State |
Abbrv. |
Capital |
Nickname |
Alabama |
AL |
Montgomery |
Yellowhammer State, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State |
Alaska |
AK |
Juneau |
The Last Frontier |
Arizona |
AZ |
Phoenix |
Grand Canyon State, Copper State |
Arkansas |
AR |
Little Rock |
The Natural State, Land of Opportunity, The Razorback State |
California |
CA |
Sacramento |
Golden State |
Colorado |
CO |
Denver |
Centennial State, Colorful Colorado |
Connecticut |
CT |
Hartford |
Constitution State, Nutmeg State |
Delaware |
DE |
Dover |
First State, Diamond State, Blue Hen State, Small Wonder |
Florida |
FL |
Tallahassee |
Sunshine State |
Georgia |
GA |
Atlanta |
Peach State, Empire of the South, Goober State |
Hawaii |
HI |
Honolulu |
Aloha State, Pineapple State |
Idaho |
ID |
Boise |
Gem State, Spud State |
Illinois |
IL |
Springfield |
Prairie State, Land of Lincoln |
Indiana |
IN |
Indianapolis |
Hoosier State |
Iowa |
IA |
Des Moines |
Hawkeye State |
Kansas |
KS |
Topeka |
Sunflower State, Salt of the Earth |
Kentucky |
KY |
Frankfort |
Bluegrass State |
Louisiana |
LA |
Baton Rouge |
Pelican State, Sugar State |
Maine |
ME |
Augusta |
Pine Tree State |
Maryland |
MD |
Annapolis |
Old Line State, Free State |
Massachusetts |
MA |
Boston |
Bay State, Old Colony State |
Michigan |
MI |
Lansing |
Great Lakes State, Wolverine State |
Minnesota |
MN |
St. Paul |
North Star State, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, Bread and Butter State |
Mississippi |
MS |
Jackson |
Magnolia State |
Missouri |
MO |
Jefferson City |
Show Me State |
Montana |
MT |
Helena |
Treasure State, Big Sky State |
Nebraska |
NE |
Lincoln |
Cornhusker State |
Nevada |
NV |
Carson City |
Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State |
New Hampshire |
NH |
Concord |
Granite State |
New Jersey |
NJ |
Trenton |
Garden State |
New Mexico |
NM |
Santa Fe |
Land of Enchantment |
New York |
NY |
Albany |
Empire State |
North Carolina |
NC |
Raleigh |
Tar Heel State, Old North State |
North Dakota |
ND |
Bismarck |
Peace Garden State, Flickertail State, Roughrider State |
Ohio |
OH |
Columbus |
Buckeye State, Modern Mother of Presidents |
Oklahoma |
OK |
Oklahoma City |
Sooner State |
Oregon |
OR |
Salem |
Beaver State |
Pennsylvania |
PA |
Harrisburg |
Keystone State, Quaker State |
Rhode Island |
RI |
Providence |
Ocean State, Little Rhody |
South Carolina |
SC |
Columbia |
Palmetto State |
South Dakota |
SD |
Pierre |
Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State |
Tennessee |
TN |
Nashville |
Volunteer State, Big Bend State |
Texas |
TX |
Austin |
Lone Star State |
Utah |
UT |
Salt Lake City |
Beehive State |
Vermont |
VT |
Montpelier |
Green Mountain State |
Virginia |
VA |
Richmond |
Old Dominion |
Washington |
WA |
Olympia |
Evergreen State, Chinook State |
West Virginia |
WV |
Charleston |
Mountain State |
Wisconsin |
WI |
Madison |
Badger State |
Wyoming |
WY |
Cheyenne |
Equality State, Cowboy State |