This is a list of U.S. state nicknames:

State	Nickname(s)
Alabama	Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie, Yellowhammer State
Alaska	The Last Frontier, Mainland State, Land of the Midnight Sun
Arizona	Apache State, Grand Canyon State
Arkansas	Bear State, Land of Opportunity, The Natural State
California	Golden State, The Golden West, El Dorado State, The Land of Milk and Honey
Colorado	Centennial State
Connecticut	Constitution State, Nutmeg State
Delaware	Diamond State, First State
Florida	Everglade State, Sunshine State
Georgia	Empire State of the South, Peach State
Hawaii	Aloha State
Idaho	Gem State
Illinois	Prairie State, Land of Lincoln
Indiana	Hoosier State
Iowa	Hawkeye State, Corn State
Kansas	Sunflower State, Jayhawker State
Kentucky	Bluegrass State
Louisiana	Pelican State, Sugar State, Creole State
Maine	Pine Tree State
Maryland	Old Line State, Free 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
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	Sooner State
Oregon	Beaver State
Pennsylvania	Keystone State
Rhode Island	Ocean State, Plantation State
South Carolina	Palmetto State
South Dakota	Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State
Tennessee	Volunteer State
Texas	Lone Star State
Utah	Beehive 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

See also

• Lists of U.S. state insignia

External link

• More Information about U.S. State Nicknames http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/statenicks.htm