What is the Year Printed on State Quarters?

Created: November 2, 2015 Last Modified: August 19, 2021

The U.S. State Quarters are all different but have several similar motifs and design elements.

All of the quarters show something significant about the state the represent. This can range from historic events such as Delaware's declaration of being "The First State" to Florida's depiction of the Space Shuttle flying overhead. In addition, all quarters contain the phrase that was the caption on the original quarter which is "E Pluribus Unum," and means "From Many, One."

Along the top of all state quarters is the state's name. Below the state's name you will find the year in which that state joined The United States. Be sure not to confuse this year with the mintage year that is printed in smaller print along the bottom of the quarter above the words "E Pluribus Unum."

Below is a table of all states and the year in which they joined the union. This is the year that appears printed along the top of each state quarter.

Note: States are listed in the order that state quarters were released. This is the same as the order states joined the United States, except for Washington D.C. Because Washington D.C. is not a full state, it's state quarter was released at the end along with Puerto Rico, Guam, and other non-state territories. Washington, D.C. joined the United States in 1790, but is listed after Hawaii and Alaska.

Release Order State Year
1 Delaware 1787
2 Pennsylvania 1787
3 New Jersey 1787
4 Georgia 1788
5 Connecticut 1788
6 Massachusetts 1788
7 Maryland 1788
8 South Carolina 1788
9 New Hampshire 1788
10 Virginia 1788
11 New York 1788
12 North Carolina 1789
13 Rhode Island 1790
14 Vermont 1791
15 Kentucky 1792
16 Tennessee 1796
17 Ohio 1803
18 Louisiana 1812
19 Indiana 1816
20 Mississippi 1817
21 Illinois 1818
22 Alabama 1819
23 Maine 1820
24 Missouri 1821
25 Arkansas 1836
26 Michigan 1837
27 Florida 1845
28 Texas 1845
29 Iowa 1846
30 Wisconsin 1848
31 California 1850
32 Minnesota 1858
33 Oregon 1859
34 Kansas 1861
35 West Virginia 1863
36 Nevada 1864
37 Nebraska 1867
38 Colorado 1876
39 North Dakota 1889
40 South Dakota 1889
41 Montana 1889
42 Washington 1889
43 Idaho 1890
44 Wyoming 1890
45 Utah 1896
46 Oklahoma 1907
47 New Mexico 1912
48 Arizona 1912
49 Alaska 1959
50 Hawaii 1959
51 District Of Columbia 1790
52 Puerto Rico 1898
53 Guam 1897
54 American Samoa 1900
55 Virgin Islands 1917
56 Northern Mariana Islands 1976

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