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U.S. states by year of ratification or admission, 1787–2020

The first 13 count from the year they ratified the Constitution, 8 of them in 1788. The count stood at 48 for 47 years, until Alaska and Hawaii joined in 1959.

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U.S. states by year of ratification or admission, 1787–2020: 35 points, a step line chart.
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YearStates (count)
17873
178811
178912
179013
179114
179215
179616
180317
181218
181619
181720
181821
181922
182023
182124
183625
183726
184528
184629
184830
185031
185832
185933
186134
186335
186436
186737
187638
188942
189044
189645
190746
191248
195950
202050
Source
United States Senate Manual, 116th Congress (S. Doc. 116-1): ratification of the Constitution by the thirteen original states, and states admitted into the Union; yearly counts calculated by Unlabeled
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2026-09-29
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