Every US state has a nickname (or two, or more), the table below shows all nicknames. You will find more facts about every state below the main table.
State Name | Its Nickname |
Alabama | Yellowhammer State |
Alaska | The Last Frontier |
Arizona | The Grand Canyon State |
Arkansas | The Natural State |
California | The Golden State |
Colorado | The Centennial State |
Connecticut | The Constitution State |
Delaware | The First State |
Florida | The Sunshine State |
Georgia | The Peach State |
Hawaii | The Aloha State |
Idaho | The Gem State |
Illinois | Prairie State |
Indiana | The Hoosier State |
Iowa | The Hawkeye State |
Kansas | The Sunflower State |
Kentucky | The Bluegrass State |
Louisiana | The Pelican State |
Maine | The Pine Tree State |
Maryland | The Old Line State |
Massachusetts | The Bay State |
Michigan | The Great Lakes State |
Minnesota | The North Star State |
Mississippi | The Magnolia State |
Missouri | The Show Me State |
Montana | The Treasure State |
Nebraska | The Cornhusker State |
Nevada | The Silver State |
New Hampshire | The Granite State |
New Jersey | The Garden State |
New Mexico | The Land of Enchantment |
New York | The Empire State |
North Carolina | The Tar Heel State |
North Dakota | The Peace Garden State |
Ohio | The Buckeye State |
Oklahoma | The Sooner State |
Oregon | The Beaver State |
Pennsylvania | The Keystone State |
Rhode Island | The Ocean State |
South Carolina | The Palmetto State |
South Dakota | Mount Rushmore State |
Tennessee | The Volunteer State |
Texas | The Lone Star State |
Utah | The Beehive State |
Vermont | The Green Mountain State |
Virginia | The Old Dominion State |
Washington | The Evergreen State |
West Virginia | The Mountain State |
Wisconsin | The Badger State |
Wyoming | The Equality or Cowboy State |
Alabama, nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, has a population of almost 4,84 million (2014).
The state capital is Montgomery and the largest cities are Birmingham – Montgomery – Mobile – Huntsville – Tuscaloosa – Hoover – Dothan – Decatur – Auburn – Madison.
Alaska, nicknamed the Last Frontier, has a population of just over 735,000 (2014). The state capital is Juneau, and the largest cities are Anchorage – Fairbanks – Juneau – Sitka – Ketchikan – Wasilla – Kenai – Kodiak – Bethel – Palmer
Arizona, nicknamed the Grand Canyon State, has a population of just over 6,6 million (2014). The state capital is Phoenix, and the largest cities are Phoenix – Tucson – Mesa – Chandler – Glendale – Scottsdale – Gilbert – Tempe – Peoria – Surprise – Yuma
Arkansas, nicknamed the Natural State, has a population of almost 3 million (2014). The state capital is Little Rock, and the largest cities are Little Rock – Fort Smith – Fayetteville – Springdale – Jonesboro – North Little Rock – Conway – Rogers – Pine Bluff – Bentonville
California, nicknamed the Golden State, has a population of almost 39 million (2014). The state capital is Sacramento, and the largest cities are Los Angeles – San Diego – San Jose – San Francisco – Fresno – Sacramento – Long Beach – Oakland – Bakersfield – Anaheim
Colorado, nicknamed the Centennial State, has a population of almost 5,27 million (2014). The state capital is Denver, and the largest cities are Denver – Colorado Springs – Aurora – Fort Collins – Lakewood – Thornton – Pueblo – Arvada – Westminster – Centennial
Connecticut, nicknamed the Constitution State, has a population of nearly 3,6 million (2014). The state capital is Hartford, and the largest cities are Bridgeport – New Haven – Hartford – Stamford – Waterbury – Norwalk – Danbury – New Britain – Meriden – Bristol
Delaware, nicknamed the First State, has a population of just over 926,000 (2014). The State capital is Dover and the largest cities are Wilmington – Dover – Newark – Middletown – Smyrna – Milford – Seaford – Georgetown – Elsmere – New Castle
Florida, nicknamed the Sunshine State, has a population of almost 20 million (2014). The state capital is Tallahassee, and the largest cities are Jacksonville – Miami – Tampa – Saint Petersburg – Orlando – Hialeah – Tallahassee – Fort Lauderdale – Port St. Lucie – Pembroke Pines
Georgia, nicknamed the Peach State, has a population of nearly 10 million (2014). The state capital is Atlanta, and the largest cities are Atlanta – Augusta – Columbus – Savannah – Athens – Sandy Springs – Macon – Roswell – Albany – John’s Creek
Hawaii, nicknamed the Aloha State, has a population of a little over 1,4 million (2014). The state capital is Honululu, and the largest cities are Honolulu – Pearl City – Hilo – Kailua – Waipahu – Kaneohe – Mililani – Kahului – Ewa Gentry – Mililani Mauka
Idaho, nicknamed the Gem State, has a population of just over 1,6 million (2014). The state capital is Boise, and the largest cities are Boise – Nampa – Meridian – Idaho Falls – Pocatello – Caldwell – Coeur d’Alene – Twin Falls – Lewiston – Post Falls
Illinois, nicknamed the Prairie State, has a population of almost 13 million (2014). The state capitalis Springfield, and the largest cities are Chicago – Aurora – Rockford – Joliet – Naperville – Springfield – Peoria – Elgin – Waukegan – Cicero
Indiana, nicknamed the Hoosier State, has a population of almost 6,6 million (2014). The state capital is Minneapolis, and the largest cities are Indianapolis – Fort Wayne – Evansville – South Bend – Hammond – Bloomington – Gary – Carmel – Fishers – Muncie
Iowa, nicknamed the Hawkeye State, has a population of nearly 3,1 million (2014). The state capital is Des Moines, and the largest cities are Des Moines – Cedar Rapids – Davenport – Sioux City – Waterloo – Iowa City – Council Bluffs – Ames – Dubuque – Ankeny
Kansas, nicknamed the Sunflower State, has a population of almost 2,9 million (2014). The state capital is Topeka, and the largest cities are Wichita – Overland Park – Kansas City – Topeka – Olathe – Lawrence – Shawnee – Manhattan – Lenexa – Salina
Kentucky, nicknamed the Bluegrass State, has a population of almost 4,4 million (2014). The state capital is Frankfort, and the largest cities are Louisville – Lexington – Fayette – Bowling Green – Owensboro – Covington – Hopkinsville – Richmond – Florence – Georgetown – Henderson
Louisiana, nicknamed the Pelican State, has a population of nearly 4,63 million (2014). The state capital is Baton Rouge, and the largest cities are New Orleans – Baton Rouge – Shreveport – LaFayette – Lake Charles – Kenner – Bossier City – Monroe – Alexandria – Houma
Maine, nicknamed the Pine Tree State, has a population of around 1,33 million (2014). The state capital is Augusta, and the largest cities are Portland – Lewiston – Bangor – South Portland – Auburn – Biddeford – Augusta – Saco – Westbrook -Scarborough
Maryland, nicknamed the Old Line State, has a population of nearly 6 million (2014). The state capital in Annapolis, and the largest cities are Baltimore – Frederick – Rockville – Gaithersburg – Bowie – Hagerstown – Annapolis – College Park – Salisbury – Laurel
Massachusetts, nicknamed the Bay State, has a population of nearly 6,7 million (2014). The state capital is Boston, and the largest cities are Boston – Worcester – Springfield – Lowell – Cambridge – New Bedford – Brockton – Quincy – Lynn – Fall River
Michigan, nicknamed the Wolverine State and the Great Lakes State, has a population of around 9,9 million (2014). The state capital is Lansing, and the largest cities are Detroit – Grand Rapids – Warren – Sterling Heights – Lansing – Ann Arbor – Flint – Dearborn – Livonia – Westland
Minnesota, nicknamed the North Star State and the Land of 10,000 Lakes, has a population of just over 5,43 million (2014). The state capital is Saint Paul, and the largest cities are Minneapolis – Saint Paul – Rochester – Duluth – Bloomington – Brooklyn Park – Plymouth – St. Cloud – Eagan – Woodbury
Mississippi, nicknamed the Magnolia State, has a population of nearly 3 million (2014). The state capital is Jackson, and the largest cities are Jackson – Gulfport – Southaven – Hattiesburg – Biloxi – Meridian – Tupelo – Greenville – Olive Branch – Horn Lake
Missouri, nicknamed the Show Me State, has a population of almost 6,05 million (2014). The state capital is Jefferson City, and the largest cities are Kansas City – Saint Louis – Springfield – Independence – Columbia – Lee’s Summit – O’Fallon – Saint Joseph – Saint Charles – Blue Springs
Montana, nicknamed the Treasure State, has a population of almost 1,02 million (2014). The state capital is Helena, and the largest cities are Billings – Missoula – Great Falls – Bozeman – Butte – Helena – Kalispell – Havre – Anaconda – Miles City
Nebraska, nicknamed the Cornhusker State, has a population of around 1,87 million (2014). The state capital is Lincoln, and the largest cities are Omaha – Lincoln – Bellevue – Grand Island – Kearney – Fremont – Hastings – North Platte – Norfolk – Columbus
Nevada, nicknamed the Silver State, has a population of around 2,8 million (2014). The state capital is Carson City, and the largest cities are Las Vegas – Henderson – Reno – North Las Vegas – Sparks – Carson City – Fernley – Elko – Mesquite – Boulder City
New Hampshire, nicknamed the Granite State, has a population of nearly 1,4 million (2014). The state capital in Concord, and the largest cities are Manchester – Nashua – Concord – Dover – Rochester – Keene – Portsmouth – Laconia – Claremont – Lebanon
New Jersey, nicknamed the Garden State, has a population of almost 8,9 million (2014). The state capital is Trenton, and the largest cities are Newark – Jersey City – Paterson – Elizabeth – Trenton – Clifton – Camden – Passaic – Union – East Orange
New Mexico, nicknamed Land of Enchantment, has a population of around 2,1 million. The state capital is Santa Fe, and the largest cities are Albuquerque – Las Cruces – Rio Rancho – Santa Fe – Roswell – Farmington – Alamogordo – Carlsbad – Gallup – Deming
New York, nicknamed the Empire State, has a population of nearly 20 million (2014). The state capital is Albany, and the largest cities are New York – Buffalo – Rochester – Yonkers – Syracuse – Albany – New Rochelle – Mount Vernon – Schenectady – Utica
North Carolina, nicknamed the Old North State and the Tar Heel State, has a population of around 9,85 million. The state capital is Raleigh, and the largest cities are Charlotte – Raleigh – Greensboro – Winston-Salem – Durham – Fayetteville – Cary – Wilmington – High Point – Greenville
North Dakota, nicknamed the Roughrider State, the Peace Garden State, and the Flickertail State, has a population of around 725,000. The state capital is Bismarck, and the largest cities are Fargo – Bismarck – Grand Forks – Minot – West Fargo – Mandan – Dickinson – Jamestown – Williston – Wahpeton
Ohio, nicknamed the Buckeye State, has a population of almost 11,58 million (2014). The state capital is Columbus, and th largest cities are Columbus – Cleveland – Cincinnati – Toledo – Akron – Dayton – Parma – Canton – Youngstown – Lorain
Oklahoma, nicknamed the Sooner State, has a population of around 3,85 million (2014). The sate capital is Oklahoma City, and the largest cities are Oklahoma City – Tulsa – Norman – Broken Arrow – Lawton – Edmond – Moore – Midwest City – Enid – Stillwater
Oregon, nicknamed the Beaver State, has a population of just over 3,93 million (2014). The state capital is Salem, and the largest cities are Portland – Eugene – Salem – Gresham – Hillsboro – Beaverton – Bend – Medford – Springfield – Corvallis
Pennsylvania, nicknamed the Keystone State, has a population of a little over 12,77 million (2014). The state capital is Harrisburg, and the largest cities are Philadelphia – Pittsburgh – Allentown – Erie – Reading – Scranton – Bethlehem – Lancaster – Harrisburg – Altoona
Rhode Island, nicknamed the Ocean State, has a population of almost 1,06 million (2014). The state capital is Providence, and the largest cities are Providence – Warwick – Cranston – Pawtucket – East Providence – Woonsocket – Newport – Central Falls
South Carolina, nicknamed the Palmetto State, has a population of nearly 4,78 million (2014). The state capital is Columbia, and the largest cities are Columbia – Charleston – North Charleston – Mount Pleasant – Rock Hill – Greenville – Summerville – Sumter – Hilton Head Island – Florence
South Dakota, nicknamed the Mount Rushmore State, has a population of almost 845,000. The state captal is Pierre, and the largest cities are Sioux Falls – Rapid City – Aberdeen – Brookings – Watertown – Mitchell – Yankton – Pierre – Huron – Vermillion
Tennessee, nicknamed the Volunteer State, has a population of almost 6,5 million (2014). The state capital is Nashville, and the largest cities are Memphis – Nashville – Knoxville – Chattanooga – Clarksville – Murfreesboro – Jackson – Johnson City – Franklin -Bartlett
Texas, nicknamed the Lone Star State, has a population of nearly 26,5 million (2014). The state capital is Austin, and the largest cities are Houston – San Antonio – Dallas – Austin – Fort Worth – El Paso – Arlington – Corpus Christi – Plano – Laredo
Utah, nicknamed the Beehive State, has a population of around 2,91 million (2014). The state capital is Salt Lake City, and the largest cities are Salt Lake City – West Valley City – Provo – West Jordan – Orem – Sandy – Ogden – St. George – Layton – Taylorsville
Vermont, nicknamed the Grreen Mountain State, has a population of around 627,000 (2014). The state capital is Montpelier, and the largest cities are Burlington – South Burlington – Rutland – Essex Junction – Barre – Montpelier – Winooski – St. Albans – Newport- Bellows Falls
Virginia, nicknamed the Old Dominion State, has a population of just over 8,26 million (2014). The state capital is Richmond, and the largest cities are Virginia Beach – Norfolk – Chesapeake – Richmond – Newport News – Alexandria – Hampton – Roanoke – Portsmouth – Suffolk
Washington, nicknamed the Evergreen State, has a population of just over 6,92 million (2014). The state capital is Olympia, and the largest cities are Seattle – Spokane – Tacoma – Vancouver – Bellevue – Everett – Kent – Yakima – Renton – Federal Way
West Virginia, nicknamed the Mountain State, has a population of around 1,85 million (2014). The state capital is Charleston, and the largest cities are Charleston – Huntington – Parkersburg – Morgantown – Wheeling – Weirton – Fairmont – Beckley – Martinsburg – Clarksburg
Wisconsin, nicknamed the Badger State, has a population of around 5,75 million (2014). The state capital is Madison, and the largest cities are Milwaukee – Madison – Green Bay – Kenosha – Racine – Appleton – Waukesha – Oshkosh – Eau Claire – West Allis
Wyoming, nicknamed the Equality State, has a population of around 583,000 (2014). The state capital is Cheyenne, and the largest cities are Cheyenne – Casper – Laramie – Gillette – Rock Springs – Sheridan – Green River – Evanston – Riverton – Jackson