Last updated on August 1st, 2021
Of the 50 states in the United States, forty-eight are contiguous, meaning they are next to each other. While Alaska (the largest and most sparsely populated) and Hawaii (an isolated volcanic archipelago) are the non-contiguous states. Below is a list of the fifty states in the United States with the names of their bordering states. (Click here for the list of 50 states and their abbreviations)
Maine: borders only one other U.S. state.
Missouri and Tennessee: each share borders with eight states.
| Serial number | State name | Bordering State | Number of bordering states |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alabama | Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia | 4 |
| 2. | Alaska | None | None |
| 3. | Arizona | Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, California, Colorado | 5 |
| 4. | Arkansas | Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri | 6 |
| 5. | California | Oregon, Arizona, Nevada | 3 |
| 6. | Colorado | New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska | 7 |
| 7. | Connecticut | New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts | 3 |
| 8. | Delaware | New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland | 3 |
| 9. | Florida | Georgia, Alabama | 2 |
| 10. | Georgia | North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida | 5 |
| 11. | Hawaii | None | None |
| 12. | Idaho | Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Oregon | 6 |
| 13. | Illinois | Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan (water border only) | 6 |
| 14. | Indiana | Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky | 4 |
| 15. | Iowa | Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri | 6 |
| 16. | Kansas | Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri | 4 |
| 17. | Kentucky | Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio | 7 |
| 18. | Louisiana | Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi | 3 |
| 19. | Maine (The state which borders only one other U.S. state.) | New Hampshire | 1 |
| 20. | Maryland | Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania | 4 |
| 21. | Massachusetts | New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire | 5 |
| 22. | Michigan | Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota (water border) | 5 |
| 23. | Minnesota | North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan (water border) | 5 |
| 24. | Mississippi | Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas | 4 |
| 25. | Missouri (The state which touches the most other states.) | Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky | 8 |
| 26. | Montana | South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota | 4 |
| 27. | Nebraska | Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, | 6 |
| 28. | Nevada | Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, California | 5 |
| 29. | New Hampshire | Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts | 3 |
| 30. | New Jersey | Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York | 3 |
| 31. | New Mexico | Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Arizona, Colorado | 5 |
| 32. | New York | Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (water border), Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey | 6 |
| 33. | North Carolina | Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina | 4 |
| 34. | North Dakota | South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana | 3 |
| 35. | Ohio | Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky | 5 |
| 36. | Oklahoma | Missouri, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas | 6 |
| 37. | Oregon | Nevada, Washington, California, Idaho | 4 |
| 38. | Pennsylvania | New York, Ohio, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey | 6 |
| 39. | Rhode Island | Massachusetts, New York (water border), Connecticut | 3 |
| 40. | South Carolina | North Carolina, Georgia, | 2 |
| 41. | South Dakota | Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana | 6 |
| 42. | Tennessee (The state which touches the most other states.) | Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky | 8 |
| 43. | Texas | New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana | 4 |
| 44. | Utah | Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho | 6 |
| 45. | Vermont | New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts | 3 |
| 46. | Virginia | North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland | 5 |
| 47. | Washington | Oregon, Idaho | 2 |
| 48. | West Virginia | Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio | 5 |
| 49. | Wisconsin | Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa | 4 |
| 50. | Wyoming | Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana | 6 |