List of US States Birthdays

Find all 50 U.S. state birthdays by month, with each state's date, year and order of admission or ratification. Choose a month below and follow the history links to learn more.

What do these dates mean? For the original 13 states, this calendar uses the dates they ratified the U.S. Constitution. For the other 37, it uses their effective admission dates. A state's birthday is not necessarily the date it adopted its flag.

US States Birthdays in January

January 2, 1788: Georgia, 4th state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read Georgia statehood history | Shop Georgia state flags

January 3, 1959: Alaska, 49th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Alaska statehood history | Shop Alaska state flags

January 4, 1896: Utah, 45th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Utah statehood history | Shop Utah state flags

January 6, 1912: New Mexico, 47th state
Admitted to the Union. Read New Mexico statehood history | Shop New Mexico state flags

January 9, 1788: Connecticut, 5th state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read Connecticut statehood history | Shop Connecticut state flags

January 26, 1837: Michigan, 26th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Michigan statehood history | Shop Michigan state flags

January 29, 1861: Kansas, 34th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Kansas statehood history | Shop Kansas state flags

US States Birthdays in February

February 6, 1788: Massachusetts, 6th state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read Massachusetts statehood history | Shop Massachusetts state flags

February 14, 1859: Oregon, 33rd state
Admitted to the Union. Read Oregon statehood history | Shop Oregon state flags

February 14, 1912: Arizona, 48th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Arizona statehood history | Shop Arizona state flags

US States Birthdays in March

March 1, 1803: Ohio, 17th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Ohio statehood history | Shop Ohio state flags

March 1, 1867: Nebraska, 37th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Nebraska statehood history | Shop Nebraska state flags

March 3, 1845: Florida, 27th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Florida statehood history | Shop Florida state flags

March 4, 1791: Vermont, 14th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Vermont statehood history | Shop Vermont state flags

March 15, 1820: Maine, 23rd state
Admitted to the Union. Read Maine history | Shop Maine state flags

US States Birthdays in April

April 28, 1788: Maryland, 7th state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read Maryland history | Shop Maryland state flags

April 30, 1812: Louisiana, 18th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Louisiana history | Shop Louisiana state flags

US States Birthdays in May

May 11, 1858: Minnesota, 32nd state
Admitted to the Union. Read Minnesota statehood history | Shop Minnesota state flags

May 23, 1788: South Carolina, 8th state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read South Carolina history | Shop South Carolina state flags

May 29, 1790: Rhode Island, 13th state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read Rhode Island history | Shop Rhode Island state flags

May 29, 1848: Wisconsin, 30th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Wisconsin statehood history | Shop Wisconsin state flags

US States Birthdays in June

June 1, 1792: Kentucky, 15th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Kentucky statehood history | Shop Kentucky state flags

June 1, 1796: Tennessee, 16th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Tennessee history | Shop Tennessee state flags

June 15, 1836: Arkansas, 25th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Arkansas history | Shop Arkansas state flags

June 20, 1863: West Virginia, 35th state
Admitted to the Union. Read West Virginia statehood history | Shop West Virginia state flags

June 21, 1788: New Hampshire, 9th state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read New Hampshire history | Shop New Hampshire state flags

June 25, 1788: Virginia, 10th state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read Virginia history | Shop Virginia state flags

US States Birthdays in July

July 3, 1890: Idaho, 43rd state
Admitted to the Union. Read Idaho flag history | Shop Idaho state flags

July 10, 1890: Wyoming, 44th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Wyoming statehood history | Shop Wyoming state flags

July 26, 1788: New York, 11th state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read New York history | Shop New York state flags

US States Birthdays in August

August 1, 1876: Colorado, 38th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Colorado statehood history | Shop Colorado state flags

August 10, 1821: Missouri, 24th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Missouri statehood history | Shop Missouri state flags

August 21, 1959: Hawaii, 50th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Hawaii flag history | Shop Hawaii state flags

US States Birthdays in September

September 9, 1850: California, 31st state
Admitted to the Union. Read California statehood history | Shop California state flags

US States Birthdays in October

October 31, 1864: Nevada, 36th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Nevada history | Shop Nevada state flags

US States Birthdays in November

November 2, 1889: North Dakota, 39th state
Admitted to the Union. Read North Dakota statehood history | Shop North Dakota state flags

November 2, 1889: South Dakota, 40th state
Admitted to the Union. Read South Dakota statehood history | Shop South Dakota state flags

November 8, 1889: Montana, 41st state
Admitted to the Union. Read Montana statehood history | Shop Montana state flags

November 11, 1889: Washington, 42nd state
Admitted to the Union. Read Washington history | Shop Washington state flags

November 16, 1907: Oklahoma, 46th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Oklahoma history | Shop Oklahoma state flags

November 21, 1789: North Carolina, 12th state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read North Carolina history | Shop North Carolina state flags

US States Birthdays in December

December 3, 1818: Illinois, 21st state
Admitted to the Union. Read Illinois statehood history | Shop Illinois state flags

December 7, 1787: Delaware, 1st state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read Delaware history | Shop Delaware state flags

December 10, 1817: Mississippi, 20th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Mississippi statehood history | Shop Mississippi state flags

December 11, 1816: Indiana, 19th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Indiana statehood history | Shop Indiana state flags

December 12, 1787: Pennsylvania, 2nd state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read Pennsylvania history | Shop Pennsylvania state flags

December 14, 1819: Alabama, 22nd state
Admitted to the Union. Explore Alabama history and culture | Shop Alabama state flags

December 18, 1787: New Jersey, 3rd state
U.S. Constitution ratified. Read New Jersey history | Shop New Jersey state flags

December 28, 1846: Iowa, 29th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Iowa statehood history | Shop Iowa state flags

December 29, 1845: Texas, 28th state
Admitted to the Union. Read Texas statehood history | Shop Texas state flags

Celebrate your state's birthday

A statehood anniversary is a chance to learn about the people, places and events that shaped your state. Pair a classroom lesson, community gathering or home display with your state flag. Check the flag design, size and attachment style on the product page so it fits the display you have in mind.

The District of Columbia is a federal district, not a state, so it has no statehood anniversary in this calendar. Explore District of Columbia flags.

Sources and date notes

Dates and state order were checked against Table 1 of the Congressional Research Service's Admission of States to the Union: A Historical Reference Guide. North Dakota and South Dakota share November 2, 1889, and are conventionally listed as the 39th and 40th states. Ohio's March 1, 1803, admission date was formally established by Congress in 1953 with retroactive effect.

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