Which state joined the U.S. most recent?

Alaska
New Mexico
Hawaii
Arizona
Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States of America, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. In March 1959, Congress passed the Hawaii Admission Act, which U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law. On June 27, 1959, a referendum asked residents of Hawaii to vote on the statehood bill; 94.3% voted in favor of statehood and only 5.7% opposed it.
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flagthe Netherlands
8%
5%
82%
2%
35
flagAustralia
20%
2%
72%
4%
43
flagRepublic of Ireland
23%
2%
71%
2%
39
flagAustria
18%
5%
69%
6%
96
flagthe United States
24%
4%
68%
2%
319
flagSpain
27%
0%
68%
0%
22
flagGermany
25%
7%
62%
3%
657
flagthe United Kingdom
28%
7%
60%
2%
266
flagFrance
22%
13%
59%
4%
22
flagSwitzerland
23%
11%
56%
5%
67
flagGreece
40%
3%
55%
0%
27
flagCanada
38%
14%
46%
0%
92
flagPoland
37%
10%
45%
5%
13839
flagDenmark
31%
13%
45%
9%
22
flagSouth Africa
33%
20%
40%
6%
15
flagSweden
40%
20%
40%
0%
15
flagthe Philippines
12%
43%
37%
6%
16
flagIndia
32%
28%
29%
8%
101
flagPakistan
21%
28%
28%
21%
14
flagItaly
27%
31%
27%
13%
22