50 United States of America/Commonwealths & Territories

Official State Name	Common	USPS	Date	Population	Capital
State of Alabama	Alabama	AL	1819-12-14	04,627,851	Montgomery
State of Alaska	Alaska	AK	1959-01-03	00,683,478	Juneau
State of Arizona	Arizona	AZ	1912-02-14	06,338,755	Phoenix
State of Arkansas	Arkansas	AR	1836-06-15	02,834,797	Little Rock
State of California	California	CA	1850-09-09	36,553,215	Sacramento
State of Colorado	Colorado	CO	1876-08-01	04,861,515	Denver
State of Connecticut	Connecticut	CT	1788-01-09	03,502,309	Hartford
State of Delaware	Delaware	DE	1787-12-07	00,864,764	Dover
State of Florida	Florida	FL	1845-03-03	18,251,243	Tallahassee
State of Georgia	Georgia	GA	1788-01-02	09,544,750	Atlanta
State of Hawaii	Hawaii	HI	1959-08-21	01,283,388	Honolulu
State of Idaho	Idaho	ID	1890-07-03	01,499,402	Boise
State of Illinois	Illinois	IL	1818-12-03	12,852,548	Springfield
State of Indiana	Indiana	IN	1816-12-11	06,345,289	Indianapolis
State of Iowa	Iowa	IA	1846-12-28	02,988,046	Des Moines
State of Kansas	Kansas	KS	1861-01-29	02,775,997	Topeka
Commonwealth of Kentucky	Kentucky	KY	1792-06-01	04,241,474	Frankfort
State of Louisiana	Louisiana	LA	1812-04-30	04,293,204	Baton Rouge
State of Maine	Maine	ME	1820-03-15	01,317,207	Augusta
State of Maryland	Maryland	MD	1788-04-28	05,618,344	Annapolis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Massachusetts	MA	1788-02-06	06,449,755	Boston
State of Michigan	Michigan	MI	1837-01-26	10,071,822	Lansing
State of Minnesota	Minnesota	MN	1858-05-11	05,197,621	Saint Paul
State of Mississippi	Mississippi	MS	1817-12-10	02,918,785	Jackson
State of Missouri	Missouri	MO	1821-08-10	05,878,415	Jefferson City
State of Montana	Montana	MT	1889-11-08	00,957,861	Helena
State of Nebraska	Nebraska	NE	1867-03-01	01,774,571	Lincoln
State of Nevada	Nevada	NV	1864-10-31	02,565,382	Carson City
State of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	NH	1788-06-21	01,315,828	Concord
State of New Jersey	New Jersey	NJ	1787-12-18	08,685,920	Trenton
State of New Mexico	New Mexico	NM	1912-01-06	01,969,915	Santa Fe
State of New York	New York	NY	1788-07-26	19,297,729	Albany
State of North Carolina	North Carolina	NC	1789-11-21	09,061,032	Raleigh
State of North Dakota	North Dakota	ND	1889-11-02	00,639,715	Bismarck
State of Ohio	Ohio	OH	1803-03-01	11,466,917	Columbus
State of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	OK	1907-11-16	03,617,316	Oklahoma City
State of Oregon	Oregon	OR	1859-02-14	03,747,455	Salem
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	PA	1787-12-12	12,432,792	Harrisburg
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations	Rhode Island	RI	1790-05-29	01,057,832	Providence
State of South Carolina	South Carolina	SC	1788-05-23	04,407,709	Columbia
State of South Dakota	South Dakota	SD	1889-11-02	00,796,214	Pierre
State of Tennessee	Tennessee	TN	1796-06-01	06,156,719	Nashville
State of Texas	Texas	TX	1845-12-29	23,904,380	Austin
State of Utah	Utah	UT	1896-01-04	02,645,330	Salt Lake City
State of Vermont	Vermont	VT	1791-03-04	00,621,254	Montpelier
Commonwealth of Virginia	Virginia	VA	1788-06-25	07,712,091	Richmond
State of Washington	Washington	WA	1889-11-11	06,468,424	Olympia
State of West Virginia	West Virginia	WV	1863-06-20	01,812,035	Charleston
State of Wisconsin	Wisconsin	WI	1848-05-29	05,601,640	Madison
State of Wyoming	Wyoming	WY	1890-07-10	00,522,830	Cheyenne

Federated States OF Micronesia	Micronesia	FM	1986-11-03	(2007) 107,862	Palikir
Territory of Guam	Guam	GU	1944-07-	(2007) 173,456	Hagatna
Republic of the Marshall Islands	Marshall Islands	MH	1986-10-21	(2005) 61,963	Majuro
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	Northern Mariana Islands	MP	1986-09-03	(2007) 86,616	Saipan
Republic of Palau	Palau	PW	1994-10-01	(2007) 20,842	Melekeok
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	PR	1947?	(2007)3,994,259	San Juan
American Samoa	American Samoa		1899?	(2007) 68,200	Pago Pago
District of Columbia	Washington DC		1871-02-21	(2008) 591,833	Washington

 

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