While July 4, 1776 was the birthday of the nation we know as the United States of America, did you know that not even one state was officially a U.S. state until 1787?
In modern American culture, if you have the 25 cent piece or quarter, look on the back. There are some quarters with states on the back. Some people collect them, while others just like to see the pictures and information on the back that depict each state.
If you’d like to know more about the state’s birthdays in terms of the year they entered the Union, see the chart below.
State Birthdays Sorted by Birth Year
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State
|
Abbreviation
|
Birthdate
|
Birth Year
|
Capital City
|
Delaware
|
DE
|
Dec. 7
|
1787
|
Dover
|
New Jersey
|
NJ
|
Dec. 18
|
1787
|
Trenton
|
Pennsylvania
|
PA
|
Dec. 12
|
1787
|
Harrisburg
|
Connecticut
|
CT
|
Jan. 9
|
1788
|
Hartford
|
Georgia
|
GA
|
Jan. 2
|
1788
|
Atlanta
|
Maryland
|
MD
|
Apr. 28
|
1788
|
Annapolis
|
Massachusetts
|
MA
|
Feb. 6
|
1788
|
Boston
|
New Hampshire
|
NH
|
Jun. 21
|
1788
|
Concord
|
New York
|
NY
|
Jul. 26
|
1788
|
Albany
|
South Carolina
|
SC
|
May. 23
|
1788
|
Columbia
|
Virginia
|
VA
|
Jun. 25
|
1788
|
Richmond
|
North Carolina
|
NC
|
Nov. 21
|
1789
|
Raleigh
|
Rhode Island
|
RI
|
May. 29
|
1790
|
Providence
|
Vermont
|
VT
|
Mar. 4
|
1791
|
Montpelier
|
Kentucky
|
KY
|
Jun. 1
|
1792
|
Frankfort
|
Tennessee
|
TN
|
Jun. 1
|
1796
|
Nashville
|
Ohio
|
OH
|
Feb. 19
|
1803
|
Columbus
|
Louisiana
|
LA
|
Apr. 30
|
1812
|
Baton Rouge
|
Indiana
|
IN
|
Dec. 11
|
1816
|
Indianapolis
|
Mississippi
|
MS
|
Dec. 10
|
1817
|
Jackson
|
Illinois
|
IL
|
Dec. 3
|
1818
|
Springfield
|
Alabama
|
AL
|
Dec. 14
|
1819
|
Montgomery
|
Maine
|
ME
|
Mar. 15
|
1820
|
Augusta
|
Missouri
|
MO
|
Aug. 10
|
1821
|
Jefferson City
|
Arkansas
|
AR
|
Jun. 15
|
1836
|
Little Rock
|
Michigan
|
MI
|
Jan. 26
|
1837
|
Lansing
|
Florida
|
FL
|
Mar. 3
|
1845
|
Tallahassee
|
Texas
|
TX
|
Dec. 29
|
1845
|
Austin
|
Iowa
|
IA
|
Dec. 28
|
1846
|
Des Moines
|
Wisconsin
|
WI
|
May. 29
|
1848
|
Madison
|
California
|
CA
|
Sept. 9
|
1850
|
Sacramento
|
Minnesota
|
MN
|
May. 11
|
1858
|
St. Paul
|
Oregon
|
OR
|
Feb. 14
|
1859
|
Salem
|
Kansas
|
KS
|
Jan. 29
|
1861
|
Topeka
|
West Virginia
|
WV
|
Jun. 20
|
1863
|
Charleston
|
Nevada
|
NV
|
Oct. 31
|
1864
|
Carson City
|
Nebraska
|
NE
|
Mar. 1
|
1867
|
Lincoln
|
Colorado
|
CO
|
Aug. 1
|
1876
|
Denver
|
Montana
|
MT
|
Nov. 8
|
1889
|
Helena
|
North Dakota
|
ND
|
Nov. 2
|
1889
|
Bismarck
|
South Dakota
|
SD
|
Nov. 2
|
1889
|
Pierre
|
Washington
|
WA
|
Nov. 11
|
1889
|
Olympia
|
Idaho
|
ID
|
Jul. 3
|
1890
|
Boise
|
Wyoming
|
WY
|
Jul. 10
|
1890
|
Cheyenne
|
Utah
|
UT
|
Jan. 4
|
1896
|
Salt Lake City
|
Oklahoma
|
OK
|
Nov. 16
|
1907
|
Oklahoma City
|
Arizona
|
AZ
|
Feb. 14
|
1912
|
Phoenix
|
New Mexico
|
NM
|
Jan. 6
|
1912
|
Santa Fe
|
Alaska
|
AK
|
Jan. 3
|
1959
|
Juneau
|
Hawaii
|
HI
|
Aug. 21
|
1959
|
Honolulu
|
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Map of the United States with States Listed (Abbreviations) and State Capitals |
Sorted by Birthdate (Number format is MM/DD)
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State
|
Abbreviation
|
Birthdate
|
Birth Day
|
Birth Year
|
Capital City
|
Georgia
|
GA
|
1/2
|
Jan. 2
|
1788
|
Atlanta
|
Alaska
|
AK
|
1/3
|
Jan. 3
|
1959
|
Juneau
|
Utah
|
UT
|
1/4
|
Jan. 4
|
1896
|
Salt Lake City
|
New Mexico
|
NM
|
1/6
|
Jan. 6
|
1912
|
Santa Fe
|
Connecticut
|
CT
|
1/9
|
Jan. 9
|
1788
|
Hartford
|
Michigan
|
MI
|
1/26
|
Jan. 26
|
1837
|
Lansing
|
Kansas
|
KS
|
1/29
|
Jan. 29
|
1861
|
Topeka
|
Massachusetts
|
MA
|
2/6
|
Feb. 6
|
1788
|
Boston
|
Arizona
|
AZ
|
2/14
|
Feb. 14
|
1912
|
Phoenix
|
Oregon
|
OR
|
2/14
|
Feb. 14
|
1859
|
Salem
|
Ohio
|
OH
|
2/19
|
Feb. 19
|
1803
|
Columbus
|
Nebraska
|
NE
|
3/1
|
Mar. 1
|
1867
|
Lincoln
|
Florida
|
FL
|
3/3
|
Mar. 3
|
1845
|
Tallahassee
|
Vermont
|
VT
|
3/4
|
Mar. 4
|
1791
|
Montpelier
|
Maine
|
ME
|
3/15
|
Mar. 15
|
1820
|
Augusta
|
Maryland
|
MD
|
4/28
|
Apr. 28
|
1788
|
Annapolis
|
Louisiana
|
LA
|
4/30
|
Apr. 30
|
1812
|
Baton Rouge
|
Minnesota
|
MN
|
5/11
|
May. 11
|
1858
|
St. Paul
|
South Carolina
|
SC
|
5/23
|
May. 23
|
1788
|
Columbia
|
Rhode Island
|
RI
|
5/29
|
May. 29
|
1790
|
Providence
|
Wisconsin
|
WI
|
5/29
|
May. 29
|
1848
|
Madison
|
Kentucky
|
KY
|
6/1
|
Jun. 1
|
1792
|
Frankfort
|
Tennessee
|
TN
|
6/1
|
Jun. 1
|
1796
|
Nashville
|
Arkansas
|
AR
|
6/15
|
Jun. 15
|
1836
|
Little Rock
|
West Virginia
|
WV
|
6/15
|
Jun. 15
|
1863
|
Charleston
|
New Hampshire
|
NH
|
6/21
|
Jun. 21
|
1788
|
Concord
|
Virginia
|
VA
|
6/25
|
Jun. 25
|
1788
|
Richmond
|
Idaho
|
ID
|
7/3
|
Jul. 3
|
1890
|
Boise
|
Wyoming
|
WY
|
7/10
|
Jul. 10
|
1890
|
Cheyenne
|
New York
|
NY
|
7/26
|
Jul. 26
|
1788
|
Albany
|
Colorado
|
CO
|
8/1
|
Aug. 1
|
1876
|
Denver
|
Missouri
|
MO
|
8/10
|
Aug. 10
|
1821
|
Jefferson City
|
Hawaii
|
HI
|
8/21
|
Aug. 21
|
1959
|
Honolulu
|
California
|
CA
|
9/9
|
Sept. 9
|
1850
|
Sacramento
|
Nevada
|
NV
|
10/31
|
Oct. 31
|
1864
|
Carson City
|
North Dakota
|
ND
|
11/2
|
Nov. 2
|
1889
|
Bismarck
|
South Dakota
|
SD
|
11/2
|
Nov. 2
|
1889
|
Pierre
|
Montana
|
MT
|
11/8
|
Nov. 8
|
1889
|
Helena
|
Washington
|
WA
|
11/11
|
Nov. 11
|
1889
|
Olympia
|
Oklahoma
|
OK
|
11/16
|
Nov. 16
|
1907
|
Oklahoma City
|
North Carolina
|
NC
|
11/21
|
Nov. 21
|
1789
|
Raleigh
|
Illinois
|
IL
|
12/3
|
Dec. 3
|
1818
|
Springfield
|
Delaware
|
DE
|
12/7
|
Dec. 7
|
1787
|
Dover
|
Mississippi
|
MS
|
12/10
|
Dec. 10
|
1817
|
Jackson
|
Indiana
|
IN
|
12/11
|
Dec. 11
|
1816
|
Indianapolis
|
Pennsylvania
|
PA
|
12/12
|
Dec. 12
|
1787
|
Harrisburg
|
Alabama
|
AL
|
12/14
|
Dec. 14
|
1819
|
Montgomery
|
New Jersey
|
NJ
|
12/18
|
Dec. 18
|
1787
|
Trenton
|
Iowa
|
IA
|
12/28
|
Dec. 28
|
1846
|
Des Moines
|
Texas
|
TX
|
12/29
|
Dec. 29
|
1845
|
Austin
|
State Birthdays Sorted by State Name
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State
|
Abbreviation
|
Birthdate
|
Birth Year
|
Capital City
|
Alabama
|
AL
|
Dec. 14
|
1819
|
Montgomery
|
Alaska
|
AK
|
Jan. 3
|
1959
|
Juneau
|
Arizona
|
AZ
|
Feb. 14
|
1912
|
Phoenix
|
Arkansas
|
AR
|
Jun. 15
|
1836
|
Little Rock
|
California
|
CA
|
Sept. 9
|
1850
|
Sacramento
|
Colorado
|
CO
|
Aug. 1
|
1876
|
Denver
|
Connecticut
|
CT
|
Jan. 9
|
1788
|
Hartford
|
Delaware
|
DE
|
Dec. 7
|
1787
|
Dover
|
Florida
|
FL
|
Mar. 3
|
1845
|
Tallahassee
|
Georgia
|
GA
|
Jan. 2
|
1788
|
Atlanta
|
Hawaii
|
HI
|
Aug. 21
|
1959
|
Honolulu
|
Idaho
|
ID
|
Jul. 3
|
1890
|
Boise
|
Illinois
|
IL
|
Dec. 3
|
1818
|
Springfield
|
Indiana
|
IN
|
Dec. 11
|
1816
|
Indianapolis
|
Iowa
|
IA
|
Dec. 28
|
1846
|
Des Moines
|
Kansas
|
KS
|
Jan. 29
|
1861
|
Topeka
|
Kentucky
|
KY
|
Jun. 1
|
1792
|
Frankfort
|
Louisiana
|
LA
|
Apr. 30
|
1812
|
Baton Rouge
|
Maine
|
ME
|
Mar. 15
|
1820
|
Augusta
|
Maryland
|
MD
|
Apr. 28
|
1788
|
Annapolis
|
Massachusetts
|
MA
|
Feb. 6
|
1788
|
Boston
|
Michigan
|
MI
|
Jan. 26
|
1837
|
Lansing
|
Minnesota
|
MN
|
May. 11
|
1858
|
St. Paul
|
Mississippi
|
MS
|
Dec. 10
|
1817
|
Jackson
|
Missouri
|
MO
|
Aug. 10
|
1821
|
Jefferson City
|
Montana
|
MT
|
Nov. 8
|
1889
|
Helena
|
Nebraska
|
NE
|
Mar. 1
|
1867
|
Lincoln
|
Nevada
|
NV
|
Oct. 31
|
1864
|
Carson City
|
New Hampshire
|
NH
|
Jun. 21
|
1788
|
Concord
|
New Jersey
|
NJ
|
Dec. 18
|
1787
|
Trenton
|
New Mexico
|
NM
|
Jan. 6
|
1912
|
Santa Fe
|
New York
|
NY
|
Jul. 26
|
1788
|
Albany
|
North Carolina
|
NC
|
Nov. 21
|
1789
|
Raleigh
|
North Dakota
|
ND
|
Nov. 2
|
1889
|
Bismarck
|
OH
|
Feb. 19
|
1803
|
Columbus
|
|
Oklahoma
|
OK
|
Nov. 16
|
1907
|
Oklahoma City
|
Oregon
|
OR
|
Feb. 14
|
1859
|
Salem
|
Pennsylvania
|
PA
|
Dec. 12
|
1787
|
Harrisburg
|
Rhode Island
|
RI
|
May. 29
|
1790
|
Providence
|
South Carolina
|
SC
|
May. 23
|
1788
|
Columbia
|
South Dakota
|
SD
|
Nov. 2
|
1889
|
Pierre
|
Tennessee
|
TN
|
Jun. 1
|
1796
|
Nashville
|
Texas
|
TX
|
Dec. 29
|
1845
|
Austin
|
Utah
|
UT
|
Jan. 4
|
1896
|
Salt Lake City
|
Vermont
|
VT
|
Mar. 4
|
1791
|
Montpelier
|
Virginia
|
VA
|
Jun. 25
|
1788
|
Richmond
|
Washington
|
WA
|
Nov. 11
|
1889
|
Olympia
|
West Virginia
|
WV
|
Jun. 15
|
1863
|
Charleston
|
Wisconsin
|
WI
|
May. 29
|
1848
|
Madison
|
Wyoming
|
WY
|
Jul. 10
|
1890
|
Cheyenne
|
State
|
Time Zone
|
Birthdate
|
Birth Year
|
Capital City
|
|
1
|
Connecticut
|
EST
|
Jan. 9
|
1788
|
Hartford
|
2
|
Delaware
|
EST
|
Dec. 7
|
1787
|
Dover
|
3
|
Florida*
|
EST
|
Mar. 3
|
1845
|
Tallahassee
|
4
|
Georgia
|
EST
|
Jan. 2
|
1788
|
Atlanta
|
5
|
Indiana*
|
EST
|
Dec. 11
|
1816
|
Indianapolis
|
6
|
Kentucky*
|
EST
|
Jun. 1
|
1792
|
Frankfort
|
7
|
Maine
|
EST
|
Mar. 15
|
1820
|
Augusta
|
8
|
Maryland
|
EST
|
Apr. 28
|
1788
|
Annapolis
|
9
|
Massachusetts
|
EST
|
Feb. 6
|
1788
|
Boston
|
10
|
Michigan*
|
EST
|
Jan. 26
|
1837
|
Lansing
|
11
|
New Hampshire
|
EST
|
Jun. 21
|
1788
|
Concord
|
12
|
New Jersey
|
EST
|
Dec. 18
|
1787
|
Trenton
|
13
|
New York
|
EST
|
Jul. 26
|
1788
|
Albany
|
14
|
North Carolina
|
EST
|
Nov. 21
|
1789
|
Raleigh
|
15
|
Ohio
|
EST
|
Feb. 19
|
1803
|
Columbus
|
16
|
Pennsylvania
|
EST
|
Dec. 12
|
1787
|
Harrisburg
|
17
|
Rhode Island
|
EST
|
May. 29
|
1790
|
Providence
|
18
|
South Carolina
|
EST
|
May. 23
|
1788
|
Columbia
|
19
|
Tennessee*
|
EST
|
Jun. 1
|
1796
|
Nashville
|
20
|
Vermont
|
EST
|
Mar. 4
|
1791
|
Montpelier
|
21
|
Virginia
|
EST
|
Jun. 25
|
1788
|
Richmond
|
22
|
West Virginia
|
EST
|
Jun. 15
|
1863
|
Charleston
|
State
|
Time Zone
|
Birthdate
|
Birth Year
|
Capital City
|
|
1
|
Connecticut
|
EST
|
Jan. 9
|
1788
|
Hartford
|
2
|
Delaware
|
EST
|
Dec. 7
|
1787
|
Dover
|
3
|
Florida*
|
EST
|
Mar. 3
|
1845
|
Tallahassee
|
4
|
Georgia
|
EST
|
Jan. 2
|
1788
|
Atlanta
|
5
|
Indiana*
|
EST
|
Dec. 11
|
1816
|
Indianapolis
|
6
|
Kentucky*
|
EST
|
Jun. 1
|
1792
|
Frankfort
|
7
|
Maine
|
EST
|
Mar. 15
|
1820
|
Augusta
|
8
|
Maryland
|
EST
|
Apr. 28
|
1788
|
Annapolis
|
9
|
Massachusetts
|
EST
|
Feb. 6
|
1788
|
Boston
|
10
|
Michigan*
|
EST
|
Jan. 26
|
1837
|
Lansing
|
11
|
New Hampshire
|
EST
|
Jun. 21
|
1788
|
Concord
|
12
|
New Jersey
|
EST
|
Dec. 18
|
1787
|
Trenton
|
13
|
New York
|
EST
|
Jul. 26
|
1788
|
Albany
|
14
|
North Carolina
|
EST
|
Nov. 21
|
1789
|
Raleigh
|
15
|
Ohio
|
EST
|
Feb. 19
|
1803
|
Columbus
|
16
|
Pennsylvania
|
EST
|
Dec. 12
|
1787
|
Harrisburg
|
17
|
Rhode Island
|
EST
|
May. 29
|
1790
|
Providence
|
18
|
South Carolina
|
EST
|
May. 23
|
1788
|
Columbia
|
19
|
Tennessee*
|
EST
|
Jun. 1
|
1796
|
Nashville
|
20
|
Vermont
|
EST
|
Mar. 4
|
1791
|
Montpelier
|
21
|
Virginia
|
EST
|
Jun. 25
|
1788
|
Richmond
|
22
|
West Virginia
|
EST
|
Jun. 15
|
1863
|
Charleston
|
State
|
Time Zone
|
Birthdate
|
Birth Year
|
Capital City
|
|
1
|
Arizona
|
MST
|
Feb. 14
|
1912
|
Phoenix
|
2
|
Colorado
|
MST
|
Aug. 1
|
1876
|
Denver
|
3
|
Idaho*
|
MST
|
Jul. 3
|
1890
|
Boise
|
4
|
Kansas*
|
MST
|
Jan. 29
|
1861
|
Topeka
|
5
|
Montana*
|
MST
|
Nov. 8
|
1889
|
Helena
|
6
|
Nebraska*
|
MST
|
Mar. 1
|
1867
|
Lincoln
|
7
|
New Mexico
|
MST
|
Jan. 6
|
1912
|
Santa Fe
|
8
|
North Dakota*
|
MST
|
Nov. 2
|
1889
|
Bismarck
|
9
|
Oregon*
|
MST
|
Feb. 14
|
1859
|
Salem
|
10
|
South Dakota*
|
MST
|
Nov. 2
|
1889
|
Pierre
|
11
|
Texas*
|
MST
|
Dec. 29
|
1845
|
Austin
|
12
|
Utah
|
MST
|
Jan. 4
|
1896
|
Salt Lake City
|
13
|
Wyoming
|
MST
|
Jul. 10
|
1890
|
Cheyenne
|
State
|
Time Zone
|
Birthdate
|
Birth Year
|
Capital City
|
|
1
|
California
|
PST
|
Sept. 9
|
1850
|
Sacramento
|
2
|
Idaho*
|
PST
|
Jul. 3
|
1890
|
Boise
|
3
|
Montana*
|
PST
|
Nov. 8
|
1889
|
Helena
|
4
|
Nevada
|
PST
|
Oct. 31
|
1864
|
Carson City
|
5
|
Oregon*
|
PST
|
Feb. 14
|
1859
|
Salem
|
6
|
Washington
|
PST
|
Nov. 11
|
1889
|
Olympia
|
State
|
Time Zone
|
Birthdate
|
Birth Year
|
Capital City
|
|
1
|
Alaska
|
Alaska Time
|
Jan. 3
|
1959
|
Juneau
|
State
|
Time Zone
|
Birthdate
|
Birth Year
|
Capital City
|
|
1
|
Hawaii
|
Hawai’I Time
|
Aug. 21
|
1959
|
Honolulu
|
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