What was the order states ratified the US Constitution?

The U.S. Constitution was ratified by the states in the following order: Delaware was the first on December 7, 1787; Pennsylvania followed on December 12; New Jersey ratified next on December 18; and Georgia on January 2, 1788. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, and South Carolina ratified in early 1788, with New Hampshire becoming the ninth state to ratify on June 21, 1788, officially bringing the Constitution into effect. Virginia and New York ratified later that summer, and the last states, North Carolina and Rhode Island, ratified in 1789 and 1790, respectively.