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List of U.S. state and territory nicknames

November 14, 2023

The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.

Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884.

State, federal district, and territory nicknames edit

Official state, federal district, and territory nicknames are highlighted in bold. A state nickname is not to be confused with an official state motto.

State,
federal district,
or territory		 Nickname(s)
  Alabama[1][a]
  Alaska
  American Samoa
  • Motu o Fiafiaga (a Samoan phrase; in English, it is "Islands of Paradise")[9] (used on American Samoa license plates)[10]
  • Football Island[s][11]
  Arizona
  Arkansas
  California
  Colorado
  Connecticut
  Delaware
  • Chemical Capital of the World[30] (due to one time being the corporate headquarters for several international chemical companies.)
  • Corporate Capital (due to the state's business-friendly incorporation laws)[30]
  • Diamond State (Thomas Jefferson is supposed to have referred to Delaware as being like a diamond – small in size but great in value)[31]
  • Blue Hen State or Blue Hen Chicken State[32]
  • The First State[30][33] (Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution; used on license plates)
  • Peach State[30] (no longer used; see Georgia)
  • Small Wonder[30]
  District of Columbia[a]
  • Nation's Capital[34]
  • DMV (nickname for the broader metropolitan area of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia)[34]
  • Inside the Beltway
  • Chocolate City[35]
  Florida
  Georgia
  • Peach State[38] (used on license plates)
  • Cracker State — Along with Florida, Georgia had been called "The Cracker State" in earlier times, perhaps a derogatory term that referred to immigrants, called "crackers", from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina.[39] See also Atlanta Crackers: Origin of the name
  • Empire State of the South — Georgia is the largest Southern state in land area east of the Mississippi and was the leading industrial state of the Old South.[40]
  • Goober State — Refers to peanuts, the official state crop.[41]
  • State of Adventure (on highway welcome signs)
  Guam
  Hawaii
  Idaho
  Illinois[53]
  Indiana
  • Hoosier State (Used at various times on license plates)[55]
    (Hoosier is also the official demonym of a resident of Indiana)
  • Crossroads of America (Also used at various times on license plates and used on highway welcome signs)
  Iowa
  Kansas
  Kentucky
  Louisiana
  Maine
  Maryland
  Massachusetts
  Michigan
  Minnesota
  Mississippi
  Missouri
  Montana
  Nebraska
  Nevada
  New Hampshire
  New Jersey
  New Mexico
  • Land of Enchantment[78] (used on license plates)
  • Land of Sunshine (predates "Land of Enchantment"; this earlier nickname highlighted the large percentage of sunshine received statewide)[79]
  New York
  North Carolina
  North Dakota
  Northern Mariana Islands[a]
  • Håfa Adai (a Chamorro phrase; in English, it is "Hello")[84] (used on Northern Mariana Islands license plates)[85][b]
  • America's Best Kept Secret[86]
  Ohio
  Oklahoma
  Oregon
  Pennsylvania
  Puerto Rico
  • Isla del Encanto ("Island of Enchantment") (used on license plates)
  • Borinquen (name given by indigenous people, the Tainos)[92]
  Rhode Island
  South Carolina
  South Dakota
  Tennessee
  Texas
  U.S. Virgin Islands[a]
  Utah
  Vermont
  Virginia
  Washington[a]
  West Virginia
  Wisconsin[107][a]
  Wyoming
  • Cowboy State
  • Equality State
  • Forever West (on highway welcome signs)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f No official nickname.
  2. ^ Though this phrase is used on license plates, it is unclear if it is the official nickname of the Northern Mariana Islands.

References edit

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  53. ^ "Illinois". Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
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  55. ^ The unofficial sobriquet of the State of Indiana has given rise to the humorous constructions Hoosierana (the land of Hoosiers; see uses in Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame September 12, 2005, at the Wayback Machine and ) and Hoosierstan (the place of Hoosiers).
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  90. ^ Writer John Francon Williams included a mention of Oregon as being the ‘Beaver State’ in 1892 in his book:The Advanced Class-Book of Modern Geography: Physical, Political, Commercial, by William Hughes and John Francon Williams, publ., London, George Philip & Son (1892) page 629: ‘OREGON, the ‘Beaver State,’ extends north of California to the Columbia River, which divides it from Washington.’
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  107. ^ a b "Wisconsin State Symbols 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine" in Wisconsin Blue Book 2005-2006, p. 966. Wisconsin has no Official nickname.
  108. ^ Dornfeld, Margaret; Hantula, Richard (2010). Wisconsin: It's my state!. Marshall Cavendish. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-60870-062-2.
  109. ^ Urdang, Laurence (1988). Names and Nicknames of Places and Things. Penguin Group USA. p. 8. ISBN 9780452009073. "America's Dairyland" A nickname of Wisconsin
  110. ^ Kane, Joseph Nathan; Alexander, Gerard L. (1979). Nicknames and sobriquets of U.S. cities, States, and counties. Scarecrow Press. p. 412. ISBN 9780810812550. Wisconsin - America's Dairyland, The Badger State ... The Copper State ...
  111. ^ Herman, Jennifer L. (2008). Wisconsin Encyclopedia, American Guide. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 10. ISBN 9781878592613. Nicknames Wisconsin is generally known as The Badger State, The Dairy State, or America's Dairyland, although in the past it has been nicknamed The Copper State.

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This article may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self published sources Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The following is a table of U S state federal district and territory nicknames including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U S states the U S federal district as well as five U S territories Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs Lithograph by Mackwitz St Louis 1884 Contents 1 State federal district and territory nicknames 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksState federal district and territory nicknames editOfficial state federal district and territory nicknames are highlighted in bold A state nickname is not to be confused with an official state motto State federal district or territory Nickname s nbsp Alabama 1 a Alabama the Beautiful 2 Cotton Plantation State 3 Cotton State 4 Heart of Dixie used on license plates 4 5 6 Lizard State 3 Sweet Home Alabama 2 Yellowhammer State 4 nbsp Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun 7 Land of the Noonday Moon 7 The Last Frontier used on license plates 7 8 Seward s Folly named after U S Secretary of State William H Seward 7 Seward s Ice Box Icebergia Polaria Walrussia and Johnson s Polar Bear Garden were satirical names coined by members of the U S Congress during debate over the Alaska Purchase 7 nbsp American Samoa Motu o Fiafiaga a Samoan phrase in English it is Islands of Paradise 9 used on American Samoa license plates 10 Football Island s 11 nbsp Arizona Apache State 12 Aztec State 12 Baby State because Arizona is the newest contiguous state in the Union 12 Copper State 12 Grand Canyon State used on license plates 12 13 Italy of America 12 Sand Hill State 12 Sunset State 12 Sweetheart State see below 12 Valentine State Arizona gained statehood on February 14 1912 12 nbsp Arkansas Bear State 14 Bowie State 14 Hot Springs State 14 Land of Opportunity former official nickname previously used on license plates 14 The Natural State used on license plates 14 15 Razorback Crystal State 14 Toothpick State 14 Wonder State 14 nbsp California El Dorado State 16 The Golden State 17 18 previously used on license plates nbsp Colorado Buffalo Plains State 19 no longer used Centennial State 20 previously used on license plates Colorado was admitted to the Union one hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence Colorful Colorado 20 Used on welcome signs since 1950 previously used on license plates Columbine State 21 Highest State 19 Lead State 19 no longer used Mother of Rivers 22 Rocky Mountain Empire 23 no longer used Rocky Mountain State 24 no longer used Silver State 19 no longer used see Nevada Ski Country USA 25 Switzerland of America 26 27 nbsp Connecticut Constitution State official used on license plates 28 Nutmeg State 16 Provision State 29 Blue Law State 16 Freestone State 16 Land of Steady Habits 16 nbsp Delaware Chemical Capital of the World 30 due to one time being the corporate headquarters for several international chemical companies Corporate Capital due to the state s business friendly incorporation laws 30 Diamond State Thomas Jefferson is supposed to have referred to Delaware as being like a diamond small in size but great in value 31 Blue Hen State or Blue Hen Chicken State 32 The First State 30 33 Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution used on license plates Peach State 30 no longer used see Georgia Small Wonder 30 nbsp District of Columbia a Nation s Capital 34 DMV nickname for the broader metropolitan area of the District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia 34 Inside the Beltway Chocolate City 35 nbsp Florida Alligator State 36 Everglade State 36 Flower State 36 Gulf State 36 Gunshine State 37 Orange State 36 Peninsula State or Peninsular State 32 Plywood State Sunshine State used on license plates nbsp Georgia Peach State 38 used on license plates Cracker State Along with Florida Georgia had been called The Cracker State in earlier times perhaps a derogatory term that referred to immigrants called crackers from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina 39 See also Atlanta Crackers Origin of the name Empire State of the South Georgia is the largest Southern state in land area east of the Mississippi and was the leading industrial state of the Old South 40 Goober State Refers to peanuts the official state crop 41 State of Adventure on highway welcome signs nbsp Guam Tano y Chamorro Land of the Chamorro 42 used on Guam license plates 43 44 Hub of the Pacific 42 Gateway to Micronesia 42 nbsp Hawaii Aloha State officially the popular name 45 used on license plates 46 Paradise of the Pacific 46 Pineapple State 46 Rainbow State 47 Youngest State 46 808 State colloquial refers to the state s area code 48 49 nbsp Idaho Gem State 50 Gem of the Mountains 51 Little Ida 51 Spud State 52 nbsp Illinois 53 Land of Lincoln 54 used on license plates Prairie State 54 Corn State 54 Garden of the West 54 nbsp Indiana Hoosier State Used at various times on license plates 55 Hoosier is also the official demonym of a resident of Indiana Crossroads of America Also used at various times on license plates and used on highway welcome signs nbsp Iowa Hawkeye State nbsp Kansas America s Heartland previously used on Licence Plates Central State 16 Dorothy s Home Free State Midway USA previously used on Kansas Licence Plates Sunflower State 16 Wheat State previously used on license plates nbsp Kentucky Bluegrass State used on license plates 56 Corn cracker State reported in 1881 32 corn cracker the nickname of a Kentucky man pejorative The Dark and Bloody Ground State an allusion to battles between the Creek Shawnee Chickasaw and Cherokee tribes 56 Hemp State 56 Tobacco State 56 nbsp Louisiana Bayou State previously used on license plates Creole State 16 Pelican State 16 Sportsman s Paradise used on license plates nbsp Maine Pine Tree State 57 co official with Vacationland Vacationland used on license plates Lumber State 16 nbsp Maryland America in Miniature 58 Chesapeake State 59 Cockade State 59 Free State 60 Monumental State 59 Old Line State 59 Oyster State 59 Queen State 59 Terrapin State 61 nbsp Massachusetts Baked Bean State 62 Codfish State formerly represented on license plates by a codfish The Bay State 62 Old Colony State 63 Pilgrim State 62 The Spirit of America used on license plates Taxachusetts colloquial 64 65 66 67 68 nbsp Michigan The Great Lakes State previously used on license plates Water Wonderland and Water Winter Wonderland previously used on license plates The Wolverine State 69 The Mitten State nbsp Minnesota Gopher State 16 Land of 10 000 Lakes 10 000 Lakes used on license plates New England of the West 16 North Star State State of Hockey 70 Minne snow ta Bread and Butter State 16 nbsp Mississippi Hospitality State previously used on license plates Magnolia State The Birthplace of America s Music being used on license plates The Bayou State 16 nbsp Missouri Bullion State 16 Show Me State used on license plates Gateway to the West Lead State Ozark State Mother of the West Iron Mountain State Pennsylvania of the West Cave State nbsp Montana Big Sky Country previously used on license plates The Last Best Place 71 Treasure State used on license plates Land of the Shining Mountains nbsp Nebraska Antelope State 72 73 Beef State previously used on license plates 73 Cornhusker State previously used on license plates 74 72 Bug eating State 73 72 Blackwater State 16 72 73 The Good Life as seen on state border signs citation needed Tree Planters State formerly the official state nickname 72 73 nbsp Nevada Battle Born State refers to the fact that Nevada joined the Union during the Civil War Sagebrush State Silver State used on license plates Casino State nbsp New Hampshire Granite State 75 The Live Free or Die State official motto Live Free or Die used on license plates Mother of Rivers 75 White Mountain State 75 Switzerland of America 75 nbsp New Jersey Garbage State pejorative 76 77 Garden State used on license plates The Crossroads of the Revolution previously used on license plates The Cornerstone State used colloquially especially with reference to Pennsylvania when it is called the Keystone State The Suburban State nbsp New Mexico Land of Enchantment 78 used on license plates Land of Sunshine predates Land of Enchantment this earlier nickname highlighted the large percentage of sunshine received statewide 79 nbsp New York Empire State used on license plates 16 Excelsior State 16 nbsp North Carolina First in Flight 80 First in Freedom 80 Old North State 81 Tar Heel State 81 Turpentine State 82 Variety Vacationland 83 nbsp North Dakota Flickertail State Peace Garden State used on license plates Rough Rider State Sioux State Heaven on Earth nbsp Northern Mariana Islands a Hafa Adai a Chamorro phrase in English it is Hello 84 used on Northern Mariana Islands license plates 85 b America s Best Kept Secret 86 nbsp Ohio Buckeye State 32 Birthplace of Aviation 87 used on license plates The Heart of It All 88 formerly used on license plates nbsp Oklahoma Native America used on license plates Land of the Red Man Sooner State 89 nbsp Oregon Beaver State 90 Pacific Wonderland previously used on license plates and available on an extra cost plate 91 Webfoot State 16 nbsp Pennsylvania Keystone State previously used on license plates 32 Quaker State Coal State Railroad State nbsp Puerto Rico Isla del Encanto Island of Enchantment used on license plates Borinquen name given by indigenous people the Tainos 92 nbsp Rhode Island Little Rhody 32 Ocean State used on license plates Rogues Island 93 The Licentious Republic 93 Smallest State nbsp South Carolina Palmetto State 32 Iodine Products State no longer used 94 previously used on license plates nbsp South Dakota Artesian State 95 Blizzard State 95 Coyote State 95 Land of Infinite Variety The Mount Rushmore State 96 officially adopted in 1980 in place of the former nickname of Coyote State 95 Sunshine State 95 no longer used see Florida nbsp Tennessee Big Bend State refers to the Tennessee River 97 Butternut State refers to the tan color of the uniforms worn by Tennessee soldiers in the American Civil War 97 Hog and Hominy State 97 The Mother of Southwestern Statesmen 97 Volunteer State 97 used on license plates nbsp Texas Lone Star State 32 98 used on license plates nbsp U S Virgin Islands a America s Caribbean used on U S Virgin Islands license plates until 2015 99 American Paradise 100 nbsp Utah Beehive State Crossroads of the West 101 102 Location the Golden Spike was driven into the railroad the joining point of the First transcontinental railroad Mormon State 101 Friendly State formerly used on license plates 103 nbsp Vermont Green Mountain State 32 used on license plates nbsp Virginia Mother of Presidents 16 Mother of States 16 Horse Country 16 The Old Dominion 32 104 nbsp Washington a Evergreen State 105 used on license plates nbsp West Virginia Mountain State previously used on license plates Panhandle State 16 The Switzerland of America 106 Almost Heaven nbsp Wisconsin 107 a Badger State 16 America s Dairyland 108 109 also on license plates since a 1939 state law 107 The Mitten State citation needed The Copper State historical 110 111 The Dairy State nbsp Wyoming Cowboy State Equality State Forever West on highway welcome signs See also edit nbsp Lists portalList of U S state and territory mottos List of demonyms for U S states List of city nicknames in the United States List of provincial and territorial nicknames in Canada Lists of nicknames nickname list articles on WikipediaNotes edit a b c d e f No official nickname Though this phrase is used on license plates it is unclear if it is the official nickname of the Northern Mariana Islands References edit Emblems Index State of Alabama Retrieved January 26 2008 a b Group Sinclair Broadcast July 18 2014 Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama New signs going up on interstate highways WBMA Retrieved August 15 2021 a b Introduction to Alabama 50 States retrieved April 24 2009 a b c Alabama Emblems Symbols and Honors Alabama Department of Archives amp History April 20 2006 Archived from the original on December 24 2018 Retrieved March 18 2007 Alabama does not have an official nickname Heart of Dixie Alabama Emblems Symbols and Honors Alabama Department of Archives amp History June 29 2004 Archived from the original on December 24 2018 Retrieved March 18 2007 Nicknames America s 50 States First of Four Parts Voice of America VOA Special English program January 6 2008 Retrieved January 4 2009 a b c d e The Last Frontier State 50 States retrieved April 24 2009 Alaska Division of Economic Development December 21 2010 Alaska Division of Economic Development Alaska Division of Economic Development Retrieved July 30 2011 Terrell Connie September 30 2016 Honor 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