State Flags in Order
of the
States Joining the U.S.A.
1787 – 1812

Delaware
December 7, 1787

Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787

New Jersey
December 18, 1787

Georgia
January 2, 1788

Connecticut
January 9, 1788

Massachusetts
February 6, 1788

Maryland
April 28, 1788

South Carolina
May 23, 1788

New Hampshire
June 21, 1788

Virginia
June 25, 1788

New York
July 26, 1788

North Carolina
November 21, 1789

Rhode Island
May 29, 1790

Vermont
March 4, 1791

Kentucky
June 1, 1792

Tennessee
June 1, 1796

Ohio
March 1, 1803

Louisiana
April 30, 1812