The following is a list of U.S. states that were never territories:

#	State	What it was
1	Delaware	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
2	Pennsylvania	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
3	New Jersey	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
4	Georgia	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
5	Connecticut	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
6	Massachusetts	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
7	Maryland	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
8	South Carolina	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
9	New Hampshire	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
10	Virginia	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
11	New York	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
12	North Carolina	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
13	Rhode Island	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
14	Vermont	Unrecognized Vermont Republic, then separated from New York in 1791
15	Kentucky	Separated from Virginia in 1792
23	Maine	Separated from Massachusetts in 1820
28	Texas	Independent Republic of Texas from 1836 to annexation in 1845
31	California	Unrecognized Bear Flag Republic, then ambiguous status under U.S. military rule to admission as state in 1850. (Congressional legislation organizing a California territory failed in 1849.)
35	West Virginia	Pro-Union counties separated from Virginia in 1863

See also

• List of U.S. state capitals
• List of U.S. states' largest cities
• List of U.S. states by date of statehood
• List of U.S. states that were never territories
• List of U.S. state name etymologies
• List of U.S. states by area
• List of U.S. states by elevation
• List of U.S. states by population
• List of U.S. states by population density
• List of U.S. states by postal abbreviation
• List of U.S. states by time zone
• List of U.S. states by traditional abbreviation
• List of U.S. states by unemployment rate
• List of current and former capital cities within the United States
• Lists of U.S. state insignia