Three U.S. Territories That Are Not States

The United States has several territories that are not states. Three prominent examples often associated with the term "commonwealth" in a general sense (though their specific legal statuses vary) are:

• Puerto Rico (an unincorporated territory with commonwealth status)
• Guam (an unincorporated organized territory)
• U.S. Virgin Islands (an unincorporated organized territory)

Residents of these territories are U.S. citizens (except American Samoa), but they lack voting representation in Congress and cannot vote in presidential general elections.