All 50 US States – Complete List with Capitals and Regions

The United States is made up of 50 states, and they can differ quite a bit in size, character, and even time zone. In this article we've put together all 50 states in alphabetical order, along with their abbreviation, capital, and the region they belong to – so you can see at a glance what's where in the country.

How is the USA structured?

Besides its 50 states, the USA also has a federal district (Washington D.C.), which isn't a state but is home to the nation's capital. States are often grouped into four larger regions: Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. This grouping isn't an official administrative division – it's more of a widely used classification based on climate, history, and culture. In the list below, each state's region is noted.

List of states

1. Alabama (AL) – capital: Montgomery – region: South
2. Alaska (AK) – capital: Juneau – region: West
3. Arizona (AZ) – capital: Phoenix – region: West
4. Arkansas (AR) – capital: Little Rock – region: South
5. California (CA) – capital: Sacramento – region: West
6. Colorado (CO) – capital: Denver – region: West
7. Connecticut (CT) – capital: Hartford – region: Northeast
8. Delaware (DE) – capital: Dover – region: South
9. Florida (FL) – capital: Tallahassee – region: South
10. Georgia (GA) – capital: Atlanta – region: South
11. Hawaii (HI) – capital: Honolulu – region: West
12. Idaho (ID) – capital: Boise – region: West
13. Illinois (IL) – capital: Springfield – region: Midwest
14. Indiana (IN) – capital: Indianapolis – region: Midwest
15. Iowa (IA) – capital: Des Moines – region: Midwest
16. Kansas (KS) – capital: Topeka – region: Midwest
17. Kentucky (KY) – capital: Frankfort – region: South
18. Louisiana (LA) – capital: Baton Rouge – region: South
19. Maine (ME) – capital: Augusta – region: Northeast
20. Maryland (MD) – capital: Annapolis – region: South
21. Massachusetts (MA) – capital: Boston – region: Northeast
22. Michigan (MI) – capital: Lansing – region: Midwest
23. Minnesota (MN) – capital: Saint Paul – region: Midwest
24. Mississippi (MS) – capital: Jackson – region: South
25. Missouri (MO) – capital: Jefferson City – region: Midwest
26. Montana (MT) – capital: Helena – region: West
27. Nebraska (NE) – capital: Lincoln – region: Midwest
28. Nevada (NV) – capital: Carson City – region: West
29. New Hampshire (NH) – capital: Concord – region: Northeast
30. New Jersey (NJ) – capital: Trenton – region: Northeast
31. New Mexico (NM) – capital: Santa Fe – region: West
32. New York (NY) – capital: Albany – region: Northeast
33. North Carolina (NC) – capital: Raleigh – region: South
34. North Dakota (ND) – capital: Bismarck – region: Midwest
35. Ohio (OH) – capital: Columbus – region: Midwest
36. Oklahoma (OK) – capital: Oklahoma City – region: South
37. Oregon (OR) – capital: Salem – region: West
38. Pennsylvania (PA) – capital: Harrisburg – region: Northeast
39. Rhode Island (RI) – capital: Providence – region: Northeast
40. South Carolina (SC) – capital: Columbia – region: South
41. South Dakota (SD) – capital: Pierre – region: Midwest
42. Tennessee (TN) – capital: Nashville – region: South
43. Texas (TX) – capital: Austin – region: South
44. Utah (UT) – capital: Salt Lake City – region: West
45. Vermont (VT) – capital: Montpelier – region: Northeast
46. Virginia (VA) – capital: Richmond – region: South
47. Washington (WA) – capital: Olympia – region: West
48. West Virginia (WV) – capital: Charleston – region: South
49. Wisconsin (WI) – capital: Madison – region: Midwest
50. Wyoming (WY) – capital: Cheyenne – region: West

US overseas territories

Beyond the 50 states and Washington D.C., the United States also has several overseas territories that aren't states but still fall under US jurisdiction. Puerto Rico is the largest of these, with its own capital (San Juan) and significant autonomy in local affairs. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are located in the Pacific, in the Australia and Oceania region, as is American Samoa. The US Virgin Islands lie in the Caribbean, while the United States Minor Outlying Islands are a scattered group of mostly uninhabited islands, more relevant for military and scientific purposes than tourism. These territories each have different degrees of self-governance, but none of them are states – their residents are US citizens (or US nationals, in the case of American Samoa), though they can't vote in presidential elections.