A motto is an important identity of a nation to know their history, ideology, society and culture.In United States of America, all of 50 states have their own state motto. Here are the list of us state mottos.
| State | Motto | Language | English Translation | Date |
| Alabama | Audemus jura nostra defendere | Latin | We dare defend our rights | 1923 |
| Alaska | North to the future | English | 1967 | |
| Arizona | Ditat Deus | Latin | God enriches | 1863 |
| Arkansas | Regnat populus | Latin | The people rule | 1907 |
| California | Eureka | Greek | I have found it | 1849 |
| Colorado | Nil sine numine | Latin | Nothing without providence | 1861 |
| Connecticut | Qui transtulit sustinet | Latin | He who transplanted sustains | 1662 |
| Delaware | Liberty and Independence | English | 1847 | |
| Florida | In God We Trust | English | 1868 | |
| Georgia | Wisdom, Justice, Moderation | English | 1798 | |
| Hawaii | Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono | Hawaiian | The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness | 1843 |
| Idaho | Esto perpetua | Latin | Let it be perpetual | 1890 |
| Illinois | State sovereignty, national union | English | 1819 | |
| Indiana | The Crossroads of America | English | 1937 | |
| Iowa | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain | English | 1847 | |
| Kansas | Ad astra per aspera | Latin | To the stars through difficulties | 1861 |
| Kentucky | United we stand, divided we fall | English | 1942 | |
| Louisiana | Union, justice, confidence | English | 1902 | |
| Maine | Dirigo | Latin | I lead | 1820 |
| Maryland | Fatti maschii, parole femine | Italian | Strong deeds, gentle words | 1874 |
| Massachusetts | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem | Latin | By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty | 1775 |
| Michigan | Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice | Latin | If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you | 1835 |
| Minnesota | L’étoile du Nord | French | The star of the North | 1861 |
| Mississippi | Virtute et armis | Latin | By valor and arms | 1894 |
| Missouri | Salus populi suprema lex esto | Latin | Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law | 1822 |
| Montana | Oro y plata | Spanish | Gold and silver | 1865 |
| Nebraska | Equality before the law | English | 1867 | |
| Nevada | All For Our Country | English | 1866 | |
| New Hampshire | Live Free or Die | English | 1945 | |
| New Jersey | Liberty and prosperity | English | 1928 | |
| New Mexico | Crescit eundo | Latin | It grows as it goes | 1887 |
| New York | Excelsior | Latin | Ever upward | 1778 |
| North Carolina | Esse quam videri | Latin | To be, rather than to seem | 1893 |
| North Dakota | Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable | English | 1863 | |
| Ohio | With God, all things are possible | English | 1959 | |
| Oklahoma | Labor omnia vincit | Latin | Labor conquers all things | 1893 |
| Oregon | Alis volat propriis | Latin | She flies with her own wings | 1854 |
| Pennsylvania | Virtue, liberty, and independence | English | 1875 | |
| Rhode Island | Hope | English | 1664 | |
| South Carolina | Dum spiro spero Animis opibusque parati |
Latin | While I breathe, I hope Ready in soul and resource | 1777 |
| South Dakota | Under God the people rule | English | 1885 | |
| Tennessee | Agriculture and Commerce | English | 1802 | |
| Texas | Friendship | English | 1930 | |
| Utah | Industry | English | 1896 | |
| Vermont | Freedom and Unity | English | 1779 | |
| Virginia | Sic semper tyrannis | Latin | Thus always to tyrants | 1776 |
| Washington | Al-ki or Alki | Chinook Jargon | By and by | |
| West Virginia | Montani semper liberi | Latin | Mountaineers are always free | 1863 |
| Wisconsin | Forward | English | 1851 | |
| Wyoming | Equal Rights | English | 1893 | |
| District of Columbia | Justitia Omnibus | Latin | Justice for All | 1871 |
