State rankings
Time Zone by State
Time Zone by State: compare 50 US states on 3 metrics.
Time Zone Earliest
6 values across 50 entries
Time Zone Latest
5 values across 50 entries
Data
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50 states
Alabama | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | — |
Alaska | UTC−9 (AKST) | UTC−10 (HST) | While most of Alaska follows AKST, the Aleutian Islands follow HST. Additionally, the town of Hyder, Alaska which lies on the Canadian border, unofficially observes Pacific Time (PST), but has not made the switch official. |
Arizona | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−7 (MST) | — |
Arkansas | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | — |
California | UTC−8 (PST) | UTC−8 (PST) | — |
Colorado | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−7 (MST) | — |
Connecticut | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Delaware | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Florida | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−6 (CST) | Most of Florida follows EST, but the region west of the Apalachicola River follows CST |
Georgia | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Hawaii | UTC−10 (HST) | UTC−10 (HST) | — |
Idaho | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−8 (PST) | Most of Idaho follows MST, but the panhandle north of the Salmon River follows PST |
Illinois | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | — |
Indiana | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−6 (CST) | Most of Indiana follows EST, but the western corners of the state follow CST |
Iowa | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | — |
Kansas | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−7 (MST) | Most of Kansas follows CST, with only the western counties of Greeley, Hamilton, Sherman and Wallace following MST |
Kentucky | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−6 (CST) | Kentucky is split nearly in half between CST and EST |
Louisiana | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | — |
Maine | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Maryland | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Massachusetts | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Michigan | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−6 (CST) | Most of Michigan follows EST, but the region where the upper peninsula touches Wisconsin follows CST |
Minnesota | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | — |
Mississippi | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | — |
Missouri | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | — |
Montana | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−7 (MST) | — |
Nebraska | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−7 (MST) | Nebraska is split roughly 70/30 beween MST and CST |
Nevada | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−8 (PST) | The town of West Wendover, located on the Utah border and contiguous with the town of Wendover, Utah, is the only part of Nevada that officially follows MST |
New Hampshire | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
New Jersey | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
New Mexico | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−7 (MST) | — |
New York | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
North Carolina | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
North Dakota | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−7 (MST) | Most of North Dakota follows CST, but the southwestern corner follows MST |
Ohio | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Oklahoma | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | — |
Oregon | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−8 (PST) | Most of Oregon follows PST, but the majority of Malheur County in the east follows MST |
Pennsylvania | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Rhode Island | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
South Carolina | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
South Dakota | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−7 (MST) | South Dakota is split roughly 60/40 beween MST and CST |
Tennessee | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−6 (CST) | Western Tennessee and Marion County follow CST), while eastern Tennessee (except for Marion County) follows EST |
Texas | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−7 (MST) | Most of Texas follows CST, with only the western counties of El Paso and Hudspeth following MST |
Utah | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−7 (MST) | — |
Vermont | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Virginia | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Washington | UTC−8 (PST) | UTC−8 (PST) | — |
West Virginia | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−5 (EST) | — |
Wisconsin | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−6 (CST) | — |
Wyoming | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−7 (MST) | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this time zone by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: wikipedia.

















































