This may be the only list where New York and Nebraska are ranked near each other, except maybe for an alphabetical one: 9 percent. #39. South Dakota, New Mexico, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Montana ...

You may expect to see countries in the Parade of Nations come out in alphabetical order. ... Federated States of Micronesia. 123. Moldova. 124. Monaco. 125. Mongolia. 126. Montenegro. 127. Mozambique.

Alphabetical order became invisible because it was so routine—but that wasn't always the case. ... United States, 1943. Fritz Goro—The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images.

No need to grab a map, it's time to learn the states in order of statehood. On Dec. 7, 1787 , Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, according to the Census Bureau.