<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State </Th> <Th> Date ( admitted or ratified ) </Th> <Th> Formed from </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 07 - 0000 December 7 , 1787 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Colony of Delaware </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 12 - 0000 December 12 , 1787 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Proprietary Province of Pennsylvania </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18 , 1787 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of New Jersey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Georgia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Connecticut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 02 - 06 - 0000 February 6 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 04 - 28 - 0000 April 28 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Proprietary Province of Maryland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 05 - 23 - 0000 May 23 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of South Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 06 - 21 - 0000 June 21 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of New Hampshire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 06 - 25 - 0000 June 25 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony and Dominion of Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 07 - 26 - 0000 July 26 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> 000000001789 - 11 - 21 - 0000 November 21 , 1789 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> 000000001790 - 05 - 29 - 0000 May 29 , 1790 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> 000000001791 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4 , 1791 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Vermont ! Vermont Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> 000000001792 - 06 - 01 - 0000 June 1 , 1792 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Virginia ( nine counties in its District of Kentucky ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> 000000001796 - 06 - 01 - 0000 June 1 , 1796 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Southwest Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> 000000001803 - 03 - 01 - 0000 March 1 , 1803 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Northwest Territory ( part ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> 000000001812 - 04 - 30 - 0000 April 30 , 1812 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Orleans ! Territory of Orleans </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> 000000001816 - 12 - 11 - 0000 December 11 , 1816 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Indiana Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> 000000001817 - 12 - 10 - 0000 December 10 , 1817 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Mississippi Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> 000000001818 - 12 - 03 - 0000 December 3 , 1818 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Illinois Territory ( part ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> 000000001819 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14 , 1819 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Alabama Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> 000000001820 - 03 - 15 - 0000 March 15 , 1820 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Massachusetts ( District of Maine ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> 000000001821 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10 , 1821 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Missouri Territory ( part ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> 000000001836 - 06 - 15 - 0000 June 15 , 1836 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Arkansas Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> 000000001837 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State </Th> <Th> Date ( admitted or ratified ) </Th> <Th> Formed from </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 07 - 0000 December 7 , 1787 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Colony of Delaware </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 12 - 0000 December 12 , 1787 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Proprietary Province of Pennsylvania </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18 , 1787 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of New Jersey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Georgia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Connecticut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 02 - 06 - 0000 February 6 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 04 - 28 - 0000 April 28 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Proprietary Province of Maryland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 05 - 23 - 0000 May 23 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of South Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 06 - 21 - 0000 June 21 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of New Hampshire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 06 - 25 - 0000 June 25 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony and Dominion of Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 07 - 26 - 0000 July 26 , 1788 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> 000000001789 - 11 - 21 - 0000 November 21 , 1789 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> 000000001790 - 05 - 29 - 0000 May 29 , 1790 ( ratified ) </Td> <Td> Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> 000000001791 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4 , 1791 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Vermont ! Vermont Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> 000000001792 - 06 - 01 - 0000 June 1 , 1792 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Virginia ( nine counties in its District of Kentucky ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> 000000001796 - 06 - 01 - 0000 June 1 , 1796 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Southwest Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> 000000001803 - 03 - 01 - 0000 March 1 , 1803 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Northwest Territory ( part ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> 000000001812 - 04 - 30 - 0000 April 30 , 1812 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Orleans ! Territory of Orleans </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> 000000001816 - 12 - 11 - 0000 December 11 , 1816 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Indiana Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> 000000001817 - 12 - 10 - 0000 December 10 , 1817 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Mississippi Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> 000000001818 - 12 - 03 - 0000 December 3 , 1818 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Illinois Territory ( part ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> 000000001819 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14 , 1819 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Alabama Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> 000000001820 - 03 - 15 - 0000 March 15 , 1820 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Massachusetts ( District of Maine ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> 000000001821 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10 , 1821 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Missouri Territory ( part ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> 000000001836 - 06 - 15 - 0000 June 15 , 1836 ( admitted ) </Td> <Td> Arkansas Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> 000000001837 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January
what 's the first state in the usa
what 's the first state in the usa
Delaware
Delaware