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The following table lists each of the 50 states of the United States with the following information:

  1. The state name
  2. The preferred pronunciation of the common state name as transcribed with the International Phonetic Alphabet (see Help:IPA for English for a key)
  3. The United States Postal Service (USPS) two-character state abbreviation[1]
    (also used as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 3166-2 country subdivision code)
  4. An image of the official state flag
  5. The date the state ratified the United States Constitution or was admitted to the Union
  6. The total land and water area of the state
  7. The United States Census 2010 of state population as of April 1, 2010[2]
  8. The state capital
  9. The most populous incorporated place or Census Designated Place within the state as of July 1, 2008, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau[3]
The 50 United States of America
Name USPS Flag Date Area (sq mi) Population (2010) Pop Density Capital Most populous city
Alabama AL December 14, 1819 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km2) 4,779,736 91.18 Montgomery Birmingham
Alaska AK January 3, 1959 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km2) 710,231 Juneau Anchorage
Arizona AZ February 14, 1912 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km2) 6,392,017 Phoenix Phoenix
Arkansas AR June 15, 1836 52,897 sq mi (137,002 km2) 2,915,918 Little Rock Little Rock
California CA September 9, 1850 163,700 sq mi (423,970 km2) 37,253,956 Sacramento Los Angeles
Colorado CO August 1, 1876 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km2) 5,029,196 Denver Denver
Connecticut CT January 9, 1788 5,543 sq mi (14,356 km2) 3,574,097 Hartford Bridgeport[4]
Delaware DE December 7, 1787 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km2) 897,934 Dover Wilmington
Florida FL March 3, 1845 65,755 sq mi (170,304 km2) 18,801,310 Tallahassee Jacksonville[5]
Georgia GA January 2, 1788 59,425 sq mi (153,909 km2) 9,687,653 Atlanta Atlanta
Hawaii HI August 21, 1959 10,931 sq mi (28,311 km2) 1,360,301 Honolulu Honolulu
Idaho ID July 3, 1890 83,642 sq mi (216,632 km2) 1,567,582 Boise Boise
Illinois IL December 3, 1818 54,826 sq mi (141,998 km2) 12,830,632 Springfield Chicago
Indiana IN December 11, 1816 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km2) 6,483,802 Indianapolis Indianapolis
Iowa IA December 28, 1846 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km2) 3,046,355 Des Moines Des Moines
Kansas KS January 29, 1861 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km2) 2,853,118 Topeka Wichita
Kentucky[6] KY June 1, 1792 40,409 sq mi (104,659 km2) 4,339,367 Frankfort Louisville
Louisiana LA April 30, 1812 52,271 sq mi (135,382 km2) 4,533,372 Baton Rouge New Orleans
Maine ME March 15, 1820 35,385 sq mi (91,646 km2) 1,328,361 Augusta Portland
Maryland MD April 28, 1788 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km2) 5,773,552 Annapolis Baltimore[7]
Massachusetts[6] MA February 6, 1788 10,554 sq mi (27,336 km2) 6,547,629 Boston Boston
Michigan MI January 26, 1837 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km2) 9,883,640 Lansing Detroit
Minnesota MN May 11, 1858 86,943 sq mi (225,181 km2) 5,303,925 Saint Paul Minneapolis
Mississippi MS December 10, 1817 48,434 sq mi (125,443 km2) 2,967,297 Jackson Jackson
Missouri MO August 10, 1821 69,704 sq mi (180,533 km2) 5,988,927 Jefferson City Kansas City[8]
Montana MT November 8, 1889 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km2) 989,415 Helena Billings
Nebraska NE March 1, 1867 77,420 sq mi (200,520 km2) 1,826,341 Lincoln Omaha
Nevada NV October 31, 1864 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km2) 2,700,551 Carson City Las Vegas
New Hampshire NH June 21, 1788 9,350 sq mi (24,217 km2) 1,316,470 Concord Manchester[9]
New Jersey NJ December 18, 1787 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km2) 8,791,894 Trenton Newark[10]
New Mexico NM January 6, 1912 121,697 sq mi (315,194 km2) 2,059,179 Santa Fe Albuquerque
New York NY July 26, 1788 54,556 sq mi (141,299 km2) 19,378,102 Albany New York City[11]
North Carolina NC November 21, 1789 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km2) 9,535,483 Raleigh Charlotte
North Dakota ND November 2, 1889 70,762 sq mi (183,272 km2) 672,591 Bismarck Fargo
Ohio OH March 1, 1803 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km2) 11,536,504 Columbus Columbus[12]
Oklahoma OK November 16, 1907 69,960 sq mi (181,195 km2) 3,751,351 Oklahoma City Oklahoma City
Oregon OR February 14, 1859 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km2) 3,831,074 Salem Portland
Pennsylvania[6] PA December 12, 1787 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km2) 12,702,379 Harrisburg Philadelphia
Rhode Island[13] RI May 29, 1790 1,210 sq mi (3,140 km2) 1,052,567 Providence Providence
South Carolina SC May 23, 1788 32,020 sq mi (82,931 km2) 4,625,364 Columbia Columbia[14]
South Dakota SD November 2, 1889 77,184 sq mi (199,905 km2) 814,180 Pierre Sioux Falls
Tennessee TN June 1, 1796 42,181 sq mi (109,247 km2) 6,346,105 Nashville Memphis[15]
Texas TX December 29, 1845 268,820 sq mi (696,241 km2) 25,145,561 Austin Houston[16]
Utah UT January 4, 1896 84,899 sq mi (219,887 km2) 2,763,885 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City
Vermont VT March 4, 1791 9,623 sq mi (24,923 km2) 625,741 Montpelier Burlington
Virginia[6] VA June 25, 1788 42,774 sq mi (110,785 km2) 8,001,024 Richmond Virginia Beach[17]
Washington WA November 11, 1889 71,362 sq mi (184,827 km2) 6,724,540 Olympia Seattle
West Virginia WV June 20, 1863 24,230 sq mi (62,755 km2) 1,852,994 Charleston Charleston
Wisconsin WI May 29, 1848 65,498 sq mi (169,639 km2) 5,686,986 Madison Milwaukee
Wyoming WY July 10, 1890 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km2) 563,626 Cheyenne Cheyenne
  1. ^ "Official USPS Abbreviations". United States Postal Service. 1998. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
  2. ^ "POPULATION CHANGE DATA PROVIDED BY U.S. CENSUS 2010". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Resident Population Estimates of Incorporated Places Only: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008" (CSV). 2008 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. July 1, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  4. ^ The Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Connecticut.
  5. ^ The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Florida.
  6. ^ a b c d Official name calls it a commonwealth
  7. ^ Baltimore City and the 12 Maryland counties of the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia Combined Statistical Area form the most populous metropolitan region in Maryland.
  8. ^ The City of Saint Louis and the 8 Missouri counties of the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington Combined Statistical Area form the most populous metropolitan region in Missouri.
  9. ^ The 5 southeastern New Hampshire counties of the Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area form the most populous metropolitan region in New Hampshire.
  10. ^ The 13 northern New Jersey counties of the New York-Newark-Bridgeport Combined Statistical Area form the most populous metropolitan region in New Jersey.
  11. ^ New York City is the most populous city in the United States.
  12. ^ The Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Ohio.
  13. ^ Full name is State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
  14. ^ The Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in South Carolina.
  15. ^ The Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Tennessee.
  16. ^ The Dallas-Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Texas.
  17. ^ The 10 Virginia counties and 6 Virginia cities of the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia Combined Statistical Area form the most populous metropolitan region in Virginia.