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The Two-letter States Abbreviations in US

The Two-letter States Abbreviations in US

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There are 50 states in the United States, 4 of which are using the term of "commonwealth" in their official names instead of "State". The 4 commonwealth states are Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

The 2 letters state abbreviations:

# State Abbreviation Note
1 Alabama AL State
2 Alaska AK State
3 Arizona AZ State
4 Arkansas AR State
5 California CA State
6 Colorado CO State
7 Connecticut CT State
8 Delaware DE State
9 Florida FL State
10 Georgia GA State
11 Hawaii HI State
12 Idaho ID State
13 Illinois IL State
14 Indiana IN State
15 Iowa IA State
16 Kansas KS State
17 Kentucky KY Commonwealth
18 Louisiana LA State
19 Maine ME State
20 Maryland MD State
21 Massachusetts MA Commonwealth
22 Michigan MI State
23 Minnesota MN State
24 Mississippi MS State
25 Missouri MO State
26 Montana MT State
27 Nebraska NE State
28 Nevada NV State
29 New Hampshire NH State
30 New Jersey NJ State
31 New Mexico NM State
32 New York NY State
33 North Carolina NC State
34 North Dakota ND State
35 Ohio OH State
36 Oklahoma OK State
37 Oregon OR State
38 Pennsylvania PA Commonwealth
39 Rhode Island RI State
40 South Carolina SC State
41 South Dakota SD State
42 Tennessee TN State
43 Texas TX State
44 Utah UT State
45 Vermont VT State
46 Virginia VA Commonwealth
47 Washington WA State
48 West Virginia WV State
49 Wisconsin WI State
50 Wyoming WY State
DC District of Columbia DC Federal District

The 4 commonwealth states:

# Commonwealth Abbreviation Note
1 Kentucky KY Commonwealth
2 Massachusetts MA Commonwealth
3 Pennsylvania PA Commonwealth
4 Virginia VA Commonwealth

The 5 American Territories:

# Territory Abbreviation Note
1 American Samoa AS Territory
2 Guam GU Territory
3 Northern Mariana Islands  MP Territory
4 Puerto Rico  PR Territory
5 U.S. Virgin Islands  VI Territory

5 Comments

  1. G. van derZwaag June 10, 2020

    I thought there were 52 American states

    Reply
  2. B Miller September 1, 2020

    The 51 on the list probably threw you.

    There are:

    50 US states & District of Columbia

    52 Weeks in a year
    52 cards in a deck

    Reply
    • David October 22, 2021

      Thank you, we moved "District of Columbia" to the end of the list.

      Reply
  3. L Sanchez October 22, 2021

    Puerto Rico and Guam are US territories. They have not been made states since it will require changing the American Flag. 2 stars would have to be added. Whether that is the real reason, I don't know. It is what we were told way back in high school.

    Reply
    • David October 22, 2021

      Great! We added the American territories in the last table for your references! Thank you!!

      Reply

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