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List of states and territories of the United States
List of states and territories of the United States
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A map of the United States with all 50 states and the District of Columbia. 48 states and the District of Columbia are contiguous, located north of Mexico and south of Canada. Alaska is located in the extreme northwest of North America, bordering Yukon and British Columbia, and Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean.
The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, one federal district (Washington, D.C.), and one incorporated territory (Palmyra Atoll).[1] States are the primary subdivisions of the United States, and possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution, such as regulating intrastate commerce, running elections, creating local governments, and ratifying Constitutional amendments. Under the tenth amendment to the Constitution, the states can exercise all powers that are not delegated to the federal government.[2] Each state has its own government, consisting of an executive branch, a legislative branch, and a judicial branch.[3] They are all represented in the federal Congress – a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state is represented by two Senators, while Representatives are awarded to each state in proportion to their total population.[4] The federal district does not have representatives in the Senate, but has a non-voting delegate in the House. Each state is entitled to electors in the Electoral College, the body that elects the President of the United States, equal to the combined number of senators and representatives that state has in Congress.[5] Congress can admit more states into the United States, but it cannot create a new state from territory of an existing state or merge two or more states into one without the consent of all states involved.[6]
In addition to the 50 states and federal district, the United States has control over 14 territories. Five of them (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) have a permanent, nonmilitary population, while nine of them (the United States Minor Outlying Islands) do not. With the exception of Navassa Island, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are located in the Caribbean, all territories are located in the Pacific Ocean. One territory, Palmyra Atoll, is considered to be incorporated, meaning the full body of the Constitution has been applied to it; the other territories are unincorporated, meaning the Constitution does not fully apply to them. Ten territories (the Minor Outlying Islands and American Samoa) are considered to be unorganized, meaning they have not had an Organic Act enacted by Congress; the four other territories are organized, meaning they have had an Organic Act that has been enacted by Congress. The five inhabited territories each have limited autonomy in addition to having territorial legislatures and governors, but residents cannot vote in federal elections.
Out of the 50 states, California is the most populous, with an estimated 38,041,430 residents as of 2012; Wyoming is the least populous, with an estimated 576,412 residents. The District of Columbia, with an estimated 632,323 residents as of 2012, has a higher population than the two least populous states (Wyoming and Vermont). The largest state by area is Alaska, encompassing 665,384 square miles (1,723,337 square kilometers), while the smallest is Rhode Island, encompassing 1,545 square miles (4,002 square kilometers). The first state to ratify the current Constitution was Delaware, which it did on December 7, 1787, while the newest state is Hawaii, which was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959. The largest territory in terms of both population and size is Puerto Rico, which has 3,725,789 residents as of the 2010 census and a total area of 5,325 square miles (13,792 square kilometers).
Contents
Contents
States
States
States of the United States
State
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
Statehood
December 14, 1819
January 3, 1959
February 14, 1912
June 15, 1836
September 9, 1850
August 1, 1876
January 9, 1788
December 7, 1787
March 3, 1845
January 2, 1788
August 21, 1959
July 3, 1890
December 3, 1818
December 11, 1816
December 28, 1846
January 29, 1861
June 1, 1792
April 30, 1812
March 15, 1820
April 28, 1788
February 6, 1788
January 26, 1837
May 11, 1858
December 10, 1817
August 10, 1821
November 8, 1889
March 1, 1867
October 31, 1864
June 21, 1788
December 18, 1787
January 6, 1912
July 26, 1788
November 21, 1789
November 2, 1889
March 1, 1803
November 16, 1907
February 14, 1859
December 12, 1787
May 29, 1790
May 23, 1788
November 2, 1889
June 1, 1796
December 29, 1845
January 4, 1896
March 4, 1791
June 25, 1788
November 11, 1889
June 20, 1863
May 29, 1848
July 10, 1890
Population
(2013 est)[8]
4,833,722
735,132
6,626,624
2,959,373
38,332,521
5,268,367
3,596,080
925,749
19,552,860
9,992,167
1,404,054
1,612,136
12,882,135
6,570,902
3,090,416
2,893,957
4,395,295
4,625,470
1,328,302
5,928,814
6,692,824
9,895,622
5,420,380
2,991,207
6,021,988
1,015,165
1,868,516
2,790,136
1,323,459
8,899,339
2,085,287
19,651,127
9,848,060
723,393
11,570,808
3,850,568
3,930,065
12,773,801
1,051,511
4,774,839
844,877
6,495,978
26,448,193
2,900,872
626,630
8,260,405
6,971,406
1,854,304
5,742,713
582,658
52,420 (135,767)
665,384 (1,723,337)
113,990 (295,233)
53,179 (137,733)
163,695 (423,968)
104,094 (269,602)
5,543 (14,356)
2,489 (6,446)
65,758 (170,312)
59,425 (153,910)
10,932 (28,314)
83,569 (216,443)
57,914 (149,997)
36,420 (94,327)
56,273 (145,746)
82,278 (213,099)
40,408 (104,656)
52,378 (135,658)
35,380 (91,634)
12,406 (32,131)
10,554 (27,335)
96,714 (250,488)
86,936 (225,163)
48,432 (125,438)
69,707 (180,540)
147,040 (380,832)
77,348 (200,330)
110,572 (286,380)
9,349 (24,214)
8,723 (22,592)
121,590 (314,917)
54,555 (141,297)
53,819 (139,391)
70,698 (183,107)
44,826 (116,099)
69,899 (181,038)
98,379 (254,800)
46,054 (119,279)
1,545 (4,002)
32,020 (82,931)
77,116 (199,730)
42,144 (109,152)
268,596 (695,660)
84,897 (219,882)
9,616 (24,905)
42,775 (110,787)
71,298 (184,661)
24,230 (62,755)
65,496 (169,634)
97,813 (253,335)
50,645 (131,170)
570,641 (1,477,950)
113,594 (294,207)
52,035 (134,770)
155,779 (403,466)
103,642 (268,432)
4,842 (12,541)
1,949 (5,048)
53,625 (138,888)
57,513 (148,958)
6,423 (16,635)
82,643 (214,044)
55,519 (143,794)
35,826 (92,789)
55,857 (144,669)
81,759 (211,755)
39,486 (102,268)
43,204 (111,898)
30,843 (79,883)
9,707 (25,141)
7,800 (20,202)
56,539 (146,435)
79,627 (206,233)
46,923 (121,530)
68,742 (178,041)
145,546 (376,962)
76,824 (198,973)
109,781 (284,331)
8,953 (23,188)
7,354 (19,047)
121,298 (314,160)
47,126 (122,056)
48,618 (125,920)
69,001 (178,712)
40,861 (105,830)
68,595 (177,660)
95,988 (248,608)
44,743 (115,884)
1,034 (2,678)
30,061 (77,858)
75,811 (196,350)
41,235 (106,798)
261,232 (676,588)
82,170 (212,819)
9,217 (23,872)
39,490 (102,279)
66,456 (172,120)
24,038 (62,258)
54,158 (140,269)
97,093 (251,470)
1,775 (4,597)
94,743 (245,383)
396 (1,026)
1,143 (2,960)
7,916 (20,502)
452 (1,171)
701 (1,816)
540 (1,399)
12,133 (31,424)
1,912 (4,950)
4,509 (11,678)
926 (2,398)
2,395 (6,203)
593 (1,536)
416 (1,077)
520 (1,347)
921 (2,385)
9,174 (23,761)
4,537 (11,751)
2,699 (6,990)
2,754 (7,133)
40,175 (104,053)
7,309 (18,930)
1,509 (3,908)
965 (2,499)
1,494 (3,869)
524 (1,357)
791 (2,049)
397 (1,028)
1,368 (3,543)
292 (756)
7,429 (19,241)
5,201 (13,471)
1,698 (4,398)
3,965 (10,269)
1,304 (3,377)
2,391 (6,193)
1,312 (3,398)
511 (1,320)
1,960 (5,076)
1,305 (3,380)
909 (2,354)
7,365 (19,075)
2,727 (7,063)
400 (1,036)
3,285 (8,508)
4,842 (12,541)
192 (497)
11,339 (29,368)
720 (1,865)
Federal district
Federal district
Federal district of the United States
Territories
Territories
A map showing the location of each territory controlled by the United States. The United States is marked in blue, inhabited territories are marked in green, and uninhabited territories are marked in orange.
Inhabited territories
Inhabited territories
Inhabited territories of the United States
Territory
Territorial status
Unincorporated, unorganized
Unincorporated, organized
Unincorporated, organized
Unincorporated, organized
Unincorporated, organized
Uninhabited territories
Uninhabited territories
General references
General references
"Definitions of Insular Area Political Organizations". Office of Insular Affairs. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
"Delegates and Resident Commissioners". Kids in the House. Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Guide to State and Local Census Geography" (pdf). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"Standard Postal Service State Abbreviations and ZIP Codes" (pdf). Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"U.S. Insular Areas: Application of the U.S. Constitution" (pdf). United States General Accounting Office. November 1997. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
Notes
Notes
Notes
The largest city is the city in a state with the largest population in the city proper; metropolitan areas are not considered in this number.
Area figures are rounded to the nearest whole number.
The state of Kentucky is known officially as the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The state of Massachusetts is known officially as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The state of Pennsylvania is known officially as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The state of Rhode Island is known officially as the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
The state of Virginia is known officially as the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Represented by a non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives.
The Northern Mariana Islands are officially known as the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Puerto Rico is officially known as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Represented by a non-voting resident commissioner in the House of Representatives.
The uninhabited territories contain no water area.
Footnotes
"United States". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
"Map Layer Info". National Atlas of the United States. nationalatlas.gov. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
"Frequently Asked Questions About the Minnesota Legislature". Minnesota State Legislature. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
Article I, Section 2, Constitution of the United States (June 21, 1788). Retrieved on July 10, 2013.
Article II, Section 1, Constitution of the United States (June 21, 1788). Retrieved on July 10, 2013.
Article IV, Section 3, Constitution of the United States (June 21, 1788). Retrieved on July 10, 2013.
"State and Local Government Finances and Employment" (pdf). United States Census Bureau. 2012. p. 284. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013" (Microsoft Excel). 2013 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. December 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
"2010 Census of Population and Housing" (pdf). United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 41. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"Acquisition Process of Insular Areas". Office of Insular Affairs. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"2010 Census of Population and Housing" (pdf). United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 1. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"American Samoa". The World Factbook. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Guam". The World Factbook. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Northern Mariana Islands". The World Factbook. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Puerto Rico". The World Factbook. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Virgin Islands". The World Factbook. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"11025: Nationality". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Baker Island". Office of Insular Affairs. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Jarvis Island". Office of Insular Affairs. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Johnston Island". Office of Insular Affairs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge". United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Midway Atoll". Office of Insular Affairs. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Navassa Island". Office of Insular Affairs. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Palmyra Atoll". Office of Insular Affairs. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
"Wake Island". Office of Insular Affairs. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
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