50 United States Quick Facts
US State #1. Delaware – Capitol: Dover, joined on Dec. 7, 1787, nickname: The First State
US State #2. Pennsylvania – Capitol: Harrisburg, joined on Dec. 12, 1787, nickname: Keystone State
US State #3. New Jersey – Capitol: Trenton, joined on Dec. 18, 1787, nickname: Garden State
US State #4. Georgia – Capitol: Atlanta, joined on Jan. 2, 1788, nickname: Peach State
US State #5. Connecticut – Capitol: Hartford, joined on Jan. 9, 1788, nickname: Constitution State
US State #6. Massachusetts – Capitol: Boston, joined on Feb. 6, 1788, nickname: Bay State
US State #7. Maryland – Capitol: Annapolis, joined on Apr. 28, 1788, nickname: Old Line State
US State #8. South Carolina – Capitol: Columbia, joined on May 23, 1788, nickname: Palmetto State
US State #9. New Hampshire – Capitol: Concord, joined on June 21, 1788, nickname: Granite State
US State #10. Virginia – Capitol: Richmond, joined on June 25, 1788, nickname: The Old Dominion
US State #11. New York – Capitol: Albany, joined on July 26, 1788, nickname: Empire State
US State #12. North Carolina – Capitol: Raleigh, joined on Nov. 21, 1789, nickname: Tar Heel State
US State #13. Rhode Island – Capitol: Providence, joined on May 29, 1790, nickname: The Ocean State
US State #14. Vermont – Capitol: Montpelier, joined on Mar. 4, 1791, nickname: Green Mountain State
US State #15. Kentucky – Capitol: Frankfort, joined on June 1, 1792, nickname: Bluegrass State
US State #16. Tennessee – Capitol: Nashville, joined on June 1, 1796, nickname: Volunteer State
US State #17. Ohio – Capitol: Columbus, joined on Mar. 1, 1803, nickname: Buckeye State
US State #18. Louisiana – Capitol: Baton Rouge, joined on Apr. 30, 1812, nickname: Pelican State
US State #19. Indiana – Capitol: Indianapolis, joined on Dec. 11, 1816, nickname: Hoosier State
US State #20. Mississippi – Capitol: Jackson, joined on Dec. 10, 1817, nickname: Magnolia State
US State #21. Illinois – Capitol: Springfield, joined on Dec. 3, 1818, nickname: Prairie State
US State #22. Alabama – Capitol: Montgomery, joined on Dec. 14, 1819, nickname: Yellowhammer State
US State #23. Maine – Capitol: Augusta, joined on Mar. 15, 1820, nickname: Pine Tree State
US State #24. Missouri – Capitol: Jefferson City, joined on Aug. 10, 1821, nickname: Show-me State
US State #25. Arkansas – Capitol: Little Rock, joined on June 15, 1836, nickname: The Natural State
US State #26. Michigan – Capitol: Lansing, joined on Jan. 26, 1837, nickname: Wolverine State
US State #27. Florida – Capitol: Tallahassee, joined on Mar. 3, 1845, nickname: Sunshine State
US State #28. Texas – Capitol: Austin, joined on Dec. 29, 1845, nickname: Lone Star State
US State #29. Iowa – Capitol: Des Moines, joined on Dec. 28, 1846, nickname: Hawkeye State
US State #30. Wisconsin – Capitol: Madison, joined on May 29, 1848, nickname: Badger State
US State #31. California – Capitol: Sacramento, joined on Sept. 9, 1850, nickname: Golden State
US State #32. Minnesota – Capitol: Saint Paul, joined on May 11, 1858, nickname: North Star State
US State #33. Oregon – Capitol: Salem, joined on Feb. 14, 1859, nickname: Beaver State
US State #34. Kansas – Capitol: Topeka, joined on Jan. 29, 1861, nickname: Sunflower State
US State #35. West Virginia – Capitol: Charleston, joined on June 20, 1863, nickname: Mountain State
US State #36. Nevada – Capitol: Carson City, joined on Oct. 31, 1864, nickname: Sagebrush State
US State #37. Nebraska – Capitol: Lincoln, joined on Mar. 1, 1867, nickname: Cornhusker State
US State #38. Colorado – Capitol: Denver, joined on Aug. 1, 1876, nickname: Centennial State
US State #39. North Dakota – Capitol: Bismark, joined on Nov. 2, 1889, nickname: Sioux State
US State #40. South Dakota – Capitol: Pierre, joined on Nov. 2, 1889, nickname: Coyote State
US State #41. Montana – Capitol: Helena, joined on Nov. 8, 1889, nickname: Treasure State
US State #42. Washington – Capitol: Olympia, joined on Nov. 11, 1889, nickname: Evergreen State
US State #43. Idaho – Capitol: Boise, joined on July 3, 1890, nickname: Gem State
US State #44. Wyoming – Capitol: Cheyenne, joined on July 10, 1890, nickname: Equality State
US State #45. Utah – Capitol: Salt Lake City, joined on Jan. 4, 1896, nickname: Beehive State
US State #46. Oklahoma – Capitol: Oklahoma City, joined on Nov. 16, 1907, nickname: Sooner State
US State #47. New Mexico – Capitol: Sante Fe, joined on Jan. 6, 1912, nickname: Land of Enchantment
US State #48. Arizona – Capitol: Phoenix, joined on Feb. 14, 1912, nickname: Grand Canyon State
US State #49. Alaska – Capiol: Juneau, joined on Jan. 3, 1959, nickname: Last Frontier
US State #50. Hawaii – Capitol: Honolulu, joined on Aug. 21, 1959, nickname: Aloha State