List of State Nickname

List of State Nicknames in the United States

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Here is the official nicknames list for the 50 states of the US. This list is ordered alphabetically by state.

statenickname
Alabama Cotton State, Yellowhammer State
AlaskaThe Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun
ArizonaGrand Canyon State
ArkansasNatural State
CaliforniaGolden State
ColoradoCentennial State
Connecticut Nutmeg State, Constitution State
DelawareFirst State, Diamond State
FloridaSunshine State
GeorgiaPeach State, Empire State of the South
HawaiiAloha State
IdahoGem State
IllinoisPrairie State, Land of Lincoln
IndianaHoosier State
IowaHawkeye State, Corn State
KansasSunflower State, Jayhawker State
KentuckyBluegrass State
LouisianaPelican State, Creole State, Sugar State
MainePine Tree State
MarylandFree State, Old Line State
MassachusettsBay State, Old Colony State
MichiganWolverine State, Great Lake State
MinnesotaNorth Star State, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, Land of Sky-Blue Waters
MississippiMagnolia State
MissouriShow Me State
MontanaTreasure State, Big Sky Country
NebraskaCornhusker State, Beef State
NevadaSilver State, Sagebrush State, Battle Born State
New HampshireGranite State
New JerseyGarden State
New MexicoLand of Enchantment, Sunshine State
New YorkEmpire State
North CarolinaTar Heel State, Old North State
North DakotaFlickertail State, Sioux State, Peace Garden State
OhioBuckeye State
OklahomaSooner State
OregonBeaver State
PennsylvaniaKeystone State
Rhode IslandOcean State, Little Rhody
South Carolina Palmetto State
South DakotaThe Mount Rushmore State
TennesseeVolunteer State
TexasLone Star State
UtahBeehive State
VermontGreen Mountain State
VirginiaThe Old Dominion, Mother of Presidents
WashingtonEvergreen State, Chinook State
West VirginiaMountain State
WisconsinBadger State, America’s Dairyland
WyomingEquality State

FAQ

✅ What state does not have an official nickname?

There is no official state nickname of Alabama. “The Yellowhammer State” is the unofficial state nickname of Alabama. “The Heart of Dixie,” is the most commonly used nickname. “Cotton State” is also the unofficial nickname of Alabama.

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