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Alphabetical List Of 50 US States

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From the time we were little kids, we were taught basic geography. And in the United States of America, we’re taught all about the 50 states right from the get-go! As adults, we’re sometimes quizzed to see if we can remember them, hell, some people can even sing a song to list off all of the 50 states in a pleasurable rhythm that soothes our ears (or hurts them). For whatever reason you want to list off the states, we sorted them into several different versions, including by alphabet, by the letter they start with, and even what capital cities belong in each state. Enjoy!

All 50 States List in Alphabetical Order

  1. Alabama
  2. Alaska
  3. Arizona
  4. Arkansas
  5. California
  6. Colorado
  7. Connecticut
  8. Delaware
  9. Florida
  10. Georgia
  11. Hawaii
  12. Idaho
  13. Illinois
  14. Indiana
  15. Iowa
  16. Kansas
  17. Kentucky
  18. Louisiana
  19. Maine
  20. Maryland
  21. Massachusetts
  22. Michigan
  23. Minnesota
  24. Mississippi
  25. Missouri
  26. Montana
  27. Nebraska
  28. Nevada
  29. New Hampshire
  30. New Jersey
  31. New Mexico
  32. New York
  33. North Carolina
  34. North Dakota
  35. Ohio
  36. Oklahoma
  37. Oregon
  38. Pennsylvania
  39. Rhode Island
  40. South Carolina
  41. South Dakota
  42. Tennessee
  43. Texas
  44. Utah
  45. Vermont
  46. Virginia
  47. Washington
  48. West Virginia
  49. Wisconsin
  50. Wyoming

List of US States in Alphabetical Order With Commas

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

50 US States in Alphabetical Order Without Numbers to Copy and Paste

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

List of US States in Alphabetical Order With Quotations

“Alabama”,”Alaska”,”Arizona”,”Arkansas”,”California”,”Colorado”,”Connecticut”,”Delaware”,”Florida”,”Georgia”,”Hawaii”,”Idaho”,”Illinois”,”Indiana”,”Iowa”,”Kansas”,”Kentucky”,”Louisiana”,”Maine”,”Maryland”,”Massachusetts”,”Michigan”,”Minnesota”,”Mississippi”,”Missouri”,”Montana”,”Nebraska”,”Nevada”,”New Hampshire”,”New Jersey”,”New Mexico”,”New York”,”North Carolina”,”North Dakota”,”Ohio”,”Oklahoma”,”Oregon”,”Pennsylvania”,”Rhode Island”,”South Carolina”,”South Dakota”,”Tennessee”,”Texas”,”Utah”,”Vermont”,”Virginia”,”Washington”,”West Virginia”,”Wisconsin”,”Wyoming”

List of States by Year They Joined the Union

Delaware (1787)
Pennsylvania (1787)
New Jersey (1787)
Georgia (1788)
Connecticut (1788)
Massachusetts (1788)
Maryland (1788)
South Carolina (1788)
New Hampshire (1788)
Virginia (1788)
New York (1788)
North Carolina (1789)
Rhode Island (1790)
Vermont (1791)
Kentucky (1792)
Tennessee (1796)
Ohio (1803)
Louisiana (1812)
Indiana (1816)
Mississippi (1817)
Illinois (1818)
Alabama (1819)
Maine (1820)
Missouri (1821)
Arkansas (1836)
Michigan (1837)
Florida (1845)
Texas (1845)
Iowa (1846)
Wisconsin (1848)
California (1850)
Minnesota (1858)
Oregon (1859)
Kansas (1861)
West Virginia (1863)
Nevada (1864)
Nebraska (1867)
Colorado (1876)
North Dakota (1889)
South Dakota (1889)
Montana (1889)
Washington (1889)
Idaho (1890)
Wyoming (1890)
Utah (1896)
Oklahoma (1907)
New Mexico (1912)
Arizona (1912)
Alaska (1959)
Hawaii (1959)

US States Organized by Last Letters

States Ending With “A”

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Virginia
West Virginia

States Ending With “D”

Maryland
Rhode Island

States Ending With “E”

Delaware
Maine
New Hampshire
Tennessee

States Ending With “G”

Wyoming

States Ending With “H”

Utah

States Ending With “I”

Hawaii
Mississippi
Missouri

States Ending With “K”

New York

States Ending With “N”

Michigan
Oregon
Washington
Wisconsin

States Ending With “O”

Colorado
Idaho
New Mexico
Ohio

States Ending With “S”

Arkansas
Illinois
Kansas
Massachusetts
Texas

States Ending With “T”

Connecticut
Vermont

States Ending With “Y”

Kentucky
New Jersey

US States Organized by First Letters

States Starting With “A”

  1. Alabama
  2. Alaska
  3. Arizona
  4. Arkansas

States Starting With “C”

  1. California
  2. Colorado
  3. Connecticut

States Starting With “D”

  1. Delaware

States Starting With “F”

  1. Florida

States Starting With “G”

  1. Georgia

States Starting With “H”

  1. Hawaii

States Starting With “I”

  1. Idaho
  2. Illinois
  3. Indiana
  4. Iowa

States Starting With “K”

  1. Kansas
  2. Kentucky

States Starting With “L”

  1. Louisiana

States Starting With “M”

  1. Maine
  2. Maryland
  3. Massachusetts
  4. Michigan
  5. Minnesota
  6. Mississippi
  7. Missouri
  8. Montana

States Starting With “N”

  1. Nebraska
  2. Nevada
  3. New Hampshire
  4. New Jersey
  5. New Mexico
  6. New York
  7. North Carolina
  8. North Dakota

States Starting With “O”

  1. Ohio
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Oregon

States Starting With “P”

  1. Pennsylvania

States Starting With “R”

  1. Rhode Island

States Starting With “S”

  1. South Carolina
  2. South Dakota

States Starting With “T”

  1. Tennessee
  2. Texas

States Starting With “U”

  1. Utah

States Starting With “V”

  1. Vermont
  2. Virginia

States Starting With “W”

  1. Washington
  2. West Virginia
  3. Wisconsin
  4. Wyoming

US States and Their Capital Cities in Alphabetical Order

StateCapital
AlabamaMontgomery
AlaskaJuneau
ArizonaPhoenix
ArkansasLittle Rock
CaliforniaSacramento
ColoradoDenver
ConnecticutHartford
DelawareDover
FloridaTallahassee
GeorgiaAtlanta
HawaiiHonolulu
IdahoBoise
IllinoisSpringfield
IndianaIndianapolis
IowaDes Moines
KansasTopeka
KentuckyFrankfort
LouisianaBaton Rouge
MaineAugusta
MarylandAnnapolis
MassachusettsBoston
MichiganLansing
MinnesotaSaint Paul
MississippiJackson
MissouriJefferson City
MontanaHelena
NebraskaLincoln
NevadaCarson City
New HampshireConcord
New JerseyTrenton
New MexicoSanta Fe
New YorkAlbany
North CarolinaRaleigh
North DakotaBismarck
OhioColumbus
OklahomaOklahoma City
OregonSalem
PennsylvaniaHarrisburg
Rhode IslandProvidence
South CarolinaColumbia
South DakotaPierre
TennesseeNashville
TexasAustin
UtahSalt Lake City
VermontMontpelier
VirginiaRichmond
WashingtonOlympia
West VirginiaCharleston
WisconsinMadison
WyomingCheyenne

US State Abbreviations in Alphabetical Order With Commas

AK,  AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

State Abbreviations in Alphabetical Order

  • AK
  • AL
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DE
  • FL
  • GA
  • HI
  • IA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • ME
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MS
  • MT
  • NC
  • ND
  • NE
  • NH
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • RI
  • SC
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • VT
  • WA
  • WI
  • WV
  • WY

US States  Abbreviations Map

Here is a helpful map listing all of the US states and the abbreviations of their names.

A map of US states showing their abbreviations
By Burnt mentos, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

US State Capitals in Alphabetical Order

  • Albany (New York)
  • Annapolis (Maryland)
  • Atlanta (Georgia)
  • Augusta (Maine)
  • Austin (Texas)
  • Baton Rouge (Louisiana)
  • Bismarck (North Dakota)
  • Boise (Idaho)
  • Boston (Massachusetts)
  • Carson City (Nevada)
  • Charleston (West Virginia)
  • Cheyenne (Wyoming)
  • Columbia (South Carolina)
  • Columbus (Ohio)
  • Concord (New Hampshire)
  • Denver (Colorado)
  • Des Moines (Iowa)
  • Dover (Delaware)
  • Frankfort (Kentucky)
  • Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)
  • Hartford (Connecticut)
  • Helena (Montana)
  • Honolulu (Hawaii)
  • Indianapolis (Indiana)
  • Jackson (Mississippi)
  • Jefferson City (Missouri)
  • Juneau (Alaska)
  • Lansing (Michigan)
  • Lincoln (Nebraska)
  • Little Rock (Arkansas)
  • Madison (Wisconsin)
  • Montgomery (Alabama)
  • Montpelier (Vermont)
  • Nashville (Tennessee)
  • Oklahoma City (Oklahoma)
  • Olympia (Washington)
  • Phoenix (Arizona)
  • Pierre (South Dakota)
  • Providence (Rhode Island)
  • Raleigh (North Carolina)
  • Richmond (Virginia)
  • Sacramento (California)
  • Salem (Oregon)
  • Salt Lake City (Utah)
  • Santa Fe (New Mexico)
  • Springfield (Illinois)
  • St. Paul (Minnesota)
  • Tallahassee (Florida)
  • Topeka (Kansas)
  • Trenton (New Jersey)

US Territories in Alphabetical Order

  • American Samoa
  • Baker Island
  • Guam
  • Howland Island
  • Jarvis Island
  • Johnston Atoll
  • Kingman Reef
  • Midway Atoll
  • Navassa Island
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Palmyra Atoll
  • Puerto Rico
  • US Virgin Islands
  • Wake Island

Frequently Asked Questions About the US States

Is Washington, D.C. Considered a State?

No, currently Washington, D.C. is not considered a state so we did not include it in the list of 50 states above.

What Is the Most Populous State?

California is the most populous state with an estimated 39.6MM people followed by Texas with an estimated 29.7MM people.

The top 5 most populous states according to World Population Review are:

  1. California (Population: 39,185,605)
  2. Texas (Population: 29,145,505)
  3. Florida (Population: 21,538,187)
  4. New York (Population: 20,215,751)
  5. Pennsylvania (Population: 13,011,844)

What song can help memorize and remember the US States?

 


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