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Mapped: When Each State Joined the U.S.

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August 6, 2024

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Mapped: When Each State Joined the U.S.

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65 years have passed since the latest U.S. states achieved statehood—Alaska and Hawaii in 1959—but mapping out states by their year of statehood shows that the 19th century was when the U.S. added the most territory to the national footprint.

This map from USAFacts shows when each American state achieved statehood. Data comes from the US Senate and individual state governments.

U.S. States by Year of Statehood

The U.S. Constitution states that Congress has the sole authority to admit new states to the Union. Most states are formed by first drafting a state constitution and submitting it to Congress for approval. Once approved, Congress passes an Act of Admission, which the president signs, officially granting statehood.

Delaware ratified the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787, thus becoming the first state. In the intervening 172 years, 49 additional states were admitted.

U.S. State	Year of Statehood
Delaware	1787
Pennsylvania	1787
New Jersey	1787
Georgia	1788
Connecticut	1788
Massachusetts	1788
Maryland	1788
South Carolina	1788
New Hampshire	1788
Virginia	1788
New York	1788
North Carolina	1789
Rhode Island	1790
Vermont	1791
Kentucky	1792
Tennessee	1796
Ohio	1803
Louisiana	1812
Indiana	1816
Mississippi	1817
Illinois	1818
Alabama	1819
Maine	1820
Missouri	1821
Arkansas	1836
Michigan	1837
Florida	1845
Texas	1845
Iowa	1846
Wisconsin	1848
California	1850
Minnesota	1858
Oregon	1859
Kansas	1861
West Virginia	1863
Nevada	1864
Nebraska	1867
Colorado	1876
North Dakota	1889
South Dakota	1889
Montana	1889
Washington	1889
Idaho	1890
Wyoming	1890
Utah	1896
Oklahoma	1907
New Mexico	1912
Arizona	1912
Alaska	1959
Hawaii	1959

16 states were added to the Union in the 18th century, 29 in the 19th century, and five in the 20th century.

Many U.S. states were once U.S. territories. For instance, the Dakota Territory, established in 1861, included present-day North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Montana and Wyoming. It was divided, and on November 2, 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota became separate states.

Some other interesting facts about the states joining the U.S. include:

California was admitted as the 31st state in 1850 without ever having been a territory.
Arizona became the last of the contiguous states to join the Union in 1912.
Disneyland was founded in 1955, four years before Alaska and Hawaii became states.

But each state has its own unique story to statehood. Which ones stand out to you?

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Countries

Mapped: Countries With the Highest Share of International Migrants

Gulf states like Qatar, the UAE, and Kuwait have among the highest shares of international migrants in their populations.

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2 days ago

June 18, 2025

Kayla Zhu

A global map showing the top countries with the highest share of international migrants in its population

Countries With Highest Proportion of International Migrants

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The number of international migrants worldwide hit 304 million in 2024, a figure that has doubled since 1990.

As people relocate across borders for reasons ranging from work opportunities to conflict and displacement, certain countries have become major destinations for foreign-born populations.

This map visualizes the top 20 countries with the highest proportion of international migrants in their populations as of 2024, based on data from the United Nations.

An international migrant is defined as someone living in a country other than their birth country for at least 12 months, regardless of reasons or status.

Which Country Has the Highest Share of International Migrants?

Below, we show countries by share of international migrants in their population.

Rank	Country	Share (%) of international migrants in total population (2024)
1	🇶🇦 Qatar	76.7
2	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	74.0
3	🇲🇨 Monaco	70.2
4	🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	69.4
5	🇰🇼 Kuwait	67.3
6	🇦🇩 Andorra	59.1
7	🇧🇭 Bahrain	52.3
8	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	51.2
9	🇸🇬 Singapore	48.7
10	🇯🇴 Jordan	45.7
11	🇴🇲 Oman	43.2
12	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	40.3
13	🇲🇹 Malta	37.0
14	🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	32.5
15	🇨🇭 Switzerland	31.1
16	🇦🇺 Australia	30.4
17	🇵🇼 Palau	29.5
18	🇳🇿 New Zealand	28.2
19	🇧🇳 Brunei	25.9
20	🇦🇹 Austria	25.5
21	🇮🇸 Iceland	25.1
22	🇱🇧 Lebanon	24.5
23	🇫🇲 Micronesia	23.4
24	🇮🇪 Ireland	23.1
25	🇮🇱 Israel	22.3
26	🇨🇦 Canada	22.2
27	🇸🇪 Sweden	21.4
28	🇳🇷 Nauru	21.3
29	🇧🇪 Belgium	20.0
30	🇩🇪 Germany	19.8
31	🇪🇸 Spain	18.5
32	🇳🇴 Norway	18.2
33	🇬🇦 Gabon	17.7
34	🇸🇲 San Marino	17.4
35	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	17.1
36	🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	17.0
37	🇧🇸 Bahamas	16.8
38	🇧🇿 Belize	16.5
39	🇳🇱 Netherlands	16.2
40	🇺🇸 United States	15.2
41	🇨🇾 Cyprus	14.9
42	🇪🇪 Estonia	14.9
43	🇸🇮 Slovenia	14.9
44	🇲🇪 Montenegro	14.4
45	🇩🇰 Denmark	14.2
46	🇬🇷 Greece	14.2
47	🇲🇻 Maldives	14.2
48	🇫🇷 France	13.8
49	🇭🇷 Croatia	13.6
50	🇺🇦 Ukraine	13.4
51	🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	13.2
52	🇩🇲 Dominica	12.7
53	🇧🇧 Barbados	12.5
54	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	12.2
55	🇱🇾 Libya	12.2
56	🇱🇻 Latvia	11.8
57	🇧🇾 Belarus	11.6
58	🇮🇹 Italy	11.0
59	🇩🇯 Djibouti	10.8
60	🇵🇹 Portugal	10.8
61	🇲🇾 Malaysia	10.7
62	🇵🇦 Panama	10.6
63	🇷🇸 Serbia	10.6
64	🇸🇨 Seychelles	10.2
65	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	10.1
66	🇨🇿 Czechia	9.5
67	🇸🇭 Saint Helena	9.4
68	🇦🇲 Armenia	9.2
69	🇫🇮 Finland	9.2
70	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	9.0
71	🇲🇭 Marshall Islands	8.8
72	🇬🇲 Gambia	8.6
73	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	8.3
74	🇸🇷 Suriname	8.2
75	🇹🇷 Türkiye	8.1
76	🇨🇱 Chile	7.8
77	🇸🇸 South Sudan	7.7
78	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	7.5
79	🇭🇺 Hungary	7.1
80	🇧🇹 Bhutan	7.0
81	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	6.5
82	🇬🇾 Guyana	6.5
83	🇹🇩 Chad	6.3
84	🇬🇩 Grenada	6.3
85	🇲🇩 Moldova	6.2
86	🇨🇬 Congo	6.1
87	🇱🇹 Lithuania	6.1
88	🇸🇰 Slovakia	5.9
89	🇨🇴 Colombia	5.8
90	🇵🇪 Peru	5.4
91	🇷🇺 Russia	5.3
92	🇵🇸 State of Palestine	5.0
93	Saint Vincent and Grenadines	4.8
94	🇸🇩 Sudan	4.8
95	🇺🇾 Uruguay	4.7
96	🇧🇼 Botswana	4.6
97	🇵🇱 Poland	4.5
98	🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	4.5
99	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	4.4
100	🇹🇭 Thailand	4.4
101	🇻🇪 Venezuela	4.4
102	🇦🇷 Argentina	4.3
103	🇮🇷 Iran	4.2
104	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4.1
105	🇿🇦 South Africa	4.1
106	🇺🇬 Uganda	4.1
107	🇲🇷 Mauritania	3.8
108	🇳🇦 Namibia	3.8
109	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3.6
110	🇸🇾 Syria	3.6
111	🇰🇷 South Korea	3.5
112	🇷🇴 Romania	3.4
113	🇹🇴 Tonga	3.4
114	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	3.2
115	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	3.1
116	🇨🇻 Cabo Verde	3.1
117	🇹🇬 Togo	3.0
118	🇧🇯 Benin	2.9
119	🇧🇮 Burundi	2.8
120	🇯🇵 Japan	2.8
121	🇸🇿 Eswatini	2.7
122	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	2.7
123	🇵🇾 Paraguay	2.6
124	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	2.6
125	🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	2.6
126	🇹🇻 Tuvalu	2.6
127	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2.6
128	🇰🇮 Kiribati	2.5
129	🇲🇺 Mauritius	2.3
130	🇨🇲 Cameroon	2.2
131	🇲🇱 Mali	2.2
132	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	2.1
133	🇬🇪 Georgia	2.1
134	🇦🇴 Angola	1.8
135	🇨🇫 Central African Republic	1.8
136	🇰🇪 Kenya	1.8
137	🇼🇸 Samoa	1.8
138	🇦🇱 Albania	1.7
139	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1.7
140	🇳🇬 Niger	1.7
141	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1.7
142	🇳🇵 Nepal	1.6
143	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1.5
144	🇫🇯 Fiji	1.5
145	🇬🇭 Ghana	1.5
146	🇸🇳 Senegal	1.5
147	🇰🇲 Comoros	1.4
148	🇱🇷 Liberia	1.3
149	🇲🇽 Mexico	1.3
150	🇿🇲 Zambia	1.2
151	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.1
152	🇨🇩 DR Congo	1.0
153	🇪🇬 Egypt	1.0
154	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1.0
155	🇻🇺 Vanuatu	1.0
156	🇾🇪 Yemen	1.0
157	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	0.9
158	🇲🇼 Malawi	0.9
159	🇬🇳 Guinea	0.8
160	🇮🇶 Iraq	0.8
161	🇯🇲 Jamaica	0.8
162	🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe	0.8
163	🇧🇷 Brazil	0.7
164	🇸🇻 El Salvador	0.7
165	🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	0.7
166	Laos	0.7
167	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0.7
168	🇩🇿 Algeria	0.6
169	🇱🇸 Lesotho	0.6
170	🇲🇳 Mongolia	0.6
171	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	0.6
172	🇳🇬 Nigeria	0.6
173	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	0.6
174	🇹🇱 Timor-Leste	0.6
175	🇰🇭 Cambodia	0.5
176	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0.5
177	🇹🇳 Tunisia	0.5
178	🇪🇷 Eritrea	0.4
179	🇭🇳 Honduras	0.4
180	🇸🇴 Somalia	0.4
181	🇮🇳 India	0.3
182	🇲🇦 Morocco	0.3
183	🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	0.3
184	🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	0.3
185	🇻🇳 Vietnam	0.3
186	🇦🇫 Afghanistan	0.2
187	🇰🇵 North Korea	0.2
188	🇭🇹 Haiti	0.2
189	🇮🇩 Indonesia	0.2
190	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0.2
191	🇨🇳 China	0.1
192	🇲🇬 Madagascar	0.1
193	🇲🇲 Myanmar	0.1
194	🇵🇭 Philippines	0.1
195	🇨🇺 Cuba	0.0

In 2024, Qatar had the world’s highest share of foreign-born residents, with international migrants making up over three-quarters (76.7%) of its population.

Several Gulf states like Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait ranked at the top of the list, as their economies rely heavily on foreign labor, with migrants making up an overwhelming majority of their workforces.

These countries host higher proportions of international migrants largely due to the kafala system—a sponsorship-based labor framework that ties foreign workers to their employers—drawing million of people for low-wage jobs.

Several small European countries such as Monaco, Liechtenstein, and Andorra also have high shares of migrants, largely due to their small populations and roles as financial or tourism hubs.

U.S. is Still Home to the Most Migrants

By total population, the U.S. recorded the highest number of international migrants in 2024 at 52.4 million.

Mexico to the U.S. was the busiest migrant corridor in the world by far in 2024, with over 10 million people born in Mexico now residing in the United States.

Europe hosted more international migrants than any other region with 94 million in 2024, followed by Northern America—which includes the U.S., Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, and St. Pierre and Miquelon—at 61 million.

These two regions have long been top destinations for immigration over the past few decades.