USA STATE NICKNAMES
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Alabama Yellowhammer State 
Alaska The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun” 
Arizona Grand Canyon State 
Arkansas The Natural State 
California Golden State 
Colorado Centennial State 
Connecticut Nutmeg State 
Delaware Diamond State; First State; Small Wonder 
Florida Sunshine State (1970) 
Georgia Peach State, Empire State of the South 
Hawaii Aloha State (1959) 
Idaho Gem State 
Illinois Prairie State 
Indiana Hoosier State 
Iowa Hawkeye State 
Kansas Sunflower State; Jayhawk State 
Kentucky Bluegrass State 
Louisiana Pelican State  
Maine Pine Tree State 
Maryland Free State; Old Line State 
Massachusetts Bay State; Old Colony State 
Michigan Wolverine State 
Minnesota North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes 
Mississippi Magnolia State 
Missouri Show-me State 
Montana Treasure State 
Nebraska Cornhusker State (1945); Beef State 
Nevada Sagebrush State; Silver State; Battle Born State 
New Hampshire Granite State 
New Jersey Garden State 
New Mexico Land of Enchantment (1999) 
New York Empire State 
North Carolina Tar Heel State 
North Dakota Sioux State; Flickertail State; Peace Garden State 
Ohio Buckeye State 
Oklahoma Sooner State 
Oregon Beaver State 
Pennsylvania Keystone State 
Rhode Island The Ocean State 
South Carolina Palmetto State 
South Dakota Mount Rushmore State; Coyote State 
Tennessee Volunteer State 
Texas Lone Star State 
Utah Beehive State 
Vermont Green Mountain State 
Virginia The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents 
Washington Evergreen State; Chinook State 
West Virginia Mountain State 
Wisconsin Badger State 
Wyoming Equality State