| Abbreviation |
State Name (external links) |
Capital |
Became a State |
| AL |
Alabama |
Montgomery |
December 14, 1819 |
| AK |
Alaska |
Juneau |
January 3, 1959 |
| AZ |
Arizona |
Phoenix |
February 14, 1912 |
| AR |
Arkansas |
Little Rock |
June 15, 1836 |
| CA |
California |
Sacramento |
September 9, 1850 |
| CO |
Colorado |
Denver |
August 1, 1876 |
| CT |
Connecticut |
Hartford |
January 9, 1788 |
| DE |
Delaware |
Dover |
December 7, 1787 |
| FL |
Florida |
Tallahassee |
March 3, 1845 |
| GA |
Georgia |
Atlanta |
January 2, 1788 |
| HI |
Hawaii |
Honolulu |
August 21, 1959 |
| ID |
Idaho |
Boise |
July 3, 1890 |
| IL |
Illinois |
Springfield |
December 3, 1818 |
| IN |
Indiana |
Indianapolis |
December 11, 1816 |
| IA |
Iowa |
Des Moines |
December 28, 1846 |
| KS |
Kansas |
Topeka |
January 29, 1861 |
| KY |
Kentucky |
Frankfort |
June 1, 1792 |
| LA |
Louisiana |
Baton Rouge |
April 30, 1812 |
| ME |
Maine |
Augusta |
March 15, 1820 |
| MD |
Maryland |
Annapolis |
April 28, 1788 |
| MA |
Massachusetts |
Boston |
February 6, 1788 |
| MI |
Michigan |
Lansing |
January 26, 1837 |
| MN |
Minnesota |
Saint Paul |
May 11, 1858 |
| MS |
Mississippi |
Jackson |
December 10, 1857 |
| MO |
Missouri |
Jefferson City |
August 10, 1821 |
| MT |
Montana |
Helena |
November 8, 1889 |
| NE |
Nebraska |
Lincoln |
March 1, 1867 |
| NV |
Nevada |
Carson City |
October 31, 1864 |
| NH |
New Hampshire |
Concord |
June 21, 1788 |
| NJ |
New Jersey |
Trenton |
December 18, 1787 |
| NM |
New Mexico |
Santa Fe |
January 6, 1912 |
| NY |
New York |
Albany |
July 26, 1788 |
| NC |
North Carolina |
Raleigh |
November 21, 1789 |
| ND |
North Dakota |
Bismarck |
November 2, 1889 |
| OH |
Ohio |
Columbus |
March 1, 1803 |
| OK |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City |
Novemebr 16, 1907 |
| OR |
Oregon |
Salem |
February 14, 1859 |
| PA |
Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg |
December 12, 1787 |
| RI |
Rhode Island |
Providence |
May 19, 1790 |
| SC |
South Carolina |
Columbia |
May 23, 1788 |
| SD |
South Dakota |
Pierre |
November 2, 1889 |
| TN |
Tennessee |
Nashville |
June 1, 1796 |
| TX |
Texas |
Austin |
December 29, 1845 |
| UT |
Utah |
Salt Lake City |
January 4, 1896 |
| VT |
Vermont |
Montpelier |
March 4, 1791 |
| VA |
Virginia |
Richmond |
June 25, 11788 |
| WA |
Washington |
Olympia |
November 11, 1889 |
| WV |
West Virginia |
Charleston |
June 20, 1863 |
| WI |
Wisconsin |
Madison |
May 29, 1848 |
| WY |
Wyoming |
Cheyenne |
July 10, 1890 |
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