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The first 10 states to ratify the US Constitution

Daily Tens #66 Β· Thursday, September 17, 2026 Β· Ranked by ratification order, earliest first

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The answers

  1. 1 Delaware
  2. 2 Pennsylvania
  3. 3 New Jersey
  4. 4 Georgia
  5. 5 Connecticut
  6. 6 Massachusetts
  7. 7 Maryland
  8. 8 South Carolina
  9. 9 New Hampshire
  10. 10 Virginia

Ranking method

Metric
Ratification order, earliest first
Data through
December 1787–June 1788
Source
US National Archives β€” Constitution Questions and Answers
Notes
Ranked by ratification of the Constitution, not colonial founding or signing the Declaration of Independence. State names and postal abbreviations are accepted.

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