| State Rank |
Name
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Population
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Area
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Population Density
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Counties
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Admitted to Union
| State Capitol |
State Bird |
State Flower |
State Tree |
| 1 |
Alabama | 4,500,752 | 50,744 | 87 | 67 | 1819-12-14 | Montgomery | Yellowhammer | Camellia ~ Camellia japonica | Longleaf Pine ~ Pinus palustris | | 2 |
Alaska | 648,818 | 571,951 | 1 | 25 | 1959-01-03 | Juneau | Willow Ptarmigan | Forget Me Not ~ Myosotis alpestris | Sitka spruce ~ Picea sitchensis | | 3 |
Arizona | 5,580,811 | 113,635 | 45 | 15 | 1912-01-14 | Pheonix | Cactus Wren | Saguaro cactus blossom ~ Carnegiea gigantea | Yellow Palo verde Parkinsonia ~ (Cercidium) microphyllum | | 4 |
Arkansas | 2,725,714 | 52,068 | 51 | 75 | 1836-06-15 | Little Rock | Mockingbird | Apple blossom ~ Pyrus coronaria | Loblolly Pine ~ Pinus taeda & Shortleaf Pine ~ Pinus echinata | | 5 |
California | 35,484,453 | 155,959 | 217 | 58 | 1850-09-09 | Sacramento | California Valley Quail | California Poppy ~ Eschscholtzia californica | Redwood ~ Sequoia sempervirens & Giant Sequoia ~ Sequoia gigantea | | 6 |
Colorado | 4,550,688 | 103,718 | 41 | 63 | 1876-08-01 | Denver | Lark Bunting | Rocky Mountain Columbine ~ Aquilegia caerules 'Glauca' | Blue Spruce ~ Picea pungens | | 7 |
Connecticut | 3,483,372 | 4,845 | 703 | 8 | 1788-01-09 | Hartford | Robin | Mountain laurel ~ Kalmia latifolia | White Oak ~ Quercus alba | | 8 |
Delaware | 817,491 | 1,954 | 401 | 3 | 1787-12-07 | Dover | Blue Hen Chicken | Peach Blossom ~ Prunus persica | American Holly ~ Ilex opaca | | 9 |
Florida | 17,019,068 | 53,927 | 296 | 67 | 1845-03-03 | Tallahassee | Mockingbird | Orange blossom ~ Citrus sinensis | Cabbage Palmetto ~ Sabal palmetto | | 10 |
Georgia | 8,684,715 | 57,906 | 141 | 159 | 1788-01-02 | Atlanta | Brown Thrasher | Cherokee Rose ~ Rosa laevigata | Live oak ~ Quercus virginiana | | 11 |
Hawaii | 1,257,608 | 6,423 | 189 | 5 | 1959-08-21 | Honolulu | Nene | Hibiscus or Pua Aloalo ~ Hibiscus brackenridgei | Kukui - Candlenut ~ Aleurites moluccana | | 12 |
Idaho | 1,366,332 | 82,747 | 16 | 44 | 1890-07-03 | Boise | Mountain Bluebird | Syringa ~ Philadelphus lewisii | ern White Pine ~ Pinus monticola | | 13 |
Illinois | 12,653,544 | 55,584 | 223 | 102 | 1818-12-03 | Springfield | Cardinal | Purple Violet ~ Viola | White Oak ~ Quercus alba | | 14 |
Indiana | 6,195,643 | 35,867 | 170 | 92 | 1816-12-11 | Indianapolis | Cardinal | Peony ~ Paeonia | Yellow-poplar ~ Liriodendron tulipifera | | 15 |
Iowa | 2,944,062 | 55,869 | 52 | 99 | 1846-12-28 | Des Moines | Eastern Goldfinch | Wild Prairie Rose ~ Rosa pratincola | Oak ~ Quercus | | 16 |
Kansas | 2,723,507 | 81,815 | 33 | 105 | 1861-01-29 | Topeka | Western Meadowlark | Sunflower ~ Helianthus annuus | Cottonwood ~ Populus deltoides | | 17 |
Kentucky | 4,117,827 | 39,728 | 102 | 120 | 1792-06-01 | Frankfort | Cardinal | Goldenrod ~ Solidago altissima | Yellow-poplar ~ Liriodendron tulipifera | | 18 |
Louisiana | 4,496,334 | 43,562 | 102 | 64 | 1812-04-30 | Baton Rouge | Eastern Brown Pelican | Magnolia ~ Magnolia grandiflora | Bald Cypress ~ Taxodium distichum | | 19 |
Maine | 1,305,728 | 30,862 | 41 | 16 | 1820-03-15 | Augusta | Chickadee | White pine cone and tassel ~ Pinus strobus, linnaeus | Eastern White pine ~ Pinus strobus | | 20 |
Maryland | 5,508,909 | 9,774 | 542 | 23 | 1788-04-28 | Annapolis | Baltimore Oriole | Black-eyed susan ~ Rudbeckia hirta | White Oak ~ Quercus alba | | 21 |
Massachusetts | 6,433,422 | 7,840 | 810 | 14 | 1788-02-06 | Boston | Chickadee | Mayflower ~ Epigaea regens | American Elm ~ Ulmus americana | | 22 |
Michigan | 10,079,985 | 56,804 | 175 | 83 | 1837-01-26 | Lansing | Robin | Apple Blossom ~ Malus coronaria | Eastern white pine ~ Pinus strobus | | 23 |
Minnesota | 5,059,375 | 79,610 | 62 | 87 | 1858-05-11 | Saint Paul | Common Loon | Pink and white lady's-slipper ~ Cypripedium reginae | Red Pine ~ Pinus resinosa | | 24 |
Mississippi | 2,881,281 | 46,907 | 61 | 82 | 1817-01-10 | Jackson | Mockingbird | Magnolia ~ Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia ~ Magnolia grandiflora | | 25 |
Missouri | 5,704,484 | 68,886 | 81 | 114 | 1821-08-10 | Jefferson City | Bluebird | Hawthorn ~ Crataegus | Flowering Dogwood ~ Cornus florida | | 26 |
Montana | 917,621 | 145,552 | 6 | 56 | 1889-11-08 | Helena | Western Meadowlark | Bitterroot ~ Lewisia rediviva | Ponderosa pine ~ Pinus ponderosa | | 27 |
Nebraska | 1,739,291 | 76,872 | 22 | 93 | 1867-03-01 | Lincoln | Western Meadowlark | Goldenrod ~ Solidago serotina | Cottonwood ~ Populus deltoides | | 28 |
Nevada | 2,241,154 | 109,826 | 18 | 16 | 1864-10-31 | Carson City | Bird: Mountain Bluebird | Sagebrush ~ Artemisia tridentata | bristlecone pine ~ Pinus monophylla / Pinus aristata | | 29 |
New Hampshire | 1,287,687 | 8,968 | 138 | 10 | 1788-06-21 | Concord | Purple Finch | Purple lilac ~ Syringa vulgaris | Paper birch ~ Betula papyrifera | | 30 |
New Jersey | 8,638,396 | 7,417 | 1,134 | 21 | 1787-12-18 | Trenton | Eastern Goldfinch | Violet ~ Viola sororia | Northern Red Oak ~ Quercus rubra | | 31 |
New Mexico | 1,874,614 | 121,356 | 15 | 33 | 1912-01-06 | Santa Fe | Roadrunner | Yucca flower ~ Yucca glauca | Pinyon Pine ~ Pinus edulis | | 32 |
New York | 19,190,115 | 47,214 | 402 | 62 | 1788-07-26 | Albany | Bluebird | Rose ~ Rosa | Sugar maple ~ Acer saccharum | | 33 |
North Carolina | 8,407,248 | 48,711 | 165 | 100 | 1789-11-21 | Raleigh | Cardinal | Dogwood ~ Cornus florida | Longleaf Pine ~ Pinus | | 34 |
North Dakota | 633,837 | 68,976 | 9 | 53 | 1889-11-02 | Bismarck | Western Meadowlark | Wild Prairie Rose ~ Rosa arkansana | American Elm ~ Ulmus americana | | 35 |
Ohio | 11,435,798 | 40,948 | 277 | 88 | 1803-03-01 | Columbus | Cardinal | Scarlet Carnation ~ Dianthus caryophyllus | Ohio buckeye ~ Hippocastanaceae Aesculus glabra | | 36 |
Oklahoma | 3,511,532 | 68,667 | 50 | 77 | 1907-11-16 | Oklahoma City | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Mistletoe ~ Phoradendron serotinum | Redbud ~ Cercis canadensis | | 37 |
Oregon | 3,559,596 | 95,997 | 36 | 36 | 1859-02-14 | Salem | Western Meadowlark | Oregon Grape ~ Mahonia aquifolium | Douglas Fir ~ Pseudotsuga menziesii | | 38 |
Pennsylvania | 12,365,455 | 44,817 | 274 | 67 | 1787-12-12 | Harrisburg | Ruffed Grouse | Mountain Laurel ~ Kalmia latiflolia | Eastern Hemlock ~ Tsuga canadensis | | 39 |
Rhode Island | 1,076,164 | 1,045 | 1,003 | 5 | 1790-05-29 | Providence | Rhode Island Red | Violet ~ Viola | Red Maple ~ Acer rubrum | | 40 |
South Carolina | 4,147,152 | 30,109 | 133 | 46 | 1788-05-23 | Columbia
| Great Carolina Wren | Yellow Jessamine ~ Gelsemium sempervirens | Cabbage Palmetto ~ Sabal palmetto | | 41 |
South Dakota | 764,309 | 75,885 | 10 | 67 | 1889-11-02 | Pierre | Ring-necked Pheasant | Pasque Flower ~ Pulsatilla hirsutissima | White Spruce ~ Picea glauca | | 42 |
Tennessee | 5,841,748 | 41,217 | 138 | 95 | 1796-06-01 | Nashville | Mockingbird | Iris ~ Iridaceae | Yellow-poplar ~ Liriodendron tulipifera | | 43 |
Texas | 22,118,509 | 261,797 | 80 | 254 | 1845-12-29 | Austin | Mockingbird | Bluebonnet ~ Lupins texensis | Pecan ~ Carya illinoensis | | 44 |
Utah | 2,351,467 | 82,144 | 27 | 29 | 1896-01-04 | Salt Lake City | The Common American Gull | Sego lily ~ Calochortus nuttalli | Blue Spruce ~ Picea pungens | | 45 |
Vermont | 619,107 | 9,250 | 66 | 14 | 1791-03-04 | Montpelier | Hermit Thrush | Red Clover ~ Trifolium pratense | Sugar Maple ~ Acer saccharum | | 46 |
Virginia | 7,386,330 | 39,594 | 179 | 95 | 1788-06-25 | Richmond | Cardinal | Dogwood ~ Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood ~ Cornus florida | | 47 |
Washington | 6,131,445 | 66,544 | 89 | 39 | 1889-11-11 | Olympia | Willow Goldfinch | Pink Rhododendron ~ Rhododendron macrophyllum | Western Hemlock ~ Tsuga heterophylla | | 48 |
West Virginia | 1,810,354 | 24,078 | 75 | 55 | 1863-06-20 | Charleston | Cardinal | Rhododendron ~ Rhododendron maximum | Sugar Maple ~ Acer saccharum | | 49 |
Wisconsin | 5,472,299 | 54,310 | 99 | 72 | 1848-05-29 | Madison | Robin | Wood Violet ~ Viola papilionacea | Sugar Maple ~ Acer saccharum | | 50 |
Wyoming | 501,242 | 97,100 | 5 | 23 | 1890-07-10 | Cheyenne | Western Meadowlark | Indian Paintbrush ~ Castilleja linariaefolia | Cottonwood ~ Populus sargentii | ClicksUS Home | Contact ClicksUS | Privacy Policy | State Facts | Post Ad | Edit Ad | U.S counties and regions | Google Maps
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