List of nicknames of the states of the United States

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This is a list of US state nicknames. The official nicknames are in bold .

State abbreviation Nickname (s)
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
(not an official nickname) 		AL
  • Camellia State (Camellia State)
  • Cotton State
  • Cotton Plantation State
  • Heart of Dixie (heart of the south; on license plate )
  • Lizard State
  • Yellowhammer State
Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska AK
  • Great Land ( formerly on license plates )
  • Land of the Midnight Sun (Land of the Midnight Sun)
  • Last Frontier (last frontier; meant the end of the populated world; formerly on license plates )
  • Mainland State
  • Seward's Folly (Seward's Stupidity)
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona AZ
Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas AR
  • Bear State
  • Bowie State (Bowie Knife State)
  • Hot Springs State
  • Land of Opportunity (former official nickname)
  • Natural State (natural state; on license plate )
  • Razorback State (Wild Boar State)
  • Toothpick State
  • Wonder State
Flag of California.svg California CA
  • El Dorado State (The Golden State)
  • Entertainment State
  • Golden State ( formerly on license plates )
  • Golden West (Golden West)
  • Grape State (grape state)
  • Land of Milk and Honey
  • Land of the Fires
  • Movie State
  • The Bear State (or Republic)
  • The Eureka State
  • People's Republic of California
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado CO
  • Centennial State (Centennial State)
  • Colorful Colorado (Colorfull Colorado; formerly on license plates )
  • Highest State
  • Mother of Rivers
  • Rocky Mountain Empire
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut CT
  • Constitution State (constitutional state; on license plate )
  • Nutmeg State (Nutmeg State)
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware DE
  • Chemical Capital
  • Corporate Capital (group capital)
  • Diamond State
  • First State ( on license plate )
  • Home of Tax Free Shopping
  • Small Wonder
  • Uncle Sam's Pocket Handkerchief (Uncle Sam's handkerchief)
Flag of the District of Columbia.svg District of Columbia DC
  • A Capital City
  • The Federal City
  • The District (the District)
Flag of Florida.svg Florida FL
  • Alligator State
  • Citrus State (Citrus Fruit State)
  • Everglade State (Everglades State)
  • Flower State
  • God's Waiting Room
  • Gulf State
  • Hurricane State
  • Sunshine State (sunshine state; on license plate )
  • Orange State
  • Tropical State
Flag of Georgia (US state) .svg Georgia GA
  • Empire State of the South
  • Goober State (Peanut State)
  • Peach State ( formerly on license plates )
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii HI
  • Aloha State (Aloha State; on license plate )
  • Paradise of the Pacific
  • Pineapple State
  • Rainbow State
  • Youngest State
Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho ID
  • Gem State (Gem State)
  • Gem of the Mountains
  • Little Ida (Little Ida)
  • Spud State (Potato State)
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois IL
  • Corn State
  • Garden of the West
  • Land of Lincoln (Lincoln's home; on license plate )
  • Prairie State
Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana IN
  • Crossroads of America (America's crossroads; formerly on license plates )
  • Hoosier State (Hoosier State)
  • Hospitality State
Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa IA
  • Corn State
  • Cyclone State
  • Hawkeye State (Hawkeye; nickname Natty Bumppos )
  • Land of the Rolling Prairie
  • Tall Corn State
Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas KS
Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky KY
Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana LA
  • Bayou State (backwater state; formerly on license plates )
  • Child of the Mississippi
  • Creole State
  • Fisherman's Paradise
  • Pelican State (Pelican State)
  • Sportsman's Paradise (Sportsman's Paradise; on license plate )
  • Sugar State
Flag of Maine.svg Maine ME
  • The Border State
  • The Lobster State (The Lobster -State)
  • The Potato State
  • Pine Tree State (Pine State)
  • Vacationland (vacation country; on license plate )
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland MD
  • Cockade State
  • Free State
  • Monumental State
  • Old Line State (age limit state)
  • Oyster State
  • Terrapin State (Diamond Turtle State)
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts MA
  • The Bay State (The bays State)
  • The Commonwealth
  • Old Colony
  • Pilgrim State
  • The Spirit of America ( on license plate )
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan MI
  • The Birthplace of Automotives
  • The Great Lakes State ( formerly on license plates )
  • Mitten State (glove state)
  • Winter Water Wonderland (Winter Water Wonderland; formerly on license plates )
  • Wolverine State ( Wolverine State)
Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota MN
  • Gopher State (Ground Squirrel State)
  • Land of 10,000 Lakes (Land of 10,000 Lakes, on license plates )
  • Land of Lakes
  • Land of Sky-Blue Waters
  • North Star State (North Star State)
  • State of Hockey
Mississippi MS
  • Hospitality State ( formerly on license plates )
  • Magnolia State (Magnolia State)
Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri MO
  • Bellwether State (Bellwether State)
  • Bullion State (Gold State)
  • Cave State
  • Gateway State
  • Lead State (lead state, because of lead production)
  • Ozark State (Ozark State)
  • Show-Me-State (show me state; on license plate )
Flag of Montana.svg Montana MT
  • Big Sky Country (Big Sky Country; on license plate )
  • The Last Best Place
  • Treasure State ( formerly on license plates )
Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska NE
  • Beef State
  • Cornhusker State (State of the Corn Peelers)
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada NV
  • Battle-Born State
  • Sagebrush State ( Sagebrush State)
  • Silver State (silver state; on license plate )
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire NH
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey NJ
  • The Crossroads of Revolution ( formerly on license plates )
  • Garden State (Garden State, on license plates )
  • The Tomato State
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico NM
  • Cactus State
  • The Colorful State
  • Land of Enchantment (Land of delight; on license plate )
  • Land of Sunshine
Flag of New York.svg new York NY
  • The Empire State (State of the (British) Empire; on license plate )
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina NC
  • Old North State
  • Tar Heel State (tar heel state)
  • Turpentine State (Turpentine State)
  • Variety Vacationland
Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota ND
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio OH
  • Buckeye State ( Buckeye State )
  • Birthplace of Aviation (birthplace of aviation; on license plate )
  • Mother of Modern Presidents
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma OK
  • Sooner State
  • Land of the Red Man
  • Native America (Original America; on license plate )
Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon OR
  • Beaver State (Beaver State)
  • Union State
  • Pacific Wonderland (Pacific Wonderland; formerly on license plates )
  • Sunset State
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania PA
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island RI
  • Little Rhody (Little Rhody)
  • Ocean State (Ocean State, on license plates )
  • Plantation State
Flag of South Carolina.svg South carolina SC
  • Palmetto State (Palmetto State)
  • Sandlapper State
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota SD
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee TN
  • Butternut State
  • Hog and Hominy State (Pork and Cornmeal State)
  • The Mother of Southwestern Statesmen
  • Volunteer State ( on license plate )
Flag of Texas.svg Texas TX
  • Friendship State
  • Lone Star State (Lone-Star State, on license plates )
Flag of Utah.svg Utah UT
  • Beehive State (Beehive State)
  • Greatest Snow on Earth
  • Mormon State
Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont VT
  • Green Mountain State ( Green Mountain State ; on license plate )
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia VA
  • Mother of Presidents
  • The Old Dominion (The old empire)
Flag of Washington.svg Washington WA
  • Evergreen State ( on license plate )
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia WV
  • Mountain State (mountain state; on license plate )
  • Panhandle State
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin WI
  • America's Dairyland (America's dairy country; on license plate )
  • America's Bread Basket
  • Badger State
Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming WY
  • Cowboy State (Cowboy State)
  • Equality State (Equality State)
  • Park state

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Emblems Index , Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 21, 2009. 
  2. ^ A b c Emblems Index , Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 21, 2009. 
  3. ↑ State Symbols . In: California State Library , State of California. Retrieved January 26, 2008. 

See also