List of U.S. states that were never territories

The following is a list of U.S. states that were never territories:

• 13 colonies (Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island) were overseas provinces of Great Britain, then independent states until ratification of U.S. Constitution.
• Vermont, unrecognized Vermont Republic, then separated from state of New York in 1791
• Kentucky, separated from state of Virginia in 1792
• Maine, separated from state of Massachusetts in 1820
• Texas, independent Republic of Texas from 1836 to annexation in 1845
• California, unrecognized Bear Flag Republic, then ambiguous status under U.S. military rule from 1846 to quasi-territorial status to admission as state in 1850
• West Virginia, pro-Union counties separated from Virginia in 1863

See also

• List of U.S. state capitals
• List of U.S. states' largest cities
• List of U.S. states by date of statehood
• List of U.S. states that were never territories
• List of U.S. state name etymologies
• List of U.S. states by area
• List of U.S. states by population
• List of U.S. states by population density
• List of U.S. states by postal abbreviation
• List of U.S. states by time zone
• List of U.S. states by traditional abbreviation
• List of U.S. states by unemployment rate
• List of current and former capital cities within the United States
• Lists of U.S. state insignia