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List of U.S. state nicknames
This is a list of U.S. state nicknames: (official state nicknames in bold)
| State | Nickname(s) |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, Yellowhammer State |
| Alaska | Last Frontier, Mainland State, Land of the Midnight Sun |
| Arizona | Apache State, Grand Canyon State |
| Arkansas | Bear State, Land of Opportunity, Natural State |
| California | Golden State, Golden West, El Dorado State, Land of Milk and Honey |
| Colorado | Centennial State, Mountain State |
| Connecticut | Constitution State, Nutmeg State, Arsenal of the Nation |
| Delaware | Diamond State, First State |
| Florida | Everglade State, Orange State, Sunshine State |
| Georgia | Empire State of the South, Peach State |
| Hawaii | Aloha State, Pineapple State |
| Idaho | Gem State |
| Illinois | Prairie State, Land of Lincoln |
| Indiana | Hoosier State, Hospitality State |
| Iowa | Hawkeye State, Corn State |
| Kansas | Cyclone State, Jayhawk State, Sunflower State |
| Kentucky | Bluegrass State |
| Louisiana | Pelican State, Sugar State, Creole State |
| Maine | Pine Tree State |
| Maryland | Old Line State, Free State, Monumental State, Terrapin State |
| Massachusetts | Bay State, Old Colony |
| Michigan | Wolverine State, Great Lake State |
| Minnesota | Gopher State, North Star State, Land of 10,000 Lakes |
| Mississippi | Magnolia State, Hospitality State |
| Missouri | Show Me State, Bullion State, Lead State, Ozark State |
| Montana | Treasure State, Big Sky Country |
| Nebraska | Cornhusker State, Beef State |
| Nevada | Silver State, Sagebrush State, Battle-Born State |
| New Hampshire | Granite State, Scenic State |
| New Jersey | Garden State |
| New Mexico | The Land of Enchantment, The Colorful State |
| New York | Empire State |
| North Carolina | Old North State, Tar Heel State, Turpentine State |
| North Dakota | Sioux State, Peace Garden State, Flickertail State, Rough Rider State |
| Ohio | Buckeye State |
| Oklahoma | Boomer State, Sooner State |
| Oregon | Beaver State |
| Pennsylvania | Keystone State, Quaker State |
| Rhode Island | Ocean State, Plantation State |
| South Carolina | Palmetto State |
| South Dakota | Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State |
| Tennessee | Butternut State, Volunteer State |
| Texas | Lone Star State |
| Utah | Beehive State, Mormon State |
| Vermont | Green Mountain State |
| Virginia | Old Dominion, Mother of Presidents |
| Washington | Evergreen State |
| West Virginia | Mountain State |
| Wisconsin | Badger State, America's Dairyland |
| Wyoming | Equality State, Cowboy State |
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