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How many states make up the United States of America?

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50
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www.usa.gov, britannica, "united states" (britannica.com/place/united-states) - the u.s. consists of 50 states., britannica, "united states" (britannica.com/place/united-states) and usa.gov, "state governments" (usa.gov/state-government) — both state the u.s. is composed of 50 states., britannica, "united states" (britannica.com/place/united-states) — states the u.s. federal republic consists of 50 states., britannica, "united states" (britannica.com/place/united-states); u.s. department of state list of the 50 states, britannica, "united states" (britannica.com/place/united-states); usa.gov, "state governments" (usa.gov/state-governments), both accessed for this task, confirming 50 states., britannica, "united states" (https://www.britannica.com/place/united-states) — states the u.s. is a federal union of 50 states plus the district of columbia; corroborated by usa.gov's official list of the 50 states., britannica, "united states" article (https://www.britannica.com/place/united-states), corroborated by usa.gov "state governments" page (https://www.usa.gov/state-governments) — both state the united states of america comprises 50 states., britannica, 'united states' (britannica.com/place/united-states) and usa.gov, 'states and territories' (usa.gov/states-and-territories): both state the united states is composed of 50 states., britannica, 'united states' (britannica.com/place/united-states): 'the 50 states of the united states'; corroborated by the u.s. department of state's list of the 50 states (state.gov)., britannica, 'united states' (www.britannica.com/place/united-states) — the united states comprises 50 states., britannica, 'united states: facts and figures' (britannica.com/place/united-states); usa.gov, 'state governments' (usa.gov/state-government), data.census.gov, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "united states" (britannica.com/place/united-states), which states the u.s. is a federal republic of 50 states plus the federal district of washington, d.c., with hawaii admitted as the 50th state in 1959., encyclopaedia britannica, "united states" (britannica.com/place/united-states); usa.gov, "state governments" (usa.gov/state-governments) — both confirm the united states comprises 50 states., encyclopaedia britannica, "united states" (https://www.britannica.com/place/united-states) and usa.gov "state governments" (https://www.usa.gov/state-governments) — both confirm the united states of america is made up of 50 states., encyclopaedia britannica, 'united states' (britannica.com); usa.gov, 'state governments' (usa.gov/states-and-territories), encyclopaedia britannica, 'united states' (britannica.com/place/united-states): the u.s. consists of 50 states and a federal district; the 50th state, hawaii, was admitted in 1959., encyclopaedia britannica, 'united states' (britannica.com/place/united-states); u.s. department of state, state.gov, encyclopaedia britannica, 'united states' (https://www.britannica.com/place/united-states) — states the u.s. consists of 50 states and a federal district; corroborated by the u.s. senate's official site (senate.gov) which lists 50 states., encyclopaedia britannica, 'united states' (https://www.britannica.com/place/united-states) — the u.s. is a federal union of 50 states., encyclopaedia britannica, 'united states' (https://www.britannica.com/place/united-states), which states the united states is a country of 50 states., encyclopaedia britannica, 'united states' (topic overview), accessed 2026-09-24: states the u.s. comprises 50 states., u.s. census bureau, geographic areas reference manual, chapter 2, note 1: https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/garm/ch2garm.pdf, u.s. census bureau, u.s. census bureau at a glance: https://www.census.gov/about/what/census-at-a-glance.html, u.s. census bureau, united states profile, https://data.census.gov/profile/united_states?g=010xx00us (read 2026-09-25)., u.s. census bureau, united states profile, https://data.census.gov/profile/united_states?g=010xx00us&t=7323, u.s. census bureau, united states profile: https://data.census.gov/profile/400xx00us22933?g=010xx00us; corroborated by usagov, the american flag and other national symbols: https://www.usa.gov/flag, u.s. census bureau, united states profile: https://data.census.gov/profile/united_states?g=010xx00us, u.s. census bureau, united states profile: https://data.census.gov/profile/united_states?g=010xx00us&t=7323, u.s. department of state (state.gov) and encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'united states', both stating the united states of america consists of 50 states, u.s. geological survey, what constitutes the united states? what are the official definitions? https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-constitutes-united-states-what-are-official-definitions, usa.gov 'state governments' (https://www.usa.gov/state-governments) and encyclopaedia britannica 'united states' article, both stating the u.s. consists of 50 states., usa.gov (https://www.usa.gov/states-and-territories) — official u.s. government portal listing the 50 states; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article 'united states' (https://www.britannica.com/place/united-states)., usa.gov (u.s. general services administration), 'learn about the united states,' and britannica, 'united states,' both stating the united states is composed of 50 states., usa.gov official u.s. government portal, 'states and territories' page (https://www.usa.gov/states-and-territories), corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's 'united states' entry, usa.gov — 'states and territories' (https://www.usa.gov/states-and-territories), corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the united states, usagov, the american flag and other national symbols (https://www.usa.gov/flag), usagov, the american flag and other national symbols — https://www.usa.gov/flag, usagov, the american flag and other national symbols — https://www.usa.gov/flag (states that the flag's 50 stars represent the 50 states), usagov, the american flag and other national symbols, https://www.usa.gov/flag, usagov, the american flag and other national symbols: https://www.usa.gov/flag, www.archives.gov, www.britannica.com, www.census.gov, www.house.gov, www.senate.gov, www.usa.gov

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    #160650from data.census.gov
    #172550Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'United States' (britannica.com/place/United-States); U.S. Department of State, state.gov
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