Here’s a listing of U.S. states and the other states they touch, in order of the number of borders:
1
Maine
2
Florida, South Carolina, Washington
3
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont
4
Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Wisconsin
5
Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia
6
Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
7
Colorado, Kentucky
8
Missouri, Tennessee