The Fifty States
Alabama
Colorado
Hawaii
Population 4,779,736*
State capital Montgomery
Statehood December 14, 1819
State bird Yellowhammer
State flower Camellia
State tree Southern pine
Land area 50,744 square miles
Population 5,029,196
State capital Denver
Statehood August 1, 1876
State bird Lark bunting
State flower White and lavender
Population 1,360,301
State capital Honolulu
Statehood August 21, 1959
State bird Nene (Hawaiian goose)
State flower Yellow hibiscus
State tree Kukui
Land area 6,423 square miles
Alaska
Population 710,231
State capital Juneau
Statehood January 3, 1959
State bird Willow ptarmigan
State flower Forget-me-not
State tree Sitka spruce
Land area 571,951 square miles
Arizona
Population 6,392,017
State capital Phoenix
Statehood February 14, 1912
State bird Cactus wren
State flower Saguaro (giant cactus)
State tree Palo verde
Land area 113,635 square miles
Arkansas
Population 2,915,918
State capital Little Rock
Statehood June 15, 1836
State bird Mockingbird
State flower Apple blossom
State tree Pine tree
Land area 52,068 square miles
California
Population 37,253,956
State capital Sacramento
Statehood September 9, 1850
State bird California valley quail
State flower Golden poppy
State tree California redwood
Land area 155,959 square miles
338 columbine
State tree Colorado blue spruce
Land area 103,718 square miles
Connecticut
Population 3,574,097
State capital Hartford
Statehood January 9, 1788
State bird Robin
State flower Mountain laurel
State tree White oak
Land area 4,845 square miles
Delaware
Population 897,934
State capital Dover
Statehood December 7, 1787
State bird Blue hen chicken
State flower Peach blossom
State tree American holly
Land area 1,954 square miles
Florida
Population 18,801,310
State capital Tallahassee
Statehood March 3, 1845
State bird Mockingbird
State flower Orange blossom
State tree Sabal palm
Land area 53,927 square miles
Georgia
Population 9,687,653
State capital Atlanta
Statehood January 2, 1788
State bird Brown thrasher
State flower Cherokee rose
State tree Live oak
Land area 57,906 square miles
Idaho
Population 1,567,582
State capital Boise
Statehood July 3, 1890
State bird Mountain bluebird
State flower Mock orange
State tree Western white pine
Land area 82,747 square miles
Illinois
Population 12,830,632
State capital Springfield
Statehood December 3, 1818
State bird Cardinal
State flower Native violet
State tree Oak
Land area 55,584 square miles
Indiana
Population 6,483,802
State capital Indianapolis
Statehood December 11, 1816
State bird Cardinal
State flower Peony
State tree Tulip tree
Land area 35,867 square miles
Iowa
Population 3,046,355
State capital Des Moines
Statehood December 28, 1846
State bird Eastern goldfinch
State flower Wild rose
State tree Oak
Land area 55,869 square miles
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Kansas
Massachusetts
Montana
Population 2,853,118
State capital Topeka
Statehood January 29, 1861
State bird Western meadowlark
State flower Sunflower
State tree Cottonwood
Land area 81,815 square miles
Population 6,547,629
State capital Boston
Statehood February 6, 1788
State bird Chickadee
State flower Mayflower
State tree American elm
Land area 7,840 square miles
Population 989,415
State capital Helena
Statehood November 8, 1889
State bird Western meadowlark
State flower Bitterroot
State tree Ponderosa pine
Land area 145,552 square miles
Kentucky
Michigan
Nebraska
Population 4,339,367
State capital Frankfort
Statehood June 1, 1792
State bird Kentucky cardinal
State flower Goldenrod
State tree Kentucky coffee tree
Land area 39,728 square miles
Population 9,883,640
State capital Lansing
Statehood January 26, 1837
State bird Robin
State flower Apple blossom
State tree White pine
Land area 56,804 square miles
Population 1,826,341
State capital Lincoln
Statehood March 1, 1867
State bird Western meadowlark
State flower Goldenrod
State tree Cottonwood
Land area 76,872 square miles
Louisiana
Minnesota
Nevada
Population 4,533,372
State capital Baton Rouge
Statehood April 30, 1812
State bird Brown pelican
State flower Magnolia
State tree Bald cypress
Land area 43,562 square miles
Population 5,303,925
State capital St. Paul
Statehood May 11, 1858
State bird Common loon
State flower Pink and white
Population 2,700,551
State capital Carson City
Statehood October 31, 1864
State bird Mountain bluebird
State flower Sagebrush
State tree Pine nut
Land area 109,826 square miles
Maine
Population 1,328,361
State capital Augusta
Statehood March 15, 1820
State bird Chickadee
State flower White pine cone
lady slipper
State tree Norway pine
Land area 79,610 square miles
Mississippi
State tree White pine
Land area 30,862 square miles
Population 2,967,297
State capital Jackson
Statehood December 10, 1817
State bird Mockingbird
State flower Magnolia
State tree Magnolia
Land area 46,907 square miles
Maryland
Missouri
Population 5,773,552
State capital Annapolis
Statehood April 28, 1788
State bird Baltimore oriole
State flower Black-eyed Susan
State tree White oak
Land area 9,774 square miles
Population 5,988,927
State capital Jefferson City
Statehood August 10, 1821
State bird Eastern bluebird
State flower Hawthorn
State tree Flowering dogwood
Land area 68,886 square miles
and flower
New Hampshire
Population 1,316,470
State capital Concord
Statehood June 21, 1788
State bird Purple finch
State flower Purple lilac
State tree White birch
Land area 8,968 square miles
New Jersey
Population 8,791,894
State capital Trenton
Statehood December 18, 1787
State bird Eastern goldfinch
State flower Purple violet
State tree Red oak
Land area 7,417 square miles
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New Mexico
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Population 2,059,179
State capital Santa Fe
Statehood January 16, 1912
State bird Roadrunner
State flower Yucca flower
State tree Pine nut
Land area 121,356 square miles
Population 3,751,351
State capital Oklahoma City
Statehood November 16, 1907
State bird Scissor-tailed flycatcher
State flower Mistletoe
State tree Redbud
Land area 68,667 square miles
Population 814,180
State capital Pierre
Statehood November 2, 1889
State bird Ring-necked pheasant
State flower American pasqueflower
State tree Black Hills spruce
Land area 75,885 square miles
New York
Oregon
Tennessee
Population 19,378,102
State capital Albany
Statehood July 26, 1788
State bird Bluebird
State flower Rose
State tree Sugar maple
Land area 47,214 square miles
Population 3,831,074
State capital Salem
Statehood February 14, 1859
State bird Western meadowlark
State flower Oregon grape
State tree Douglas fir
Land area 95,997 square miles
Population 6,346,105
State capital Nashville
Statehood June 1, 1796
State bird Mockingbird
State flower Iris
State tree Tulip poplar
Land area 41,217 square miles
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Texas
Population 9,535,483
State capital Raleigh
Statehood November 21, 1789
State bird Cardinal
State flower Flowering dogwood
State tree Pine
Land area 48,711 square miles
Population 12,702,379
State capital Harrisburg
Statehood December 12, 1787
State bird Ruffed grouse
State flower Mountain laurel
State tree Hemlock
Land area 44,817 square miles
Population 25,145,561
State capital Austin
Statehood December 29, 1845
State bird Mockingbird
State flower Bluebonnet
State tree Pecan
Land area 261,797 square miles
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Utah
Population 672,591
State capital Bismarck
Statehood November 2, 1889
State bird Western meadowlark
State flower Wild prairie rose
State tree American elm
Land area 68,976 square miles
Population 1,052,567
State capital Providence
Statehood May 29, 1790
State bird Rhode Island red
State flower Violet
State tree Red maple
Land area 1,045 square miles
Population 2,763,885
State capital Salt Lake City
Statehood January 4, 1896
State bird Seagull
State flower Sego lily
State tree Blue spruce
Land area 82,144 square miles
Ohio
South Carolina
Vermont
Population 11,536,504
State capital Columbus
Statehood March 1, 1803
State bird Cardinal
State flower Scarlet carnation
State tree Buckeye
Land area 40,948 square miles
Population 4,625,364
State capital Columbia
Statehood May 23, 1788
State bird Carolina wren
State flower Carolina jessamine
State tree Palmetto
Land area 30,109 square miles
Population 625,741
State capital Montpelier
Statehood March 4, 1791
State bird Hermit thrush
State flower Red clover
State tree Sugar maple
Land area 9,250 square miles
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Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
Population 8,001,024
State capital Richmond
Statehood June 25, 1788
State bird Cardinal
State flower Dogwood flower
State tree Dogwood
Land area 39,594 square miles
Population 1,852,994
State capital Charleston
Statehood June 20, 1863
State bird Cardinal
State flower Rhododendron
State tree Sugar maple
Land area 24,078 square miles
Population 563,626
State capital Cheyenne
Statehood July 10, 1890
State bird Meadowlark
State flower Indian paintbrush
State tree Cottonwood
Land area 97,100 square miles
Wisconsin
*population statistics based on
2010 U.S. Census
Washington
Population 6,724,540
State capital Olympia
Statehood November 11, 1889
State bird Willow goldfinch
State flower Coast rhododendron
State tree Western hemlock
Land area 66,544 square miles
Population 5,686,986
State capital Madison
Statehood May 29, 1848
State bird Robin
State flower Wood violet
State tree Sugar maple
Land area 54,310 square miles
WASHINGTON
MONTANA
NORTH DAKOTA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
VERMONT
MINNESOTA
MAINE
OREGON
IDAHO
SOUTH DAKOTA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
OHIO
COLORADO
KANSAS
CALIFORNIA
ARIZONA
INDIANA
OKLAHOMA
NEW MEXICO
MISSOURI
MASSACHUSETTS
RHODE ISLAND
CONNECTICUT
PENNSYLVANIA NEW JERSEY
IOWA
ILLINOIS
UTAH
NEW
YORK
MICHIGAN
DELAWARE
WEST
VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA
KENTUCKY
MARYLAND
NORTH
CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
SOUTH
CAROLINA
ARKANSAS
MI
SSI
SSIP
LO
SI
PI
UI
TEXAS
A
N
HAWAII
ALABAMA GEORGIA
A
FLORIDA
ALASKA
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