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State Nicknames

State Nicknames: compare 50 US states on 2 metrics.

CultureFacts & Trivia50 states · 2 metricsUpdated Jan 1, 2023Original page
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50 states
AlabamaThe Yellowhammer StateCamellia State, The Heart of Dixie
AlaskaThe Last FrontierLand of the Midnight Sun, The North Star State
ArizonaThe Grand Canyon StateThe Apache State, The Copper State
ArkansasThe Natural StateThe Land of Opportunity, The Wonder State
CaliforniaThe Golden StateThe Grape State, The Land of Milk and Honey
ColoradoThe Centennial StateThe Columbine State, The Rocky Mountain State
ConnecticutThe Constitution StateThe Arsenal of the Nation, The Nutmeg State
DelawareThe First StateThe Diamond State, The Spud State
FloridaThe Sunshine StateThe Everglade State, The Orange State
GeorgiaThe Peach StateThe Empire State of the South
HawaiiThe Aloha StateThe Pineapple State, The Rainbow State
IdahoThe Gem State—
IllinoisThe Prairie StateThe Land of Lincoln, The Rainy State
IndianaThe Hoosier StateThe Hoosier State, The Hospitality State
IowaThe Hawkeye State—
KansasThe Sunflower StateThe Jayhawk State, The Wheat State
KentuckyThe Bluegrass State—
LouisianaThe Pelican StateThe Bayou State, The Child of the Mississippi
MaineThe Pine Tree StateVacationland
MarylandThe Old Line StateThe Cockade State, The Free State
MassachusettsThe Bay StateThe Colony State, The Spirit of America
MichiganThe Wolverine StateThe Mitten State, The Winter Water Wonderland
MinnesotaThe North Star StateThe Gopher State, The State of Hockey
MississippiThe Magnolia StateThe Hospitality State, The Mudcat State
MissouriThe Show-Me StateThe Bullion State, The Cave State
MontanaThe Treasure StateBig Sky Country, The Last Best Place
NebraskaThe Cornhusker StateThe Beef State
NevadaThe Silver StateThe Battle-Born State, The Sagebrush State
New HampshireThe Granite StateThe Mother of Rivers, The White Mountain State
New JerseyThe Garden State—
New MexicoThe Land of EnchantmentThe Land of Enchantment
New YorkThe Empire StateThe Big Apple
North CarolinaThe Tar Heel StateThe Old North State, The Turpentine State
North DakotaThe Peace Garden StateThe Flickertail State, The Sioux State
OhioThe Buckeye StateThe Mother of Modern Presidents
OklahomaThe Sooner StateCowboy Country, The Land of the Red Man
OregonThe Beaver StateThe Union State
PennsylvaniaThe Keystone StateThe Independence State, The Quaker State
Rhode IslandThe Ocean StateLittle Rhody, The Plantation State
South CarolinaThe Palmetto State—
South DakotaThe Mount Rushmore StateThe Coyote State, The Sunshine State
TennesseeThe Volunteer StateThe Butternut State
TexasThe Lone Star State—
UtahThe Beehive StateThe Deseret
VermontThe Green Mountain State—
VirginiaThe Old DominionThe Mother of Presidents
WashingtonThe Evergreen StateThe State of Love and Trust
West VirginiaThe Mountain StateThe Panhandle State
WisconsinThe Badger StateAmerica’s Dairyland, The Cheese State
WyomingThe Equality StateThe Cowboy State, The Park State

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Where does this state nicknames data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Official State Nicknames - USA Today; State Nicknames - State Symbols USA.