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Fifty states and one federal district, from Delaware (1787) to Hawaii (1959). Colour the map by population, economy or history, and click any state to learn more.
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| Alabama AL | Montgomery | 5,193,088 | $341B | 1819 |
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| Alaska AK | Juneau | 737,270 | $75B | 1959 |
| Arizona AZ | Phoenix | 7,623,818 | $598B | 1912 |
| Arkansas AR | Little Rock | 3,114,791 | $198B | 1836 |
| California CA | Sacramento | 39,355,309 | $4,251B | 1850 |
| Colorado CO | Denver | 6,012,561 | $584B | 1876 |
| Connecticut CT | Hartford | 3,688,496 | $377B | 1788 |
| Delaware DE | Dover | 1,059,952 | $117B | 1787 |
| District of Columbia DC | Washington | 693,645 | $193B | — |
| Florida FL | Tallahassee | 23,462,518 | $1,835B | 1845 |
| Georgia GA | Atlanta | 11,302,748 | $925B | 1788 |
| Hawaii HI | Honolulu | 1,432,820 | $125B | 1959 |
| Idaho ID | Boise | 2,029,733 | $136B | 1890 |
| Illinois IL | Springfield | 12,719,141 | $1,202B | 1818 |
| Indiana IN | Indianapolis | 6,973,333 | $545B | 1816 |
| Iowa IA | Des Moines | 3,238,387 | $277B | 1846 |
| Kansas KS | Topeka | 2,977,220 | $241B | 1861 |
| Kentucky KY | Frankfort | 4,606,864 | $307B | 1792 |
| Louisiana LA | Baton Rouge | 4,618,189 | $340B | 1812 |
| Maine ME | Augusta | 1,414,874 | $103B | 1820 |
| Maryland MD | Annapolis | 6,265,347 | $568B | 1788 |
| Massachusetts MA | Boston | 7,154,084 | $820B | 1788 |
| Michigan MI | Lansing | 10,127,884 | $730B | 1837 |
| Minnesota MN | Saint Paul | 5,830,405 | $532B | 1858 |
| Mississippi MS | Jackson | 2,954,160 | $165B | 1817 |
| Missouri MO | Jefferson City | 6,270,541 | $469B | 1821 |
| Montana MT | Helena | 1,144,694 | $82B | 1889 |
| Nebraska NE | Lincoln | 2,018,006 | $198B | 1867 |
| Nevada NV | Carson City | 3,282,188 | $282B | 1864 |
| New Hampshire NH | Concord | 1,415,342 | $126B | 1788 |
| New Jersey NJ | Trenton | 9,548,215 | $887B | 1787 |
| New Mexico NM | Santa Fe | 2,125,498 | $153B | 1912 |
| New York NY | Albany | 20,002,427 | $2,468B | 1788 |
| North Carolina NC | Raleigh | 11,197,968 | $894B | 1789 |
| North Dakota ND | Bismarck | 799,358 | $82B | 1889 |
| Ohio OH | Columbus | 11,900,510 | $967B | 1803 |
| Oklahoma OK | Oklahoma City | 4,123,288 | $274B | 1907 |
| Oregon OR | Salem | 4,273,586 | $343B | 1859 |
| Pennsylvania PA | Harrisburg | 13,059,432 | $1,056B | 1787 |
| Rhode Island RI | Providence | 1,114,521 | $84B | 1790 |
| South Carolina SC | Columbia | 5,570,274 | $379B | 1788 |
| South Dakota SD | Pierre | 935,094 | $81B | 1889 |
| Tennessee TN | Nashville | 7,315,076 | $590B | 1796 |
| Texas TX | Austin | 31,709,821 | $2,904B | 1845 |
| Utah UT | Salt Lake City | 3,538,904 | $316B | 1896 |
| Vermont VT | Montpelier | 644,663 | $48B | 1791 |
| Virginia VA | Richmond | 8,880,107 | $798B | 1788 |
| Washington WA | Olympia | 8,001,020 | $895B | 1889 |
| West Virginia WV | Charleston | 1,766,147 | $109B | 1863 |
| Wisconsin WI | Madison | 5,972,787 | $473B | 1848 |
| Wyoming WY | Cheyenne | 588,753 | $53B | 1890 |
Sources: US Census Bureau population estimates; Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP by state (current dollars). Map: us-atlas (Census cartographic boundaries).