State Nicknames

Alabama	Yellowhammer State
Alaska	The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun”
Arizona	Grand Canyon State
Arkansas	The Natural State
California	Golden State
Colorado	Centennial State
Connecticut	Constitution State (official, 1959); Nutmeg State
Delaware	Diamond State; First State; Small Wonder
Florida	Sunshine State (1970)
Georgia	Peach State, Empire State of the South
Hawaii	Aloha State (1959)
Idaho	Gem State
Illinois	Prairie State
Indiana	Hoosier State
Iowa	Hawkeye State
Kansas	Sunflower State; Jayhawk State
Kentucky	Bluegrass State
Louisiana	Pelican State
Maine	Pine Tree State
Maryland	Free State; Old Line State
Massachusetts	Bay State; Old Colony State
Michigan	Wolverine State
Minnesota	North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi	Magnolia State
Missouri	Show-me State
Montana	Treasure State
Nebraska	Cornhusker State (1945); Beef State
Nevada	Sagebrush State; Silver State; Battle Born State
New Hampshire	Granite State
New Jersey	Garden State
New Mexico	Land of Enchantment (1999)
New York	Empire State
North Carolina	Tar Heel State
North Dakota	Sioux State; Flickertail State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State
Ohio	Buckeye State
Oklahoma	Sooner State
Oregon	Beaver State
Pennsylvania	Keystone State
Rhode Island	The Ocean State
South Carolina	Palmetto State
South Dakota	Mount Rushmore State; Coyote 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
West Virginia	Mountain State
Wisconsin	Badger State
Wyoming	Equality State

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