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State Symbols of the United States
State Symbols of the United States: compare 50 US states on 5 metrics.
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50 states
Alabama | Yellowhammer | Southern longleaf pine tree | Camellias | Alabama | Salt Water Fish: Fighting Tarpon, Fresh Water Fish: Largemouth Bass+8 |
Alaska | Willow ptarmigan | Sitka spruce tree | Forget-me-nots | Alaska’s Flag | Fish: King Salmon, Gem: Jade+4 |
Arizona | Cactus wren | Palo verde | Flower of saguaro cacti | Arizona | Colors: Blue and Old Gold, Neckwear: Bola Tie+7 |
Arkansas | Mockingbird | Pine tree | Apple blossoms | Arkansas | Insect: Honeybee |
California | California valley quail | California redwoods | Golden poppies | I Love You, California | Animal: California Grizzly Bear, Fish: California Golden Trout+1 |
Colorado | Lark bunting | Colorado blue spruce trees | Rocky Mountain columbines | Where the Columbines Grow | Animal: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Gemstone: Aquamarine+2 |
Connecticut | American robins | White oak trees | Mountain laurels | Yankee Doodle | Animal: Sperm Whale, Hero: Nathan Hale+7 |
Delaware | Blue hen chicken | American holly trees | Peach blossoms | Our Delaware | Colors: Colonial Blue and Buff, Insect: Ladybug+4 |
Florida | Mockingbird | Sabal palm trees | Orange blossoms | Suwannee River | Butterfly: Zebra Longwing Butterfly, Saltwater Fish: Sailfish+1 |
Georgia | Brown thrashers | Live oak trees | Cherokee roses | Georgia on my Mind | Fruit: Peach, Saltwater Mammal: Right Whale+1 |
Hawaii | Hawaiian geese | Candlenut trees | Yellow hibiscuses | Hawaii Ponoi | — |
Idaho | Mountain bluebirds | White pine trees | Syringas | Here We Have Idaho | Horse: Appaloosa, Gem: Star Garnet+3 |
Illinois | Cardinals | White oak trees | Violets | Illinois | Animal: White-Tailed Deer, Fish: Bluegill+2 |
Indiana | Cardinals | Tulip trees | Peonies | On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away | River: Wabash, Stone: Limestone |
Iowa | Eastern goldfinches | Bur oak trees | Wild roses | Song of Iowa | Colors: Red, White, and Blue |
Kansas | Western meadowlarks | Cottonwood trees | Sunflowers | Home on the Range | Animal: buffalo (1955) |
Kentucky | Kentucky cardinals | Tulip poplars | Goldenrods | My Old Kentucky Home | — |
Louisiana | Eastern brown pelicans | Bald cypress trees | Magnolias | You Are My Sunshine | Songs: “Give Me Louisiana” and “You Are My Sunshine” |
Maine | Chickadees | White pine trees | White pine cones and tassels | State of Maine Song | Fish: Landlocked Salmon, Mineral: Tourmaline+4 |
Maryland | Baltimore orioles | White oak trees | Black-eyed susans | Maryland! My Maryland! | Boat: Skipjack, Crustacean: Maryland Blue Crab+8 |
Massachusetts | Chickadees | American elm trees | Mayflowers | All Hail to Massachusetts | Beverage: Cranberry Juice, Insect: Ladybug+3 |
Michigan | Robins | White pine trees | Apple blossoms | My Michigan | Mammal: White-Tailed Deer, Fishes: Trout, Brook Trout+6 |
Minnesota | Common loons | Red pine trees | Lady slippers | Hail Minnesota | Fish: Walleye, Mushroom: Morel |
Mississippi | Mockingbirds | Magnolia trees | Evergreen magnolias | Go, Mississippi | Wildflower: Coreopsis, Stone: Petrified Wood+8 |
Missouri | Bluebirds | Flowering dogwood trees | Hawthorns | Missouri Waltz | Aquatic Animal: Paddlefish, Fish: Channel Catfish+9 |
Montana | Western meadowlark | Ponderosa pine trees | Bitterroots | Montana | Stones: Sapphire and Agate |
Nebraska | Western meadowlarks | Cottonwood trees | Goldenrods | Beautiful Nebraska | Fish: Channel Catfish, American Folk Dance: Square Dance+9 |
Nevada | Mountain bluebirds | Single-leaf pinyon trees | Sagebrush | Home Means Nevada | Trees: Single-Leaf Pinon and Bristlecone Pine, Animal: Desert Bighorn Sheep+7 |
New Hampshire | Purple finches | White birch trees | Purple lilacs | Old New Hampshire | Animal: White-Tailed Deer, Insect: Ladybug+5 |
New Jersey | Eastern goldfinches | Red oak trees | Purple violets | No current state song | Insect: Honeybee, Animal: Horse+6 |
New Mexico | Roadrunners | Pinons | Yuccas | O Fair New Mexico | Animal: Black Bear, Fish: Cutthroat Trout+9 |
New York | Bluebirds | Sugar maple trees | Roses | I Love New York | Animal: Beaver, Fish: Brook Trout+2 |
North Carolina | Cardinals | Pine trees | Dogwoods | The Old North State | Mammal: Gray Squirrel, Insect: Honeybee+9 |
North Dakota | Western meadowlarks | American elm trees | Wild prairie roses | North Dakota Hymn | Fish: Northern Pike, Grass: Western Wheatgrass+5 |
Ohio | Cardinals | Buckeye trees | Scarlet carnations | Beautiful Ohio | Insect: Ladybug, Gemstone: Flint+4 |
Oklahoma | Scissor-tailed flycatcher | Redbuds | Mistletoes | Oklahoma | Animal: Bison, Reptile: Mountain Boomer Lizard+9 |
Oregon | Western meadowlarks | Douglas fir trees | Oregon grapes | Oregon, My Oregon | Animal: Beaver, Fish: Chinook Salmon+9 |
Pennsylvania | Ruffled grouses | Hemlock trees | Mountain laurels | Pennsylvania | Dog: Great Dane, Colors: Blue and Gold |
Rhode Island | Rhode Island red hens | Red maple trees | Violets | Rhode Island, It’s For Me | Shell: Quahog (Official), Mineral: Bowenite+2 |
South Carolina | Carolina wrens | Palmetto trees | Carolina yellow jessamines | Carolina | — |
South Dakota | Ring-necked pheasants | Black hills spruce trees | American pasqueflowers | Hail! South Dakota! | Grass: Western Wheat Grass, Soil: Houdek+8 |
Tennessee | Mockingbirds | Tulip poplar trees | Irises | Rocky Top | Horse: Tennessee Walking Horse, Animal: Raccoon+2 |
Texas | Mockingbirds | Pecan trees | Bluebonnets | Texas, Our Texas | Fish: Guadalupe Bass, Seashell: Lightning Whelk+9 |
Utah | California gulls | Blue spruce trees | Sego lillies | Utah, We Love Thee | Emblem: Beehive, Gem: Topaz+9 |
Vermont | Hermit thrushes | Sugar maple trees | Red clovers | These Green Mountains | Animal: Morgan Horse, Insect: Honeybee |
Virginia | Cardinals | Dogwood trees | American dogwoods | Carry Me Back to Old Virginny | Dog: American Foxhound, Shell: Oyster Shell |
Washington | Willow goldfinches | Western hemlock trees | Coast rhododendrons | Washington, My Home | Fish: Steelhead Trout, Gem: Petrified Wood+7 |
West Virginia | Cardinals | Sugar maple trees | Rhododendrons | Take Me Home Country Roads | Animal: Black Bear, Colors: Blue and Gold (Official)+1 |
Wisconsin | Robins | Sugar maple trees | Wood violets | On Wisconsin | Grain: Corn, Animal: Badger+10 |
Wyoming | Western meadowlarks | Cottonwood trees | Indian paintbrushes | Wyoming | Dinosaur: Triceratops, Fish: Cutthroat Trout+6 |
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- Where does this state symbols of the united states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Symbols - InfoPlease.

















































