USA consists of 50 statesthe federal district of the District of Columbia with Washington D.C.and other territories with their own self-government. The contiguous United States consists of 48 statesexcluding Alaska and Hawaii. The characteristics of the U.S. statestheir capitalsabbreviationsand population are listed below.
List of U.S. States
<> #prehled-statu img{float:left;margin-right:4px;}| State (Abbreviation) | Capital | Area | Population | Entry into the Union |
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 Alabama (AL) |
Montgomery | 135,767 km² | 5,024,294 | December 141819 |
 Alaska (AK) |
Juneau | 1,723,337 km² | 733,374 | January 31959 |
 Arizona (AZ) |
Phoenix | 295,254 km² | 7,157,902 | February 141912 |
 Arkansas (AR) |
Little Rock | 137,732 km² | 3,011,490 | June 151836 |
 California (CA) |
Sacramento | 423,970 km² | 39,538,212 | September 91850 |
 Colorado (CO) |
Denver | 269,837 km² | 5,773,707 | August 11876 |
 Connecticut (CT) |
Hartford | 14,357 km² | 3,605,912 | January 91788 |
 Delaware (DE) |
Dover | 6,450 km² | 989,946 | December 71787 |
 Florida (FL) |
Tallahassee | 170,312 km² | 21,538,216 | March 31845 |
 Georgia (GA) |
Atlanta | 153,909 km² | 10,713,771 | January 21788 |
 Hawaii (HI) |
Honolulu | 28,311 km² | 1,455,274 | August 211959 |
 Idaho (ID) |
Boise | 216,900 km² | 1,839,117 | July 31890 |
 Illinois (IL) |
Springfield | 149,997 km² | 12,813,469 | December 31818 |
 Indiana (IN) |
Indianapolis | 94,321 km² | 6,785,442 | December 111816 |
 Iowa (IA) |
Des Moines | 145,746 km² | 3,190,427 | December 281846 |
 Kansas (KS) |
Topeka | 213,100 km² | 2,937,835 | January 291861 |
 Kentucky (KY) |
Frankfort | 104,656 km² | 4,506,297 | June 11792 |
 Louisiana (LA) |
Baton Rouge | 135,382 km² | 4,657,785 | April 301812 |
 Maine (ME) |
Augusta | 91,646 km² | 1,363,177 | March 151820 |
 Maryland (MD) |
Annapolis | 32,133 km² | 6,177,253 | April 281788 |
 Massachusetts (MA) |
Boston | 27,363 km² | 7,032,933 | February 61788 |
 Michigan (MI) |
Lansing | 250,493 km² | 10,077,674 | January 261837 |
 Minnesota (MN) |
St. Paul | 225,163 km² | 5,706,804 | May 111858 |
 Mississippi (MS) |
Jackson | 125,443 km² | 2,961,306 | December 101817 |
 Missouri (MO) |
Jefferson City | 180,560 km² | 6,154,889 | August 101821 |
 Montana (MT) |
Helena | 380,800 km² | 1,084,244 | November 81889 |
 Nebraska (NE) |
Lincoln | 200,356 km² | 1,961,965 | March 11867 |
 Nevada (NV) |
Carson City | 286,382 km² | 3,104,617 | October 311864 |
 New Hampshire (NH) |
Concord | 24,216 km² | 1,377,524 | June 211788 |
 New Jersey (NJ) |
Trenton | 22,591 km² | 9,289,039 | December 181787 |
 New Mexico (NM) |
Santa Fe | 314,915 km² | 2,117,525 | January 61912 |
 New York (NY) |
Albany | 141,298 km² | 20,202,320 | July 261788 |
 North Carolina (NC) |
Raleigh | 139,391 km² | 10,439,459 | November 211789 |
 North Dakota (ND) |
Bismarck | 183,125 km² | 779,079 | November 21889 |
 Ohio (OH) |
Columbus | 116,096 km² | 11,799,331 | March 11803 |
 Oklahoma (OK) |
Oklahoma City | 181,038 km² | 3,959,411 | November 161907 |
 Oregon (OR) |
Salem | 254,806 km² | 4,237,279 | February 141859 |
 Pennsylvania (PA) |
Harrisburg | 119,283 km² | 13,002,788 | December 121787 |
 Rhode Island (RI) |
Providence | 4,001 km² | 1,097,371 | May 291790 |
 South Carolina (SC) |
Columbia | 82,933 km² | 5,118,422 | May 231788 |
 South Dakota (SD) |
Pierre | 199,729 km² | 886,668 | November 21889 |
 Tennessee (TN) |
Nashville | 109,248 km² | 6,910,786 | June 11796 |
 Texas (TX) |
Austin | 695,662 km² | 29,145,459 | December 291845 |
 Utah (UT) |
Salt Lake City | 219,887 km² | 3,271,614 | January 41896 |
 Vermont (VT) |
Montpelier | 24,923 km² | 643,077 | March 41791 |
 Virginia (VA) |
Richmond | 110,786 km² | 8,631,373 | June 251788 |
 Washington (WA) |
Olympia | 184,827 km² | 7,705,267 | November 111889 |
 West Virginia (WV) |
Charleston | 62,755 km² | 1,793,713 | June 201863 |
 Wisconsin (WI) |
Madison | 169,640 km² | 5,893,713 | May 291848 |
 Wyoming (WY) |
Cheyenne | 253,348 km² | 576,850 | July 101890 |
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U.S. States by Size
The Largest U.S. State by size is Alaskafollowed by TexasCaliforniaMontanaand New Mexico. Alaska is nearly 2.5 times larger than Texas and 430 times larger than Rhode Island.
The Smallest U.S. State is Rhode Island. The second smallest is Delawarefollowed by ConnecticutNew Jerseyand New Hampshire.
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U.S. States by Population
The Most Populous U.S. State is Californiawith 38,965,193 residents. Texas has 30,503,301 peopleFlorida ranks third with 22,610,726 residentsNew York has 19,571,216 peopleand Pennsylvania has 12,961,683 residents.
The Least Populous U.S. State is Wyoming with 584,057 residents. Vermont has the second fewest residentsfollowed by North DakotaAlaskaand South Dakota.
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U.S. States by GDP per Capita
The Wealthiest U.S. State is New Yorkfollowed by MassachusettsWashingtonCaliforniaand Connecticut. The wealthiest is the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)where the GDP per capita is 2.2 times higher than in the state of New York.
The Poorest U.S. State is Mississippiwhere the GDP is five times lower than in Washington D.C. It is followed by ArkansasWest VirginiaAlabamaSouth Carolinaand Idaho.
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U.S. States Where the Death Penalty is Legal
The death penalty is applied in 27 states: AlabamaArizonaArkansasFloridaGeorgiaIdahoIndianaSouth DakotaSouth CarolinaCaliforniaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaNorth CarolinaTennesseeTexasUtahand Wyoming.
Governors in certain states have declared a moratorium on the death penalty in California (since 2019)Oregon (since 2011)and Pennsylvania (since 2015).
In contrastthe death penalty is banned in 23 states: Alaska (1957)Colorado (2020)Connecticut (2012)Delaware (2016)Hawaii (1957)Illinois (2011)Iowa (1965)Maine (1887)Maryland (2013)Massachusetts (1984)Michigan (1847)Minnesota (1911)New Hampshire (2019)New Jersey (2007)New York (2007)New Mexico (2009)Rhode Island (1984)North Dakota (1973)Vermont (1972)Virginia (2021)Washington (2018)Wisconsin (1853)West Virginia (1965)and in the District of Columbia.
