State Nicknames
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| 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 | Constitution State (official, 1959); 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; Rough Rider 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 |
| West Virginia | Mountain State |
| Wisconsin | Badger State |
| Wyoming | Equality State |
