U.S. States Nicknames - Nicknames Of All 50 States

Last updated on January 1st, 2022

This page contains the names of the 50 US states and their nicknames. We have a column with the state’s official nickname and other with the unofficial nicknames.

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Serial number	State name	Official state nicknames	Unofficial state nicknames
1.	Alabama	Yellowhammer State	1. Heart of Dixie 2. Cotton State 3. Stars Fell on Alabama 4. Camellia State 5. Lizard State 6. Cotton Plantation State
2.	Alaska	Last Frontier	1. Land of the Midnight Sun 2. Great Land 3. Seward's Folly 4. Seward's Icebox 5. Russian America 6. Territory of Baranov 7. Mainland State 8. 49th State 9. Sourdough State 10. Up Over
3.	Arizona	Grand Canyon State	1. Apache State 2. Copper State 3. Baby State 4. Aztec State 5. Italy of America 6. Sand Hill State 7. Sunset State 8. Valentine State
4.	Arkansas	Natural State	1. Land of Opportunity 2. Wonder State 3. Bowie State 4. Toothpick State 5. Hot Water State 6. Bear State 7. Razorback State 8. What a State! 9. Rackensack 10. Diamond State
5.	California	Golden State	1. Grape State 2. Land of Sunshine and Opportunity 3. Land of Milk and Honey 4. Land of Fruits and Nuts 5. Where Stars Are Buried 6. Cereal Bowl of the Nation 7. Eureka State 8. Bear State (or Republic) 9. El Dorado State 10. Golden West
6.	Colorado	Centennial State	1. Columbine State 2. Rocky Mountain State 3. Highest State 4. Mile-high State 5. Buffalo Plains State 6. Lead State 7. Silver State 8. Treasure State 9. Colorful Colorado
7.	Connecticut	Constitution State	1. Arsenal of the Nation 2. Nutmeg State 3. Provisions State 4. Blue Law State 5. Land of Steady Habits 6. Freestone State
8.	Delaware	First State	1. Diamond State 2. Spud State 3. Blue Hen State 4. Small Wonder 5. Peach State 6. New Sweden 7. Land of Tax-Free Shopping
9.	Florida	Sunshine State	1. Everglade State 2. Orange State 3. Alligator State (No other state is nicknamed for a reptile.) 4. Peninsula State 5. Flower State 6. Citrus State
10.	Georgia	Peach State	1. Empire State of the South 2. Goober State 3. Yankee-land of the South 4. Cracker State 5. Buzzard State 6. Pine State
11.	Hawaii	Aloha State	1. Pineapple State 2. Rainbow State 3. Youngest State 4. Paradise of the Pacific 5. Crossroads of the Pacific
12.	Idaho	Gem State	1. Spud State 2. Gem of the Mountains 3. Land of Famous Potatoes
13.	Illinois	Prairie State	1. Land of Lincoln 2. Rainy State 3. Corn State 4. Inland Empire 5. Sucker State 6. Garden of the West 7. Garden State
14.	Indiana	Hoosier State	1. Hospitality State 2. Crossroads of America
15.	Iowa	Hawkeye State	1. Tall Corn State
16.	Kansas	Sunflower State	1. Jayhawk State 2. Wheat State 3. Central State 4. Grasshopper State 5. Garden of the West 6. Squatter State 7. Bleeding Kansas 8. Battleground of Freedom 9. Cyclone State 10. Midway, USA
17.	Kentucky	Bluegrass State	1. Tobacco State 2. Hemp State 3. Rock-Ribbed State 4. Dark and Bloody Ground
18.	Louisiana	Pelican State	1. Bayou State 2. Child of the Mississippi 3. Creole State 4. Mardi Gras State 5. Cajun State 6. Jazz capital of the US 7. Bayou Country 8. Cajun Country 9. Sportsman's Paradise 10. Fisherman's Paradise 11. Holland of America 12. Sugar State
19.	Maine	Pine Tree State	1. Vacationland 2. Switzerland of America 3. Down East 4. Polar Star State 5. Lumber State 6. Border State 7. Old Dirigo State
20.	Maryland	Old Line State	1. Cockade State 2. Free State 3. Monumental State 4. Terrapin State 5. Chesapeake State 6. Oyster State 7. America in Miniature
21.	Massachusetts	Bay State	1. Colony State 2. Spirit of America
22.	Michigan	Great Lakes State	1. Mitten State 2. Winter Water Wonderland 3. Wolverine State 4. Peninsula State 5. Lake State 6. Lady of the Lake 7. Auto State
23.	Minnesota	North Star State	1. Gopher State 2. State of Hockey 3. Land of 10,000 Lakes 4. Bread and Butter State 5. Bread Basket of the Nation 6. Cream Pitcher of the Nation 7. Wheat State 8. Playground of the Nation 9. New England of the West
24.	Mississippi	Magnolia State	1. Hospitality State 2. Mudcat State 3. Groundhog State 4. Bayou State 5. Eagle State 6. Border-Eagle State
25.	Missouri	Show Me State	1. Bullion State 2. Cave State 3. Iron Mountain State 4. Lead State 5. Puke State 6. Ozark State 7. Pennsylvania of the West. 8. Mother of the West
26.	Montana	Treasure State	1. Big Sky Country 2. Last Best Place 3. Bonanza State 4. Land of Shining Mountains 5. Stub-Toe State 6. Headwaters State 7. Mountain State
27.	Nebraska	Cornhusker State	1. Beef State 2. Tree Planters' State 3. Antelope State 4. Bugeating State 5. Black Water State 6. Squatters
28.	Nevada	Silver State	1. Battle-Born State 2. Sagebrush State 3. Sage State 4. Mining State 5. Sierra Nevada Territory 6. Washoe Territory 7. Carson Territory 8. Eastern Slope 9. Humboldt 10. Esmeralda 11. Sierra Plata 12. Oro Plata 13. Bullion 14. Divorce State 15. Silverland
29.	New Hampshire	Granite State	1. Mother of Rivers 2. White Mountain State 3. Queen State 4. Switzerland of America
30.	New Jersey	Garden State	1. Clam State 2. Camden State 3. Camden and Amboy State 4. Jersey Blue State 5. Pathway of the Revolution 6. Mosquito State
31.	New Mexico	Land of Enchantment	1. "Otro" 2. New Andalusia 3. Colorful State 4. Cactus State 5. Spanish State 6. Land of Sunshine 7. Sunshine State 8. Land of the Delight Makers 9. Land of Opportunity 10. Land of the Heart's Desire 11. Outer Space State
32.	New York	Empire State	1. Big Apple 2. Excelsior State 3. Knickerbocker State 4. Gateway to the West
33.	North Carolina	Tar Heel State	1. Old North State 2. Turpentine State 3. First in Flight 4. First in Freedom 5. Land of the Sky 6. Rip Van Winkle State
34.	North Dakota	Peace Garden State	1. Flickertail State 2. Sioux State 3. Roughrider State 4. Land of the Dakotas 5. Great Central State
35.	Ohio	Buckeye State	1. Mother of Modern Presidents 2. Yankee State
36.	Oklahoma	Sooner State	1. Cowboy Country 2. Land of the Red Man 3. Boomer's Paradise
37.	Oregon	Beaver State	1. Union State 2. Webfoot State 3. Hard-case State 4. Sunset State
38.	Pennsylvania	Keystone State	1. Independence State 2. Quaker State Commonwealth 3. Oil State 4. Coal State 5. Steel State
39.	Rhode Island	Ocean State	1. Little Rhody 2. Plantation State 3. Smallest State 4. Land of Roger Williams 5. Southern Gateway of New England
40.	South Carolina	Palmetto State	1. Rice State 2. Iodine State 3. Keystone of the South Atlantic Seaboard 4. Swamp State 5. Sand-lapper State.
41.	South Dakota	Mount Rushmore State (Official)	1. Blizzard State 2. Artesian State 3. Land of Infinite Variety 4. Land of Plenty
42.	Tennessee	Volunteer State	1. Butternut State 2. Big Bend State 3. Mother of Southwestern Statesmen 4. River with the Big Bend 5. Hog State 6. Hominy State
43.	Texas	Lone Star State	1. Beef State 2. Jumbo State 3. Super-American State 4. Banner State 5. Blizzard State
44.	Utah	Beehive State	1. Deseret Mormon State 2. Land of the Mormons 3. Land of the Saints 4. Salt Lake State
45.	Vermont	Green Mountain State
46.	Virginia	Old Dominion	1. Mother of Presidents 2. Ancient Dominion 3. Mother of States 4. Mother of Statesmen 5. Cavalier State
47.	Washington	Evergreen State	1. State of Love and Trust 2. Chinook State 3. Green Tree State
48.	West Virginia	Mountain State	1. Panhandle State
49.	Wisconsin	Badger State	1. America’s Dairyland 2. Cheese State 3. Dairy State 4. America's Bread Basket 5. Copper State
50.	Wyoming	Equality State	1. Cowboy State 2. Park State 3. Suffrage State 4. Sagebrush State 5. Big Wyoming

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U.S. States Nicknames – Nicknames Of All 50 States