List of U.S. state nicknames

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This is a list of U.S. state nicknames -- both official and traditional (official state nicknames are in bold).

State Nickname(s)
Alabama
(No official Nickname)
  • Cotton State[1]
  • Heart of Dixie[2][1]
  • Yellowhammer State[1]
  • Stars Fell on Alabama[1]
Alaska
  • Great Land
  • Last Frontier
Arizona
  • Apache State
  • Copper State
  • Grand Canyon State
Arkansas
  • Bear State
  • Land of Opportunity
  • Natural State
  • Wonder State
  • Razorback State
  • What a State!
California
  • El Dorado State
  • Golden State
  • Golden West
  • Grape State
  • Land of Milk and Honey
  • Land of Fruits and Nuts (derisive)
  • Entertainment State
  • Land of the Fires
  • Movie State
Colorado
  • Buffalo Plains State[3] - disused
  • Centennial State[4]
  • Colorful Colorado[4]
  • Columbine State[5]
  • Highest State[3]
  • Lead State[3] - disused
  • Mother of Rivers[6]
  • Rocky Mountain Empire[7]
  • Rocky Mountain State[8] - disused
  • Silver State[3] - disused
Connecticut
  • Constitution State[9]
  • Land of Steady Habits[9]
  • Nutmeg State[9]
  • Provisions State[9]
Delaware
  • Diamond State
  • First State
  • Land of Tax-Free Shopping
  • Small Wonder
  • Blue Hen State
District of Columbia
  • Chocolate City
  • The Federal City
  • The District
Florida
  • Peninsula State
  • Hurricane State
  • Tropical State
  • Everglades State
  • Citrus State
  • Flower State
  • Manatee State
  • Orange State
  • Sunshine State
Georgia
  • Peach State
  • Empire State of the South
Hawaii
  • Aloha State
  • Pineapple State
  • Rainbow State
Idaho
  • Gem State
  • Potatoland
Illinois[10]
  • Land of Lincoln
  • Prairie State
  • The Corn State
  • The Sucker State (for a type of fish)
  • Garden of the West
Indiana
  • Crossroads of America
  • Hoosier State
  • Hospitality State
Iowa
  • Hawkeye State
  • Tall Corn State
  • Land of the Rolling Prairie
  • Cyclone State
Kansas
Kentucky
  • Bluegrass State
Louisiana
  • Bayou State
  • Child of the Mississippi
  • Creole State
  • Pelican State
  • Sportsman's Paradise
  • Sugar State
Maine
  • Down East
  • Pine Tree State
  • Vacationland
  • Canada's Florida,
Maryland
  • Cockade State
  • Free State
  • Monumental State
  • Old Line State
  • Terrapin State
Massachusetts
  • Bay State
  • Colony State
  • Old Colony
  • The Spirit of America
  • Taxachusetts
Michigan
  • Great Lakes State
  • Mitten State
  • Winter Water Wonderland
  • Wolverine State
Minnesota
  • Gopher State
  • Land of 10,000 Lakes
  • Land of Lakes
  • Land of Sky-Blue Waters
  • North Star State
Mississippi
  • Hospitality State
  • Magnolia State
Missouri
  • Bullion State
  • Cave State
  • Gateway State
  • Lead State
  • Ozark State
  • Show Me State
Montana
  • Big Sky Country
  • The Last Best Place
  • Treasure State
Nebraska
  • Beef State
  • Cornhusker State
  • Tree Planter's State
  • Bug-eating State
Nevada
  • Battle-Born State
  • Sagebrush State
  • Silver State
New Hampshire
  • Granite State[11]
  • Mother of Rivers[11]
  • White Mountain State[11]
New Jersey
  • Garden State
  • The Crossroads of the Revolution
New Mexico
  • The Colorful State
  • The Land of Enchantment
New York
  • Empire State
North Carolina
  • Old North State
  • Tar Heel State
  • Turpentine State
  • North Cackalacky
North Dakota
  • Flickertail State
  • Peace Garden State
  • Rough Rider State
  • Sioux State
Ohio
  • Buckeye State
  • Birthplace of Aviation[12]
  • Mother of Modern Presidents
Oklahoma
  • Land of the Red Man
  • Sooner State
Oregon
  • Beaver State
  • Union State
  • Pacific Wonderland[13]
Pennsylvania
  • Liberty Bell State
  • Independence State
  • Keystone State
  • Quaker State
Rhode Island
  • Little Rhody
  • Ocean State
  • Plantation State
South Carolina
  • Palmetto State
  • Sandlapper State, Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places
  • Iodine Products State - disused[14]
South Dakota
  • Coyote State
  • Land of Infinite Variety
  • Mount Rushmore State
  • Sunshine State
Tennessee
  • Butternut State
  • Volunteer State
Texas
  • Cowboy State
  • Lone Star State
Utah
Vermont
  • Green Mountain State
Virginia
  • Mother of Presidents
  • Old Dominion
Washington
  • Evergreen State[15]
West Virginia
  • Mountain State
  • Panhandle State
Wisconsin
  • America's Dairyland
  • America's Bread Basket
  • Badger State
  • Cheese State
Wyoming
  • Cowboy State
  • Equality State
  • Park State

  1. ^ a b c d Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-20). Retrieved on 2007-03-18. “Alabama does not have an official nickname.”
  2. ^ Heart of Dixie. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2004-06-29). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
  3. ^ a b c d Colorado (HTML). NetState.com. NState, LLC.. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  4. ^ a b Colorado State Name and Nicknames (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  5. ^ Colorado State Flower (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  6. ^ Colorado Water History (asp). Colorado Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
  7. ^ Denver (HTML). wikipedia.org. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
  8. ^ Colorado (HTML). USAtourist.com. USATourist. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  9. ^ a b c d STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols; Connecticut State Register & Manual; retrieved on January 4, 2007
  10. ^ Illinois (HTML). Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  11. ^ a b c State of New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development (HTML). State Facts. Retrieved on 2007-7-9.
  12. ^ It's official: Ohio IS the birthplace of aviation. The Cincinnati Enquirer (2003-06-14). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
  13. ^ Oregon's license plate from 1960 to circa 1966. Plate Shack. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
  14. ^ Iodine. South Carolina Encyclopedia (2007-04-14). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
  15. ^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.


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