What was the first U.S. state to get statehood?

You go by who was the first state to ratify the US Constitution. It was Delaware. How can you be sure? Well, apart from just looking it up, here is an easy way: their quarter was the first one issued by the Treasury. It is the one with the rider & horse on the back. The state quarters are being released in order of ratification which is when they became a state (not a colony). It went like this:

Delaware - December 7, 1787

Pennsylvania - December 12, 1787

New Jersey - December 18, 1787

Georgia - January 2, 1788

Connecticut - January 9, 1788

Massachusetts - February 6, 1788

Maryland - April 28, 1788

South Carolina - May 23, 1788

New Hampshire - June 21, 1788

Virginia - June 25, 1788

New York - July 26, 1788

North Carolina - November 21, 1789

Rhode Island - May 29, 1790

Delaware

Former colonies joined the union and became states by voting in the Constitution which was written after we won the Revolutionary War. Delaware was the first to sign, which makes them the first State. Their state motto today is "Delaware First."

Delaware in 1787.

i think it could be mass. but then again i think it's boston. final answer for 1 million dollars. smarter then a fifth grader? just kidding! good luck!

I thought it was Connecticut. Look it up.