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
9%
6%
81%
3%
33
flagAustralia
21%
2%
71%
4%
42
flagRepublic of Ireland
23%
2%
71%
2%
39
flagthe United States
24%
4%
68%
2%
300
flagAustria
20%
5%
68%
5%
89
flagSpain
27%
0%
68%
0%
22
flagFrance
15%
15%
65%
5%
20
flagGermany
27%
8%
60%
3%
609
flagthe United Kingdom
28%
8%
60%
2%
260
flagSwitzerland
22%
12%
57%
6%
63
flagPoland
37%
10%
45%
5%
13613
flagCanada
40%
13%
45%
0%
84
flagGreece
50%
4%
45%
0%
22
flagDenmark
31%
13%
45%
9%
22
flagSouth Africa
28%
21%
42%
7%
14
flagSweden
40%
20%
40%
0%
15
flagthe Philippines
12%
43%
37%
6%
16
flagIndia
32%
28%
31%
8%
96
flagPakistan
21%
28%
28%
21%
14
flagItaly
28%
33%
23%
14%
21