All the 50 states in the United States of America are popularly known by their respective nicknames. These are the sobriquets are often derived from the states’ culture, geography, history, politics or other distinguishing aspect. Most of these sobriquets have been officially adopted. The following table contains the list of nicknames of the states in the USA. A state may have multiple nicknames.
State | Nickname / Sobriquet |
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Alabama | Cotton State, Yellowhammer State |
Alaska | The Last Frontier |
Arizona | Grand Canyon State |
Arkansas | Natural State |
California | Golden State |
Colorado | Centennial State |
Connecticut | Nutmeg State, Constitution State |
Delaware | First State, Diamond State |
Florida | Sunshine State |
Georgia | Peach State, Empire State of the South |
Hawaii | Aloha State |
Idaho | Gem State |
Illinois | Prairie State, Land of Lincoln |
Indiana | Hoosier State |
Iowa | Hawkeye State, Corn State |
Kansas | Sunflower State, Jayhawker State |
Kentucky | Bluegrass State |
Louisiana | Pelican State, Creole State, Sugar State |
Maine | Pine Tree State |
Maryland | Free State, Old Line State |
Massachusetts | Bay State, Old Colony State |
Michigan | Wolverine State, Great Lake State |
Minnesota | North Star State, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, Land of Sky-Blue Waters |
Mississippi | Magnolia State |
Missouri | Show Me State |
Montana | Treasure State, Big Sky Country |
Nebraska | Cornhusker State, Beef State |
Nevada | Silver State, Sagebrush State, Battle Born State |
New Hampshire | Granite State |
New Jersey | Garden State |
New Mexico | Land of Enchantment, Sunshine State |
New York | Empire State |
North Carolina | Tar Heel State, Old North State |
North Dakota | Flickertail State, Sioux State, Peace Garden State |
Ohio | Buckeye State |
Oklahoma | Sooner State |
Oregon | Beaver State |
Pennsylvania | Keystone State |
Rhode Island | Ocean State, Little Rhody |
South Carolina | Palmetto State |
South Dakota | The Mount Rushmore State |
Tennessee | Volunteer State |
Texas | Lone Star State |
Utah | Beehive State |
Vermont | Green Mountain State |
Virginia | The Old Dominion, Mother of Presidents |
Washington | Evergreen State, Chinook State |
West Virginia | Mountain State |
Wisconsin | Badger State, America’s Dairyland |
Wyoming | Equality State |
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