List of U.S. state nicknames

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This is a list of U.S. state nicknames: (official state nicknames in bold)

State Nickname(s)
Alabama
  • Camellia State
  • Cotton State
  • Heart of Dixie
  • Yellowhammer State
Alaska
  • Great Land
  • Last Frontier
  • Land of the Midnight Sun
  • Mainland State
Arizona
  • Apache State
  • Grand Canyon State
Arkansas
  • Bear State
  • Land of Opportunity
  • Natural State
  • Wonder State
California
  • El Dorado State
  • Golden State
  • Golden West
  • Land of Milk and Honey
Colorado
  • Centennial State
  • Mountain State
Connecticut
  • Arsenal of the Nation
  • Constitution State
  • Nutmeg State
Delaware
  • Diamond State
  • First State
District of Columbia
Florida
  • Everglade State
  • Orange State
  • Sunshine State
Georgia
  • Empire State of the South
  • Peach State
Hawaii
  • Aloha State
  • Pineapple State
Idaho Gem State
Illinois
  • Land of Lincoln
  • Prairie State
Indiana
Iowa
  • Corn State
  • Hawkeye State
Kansas
  • Cyclone State
  • Jayhawk State
  • Sunflower State
Kentucky Bluegrass State
Louisiana
  • Bayou State
  • Child of the Mississippi
  • Creole State
  • Pelican State
  • Sugar State
Maine
  • Pine Tree State
  • Vacationland
Maryland
  • Cockade State
  • Free State
  • Monumental State
  • Old Line State
  • Terrapin State
Massachusetts
  • Bay State
  • Colony State
  • Old Colony
Michigan
  • Great Lakes State
  • Mitten State
  • Winter Water Wonderland
  • Wolverine State
Minnesota
  • Gopher State
  • Land of 10,000 Lakes
  • North Star State
Mississippi
  • Hospitality State
  • Magnolia State
Missouri
  • Bullion State
  • Lead State
  • Ozark State
  • Show Me State
Montana
  • Big Sky Country
  • The Last Best Place
  • Treasure State
Nebraska
  • Beef State
  • Cornhusker State
Nevada
  • Battle-Born State
  • Sagebrush State
  • Silver State
New Hampshire
  • Granite State
  • Scenic State
New Jersey Garden State
New Mexico
  • The Colorful State
  • The Land of Enchantment
New York Empire State
North Carolina
  • Old North State
  • Tar Heel State
  • Turpentine State
North Dakota
  • Flickertail State
  • Peace Garden State
  • Rough Rider State
  • Sioux State
Ohio
  • Buckeye State
  • Mother of Modern Presidents
Oklahoma
Oregon Beaver State
Pennsylvania
  • Keystone State
  • Quaker State
Rhode Island
  • Little Rhody
  • Ocean State
  • Plantation State
South Carolina Palmetto State
South Dakota
  • Coyote State
  • Mount Rushmore State
Tennessee
  • Butternut State
  • Volunteer State
Texas Lone Star State
Utah
  • Beehive State
  • Mormon State
Vermont Green Mountain State
Virginia
  • Mother of Presidents
  • Old Dominion
Washington Evergreen State
West Virginia
  • Mountain State
  • Panhandle State
Wisconsin
  • America's Dairyland
  • Badger State
Wyoming
  • Cowboy State
  • Equality State

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