S. state is one of the states of the United States of America . Four states (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky) are officially named a "Commonwealth" rather than a "State ."
The states are labeled with their U.S. postal abbreviations and capitals.
Abbreviation
State Name
Capital
Largest city
Became a State
AL
Alabama
Montgomery
Birmingham
December 14, 1819
AK
Alaska
Juneau
Anchorage
January 3, 1959
AZ
Arizona
Phoenix
Phoenix
February 14, 1912
AR
Arkansas
Little Rock
Little Rock
June 15, 1836
CA
California
Sacramento
Los Angeles
September 9, 1850
CO
Colorado
Denver
Denver
August 1, 1876
CT
Connecticut
Hartford
Bridgeport
January 9, 1788
DE
Delaware
Dover
Wilmington
December 7, 1787
FL
Florida
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
March 3, 1845
GA
Georgia
Atlanta
Atlanta
January 2, 1788
HI
Hawaii
Honolulu
Honolulu
August 21, 1959
ID
Idaho
Boise
Boise
July 3, 1890
IL
Illinois
Springfield
Chicago
December 3, 1818
IN
Indiana
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
December 11, 1816
IA
Iowa
Des Moines
Des Moines
December 28, 1846
KS
Kansas
Topeka
Wichita
January 29, 1861
KY
Kentucky
Frankfort
Louisville
June 1, 1792
LA
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
April 30, 1812
ME
Maine
Augusta
Portland
March 15, 1820
MD
Maryland
Annapolis
Baltimore
April 28, 1788
MA
Massachusetts
Boston
Boston
February 6, 1788
MI
Michigan
Lansing
Detroit
January 26, 1837
MN
Minnesota
Saint Paul
Minneapolis
May 11, 1858
MS
Mississippi
Jackson
Jackson
December 10, 1817
MO
Missouri
Jefferson City
Kansas City
August 10, 1821
MT
Montana
Helena
Billings
November 8, 1889
NE
Nebraska
Lincoln
Omaha
March 1, 1867
NV
Nevada
Carson City
Las Vegas
October 31, 1864
NH
New Hampshire
Concord
Manchester
June 21, 1788
NJ
New Jersey
Trenton
Newark
December 18, 1787
NM
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
January 6, 1912
NY
New York
Albany
New York City
July 26, 1788
NC
North Carolina
Raleigh
Charlotte
November 21, 1789
ND
North Dakota
Bismarck
Fargo
November 2, 1889
OH
Ohio
Columbus
Columbus
March 1, 1803
OK
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
November 16, 1907
OR
Oregon
Salem
Portland
February 14, 1859
PA
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
December 12, 1787
RI
Rhode Island
Providence
Providence
May 19, 1790
SC
South Carolina
Columbia
Charleston
May 23, 1788
SD
South Dakota
Pierre
Sioux Falls
November 2, 1889
TN
Tennessee
Nashville
Memphis
June 1, 1796
TX
Texas
Austin
Houston
December 29, 1845
UT
Utah
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
January 4, 1896
VT
Vermont
Montpelier
Burlington
March 4, 1791
VA
Virginia
Richmond
Virginia Beach
June 25, 1788
WA
Washington
Olympia
Seattle
November 11, 1889
WV
West Virginia
Charleston
Charleston
June 20, 1863
WI
Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
May 29, 1848
WY
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
July 10, 1890
In addition to the states, several other areas belong to the United States:
