The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
State, federal district, and territory nicknames
Official state, federal district, and territory nicknames are highlighted in bold. A state nickname is not to be confused with an official state motto.
State,federal district,or territory | Nickname(s) |
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Alabama12 |
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Alaska |
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American Samoa | |
Arizona |
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Arkansas | |
California | |
Colorado |
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Connecticut | |
Delaware |
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District of Columbia72 | |
Florida | |
Georgia |
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Guam | |
Hawaii | |
Idaho | |
Illinois106 | |
Indiana |
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Iowa |
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Kansas |
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Kentucky | |
Louisiana | |
Maine |
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Maryland | |
Massachusetts | |
Michigan |
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Minnesota |
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Mississippi |
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Missouri |
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Montana |
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Nebraska | |
Nevada |
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New Hampshire |
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New Jersey |
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New Mexico |
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New York |
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North Carolina | |
North Dakota |
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Northern Mariana Islands181 | |
Ohio |
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Oklahoma |
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Oregon |
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Pennsylvania | |
Puerto Rico |
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Rhode Island |
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South Carolina |
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South Dakota | |
Tennessee |
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Texas |
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U.S. Virgin Islands214 |
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Utah |
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Vermont |
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Virginia |
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Washington227 |
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West Virginia |
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Wisconsin231232 | |
Wyoming |
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See also
- Lists portal
- List of U.S. state and territory mottos
- List of demonyms for U.S. states
- List of city nicknames in the United States
- List of provincial and territorial nicknames in Canada
- Lists of nicknames: nickname list articles on Wikipedia
Notes
External links
References
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No official nickname. ↩
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"Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors". Alabama Department of Archives & History. April 20, 2006. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2007. Alabama does not have an official nickname. https://web.archive.org/web/20181224225303/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/emblems.html%20 ↩
"Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors". Alabama Department of Archives & History. April 20, 2006. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2007. Alabama does not have an official nickname. https://web.archive.org/web/20181224225303/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/emblems.html%20 ↩
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No official nickname. ↩
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"New Hampshire Almanac >Fast New Hampshire Facts". State of New Hampshire official website. Retrieved October 12, 2012. http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/fastfact.html ↩
Florio, James J. (1980). "Statement of Hon. James J. Florio, First District of New Jersey, U.S. House of Representatives". Employee Protection and Community Stabilization Act of 1979, Hearing Before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-Sixth Congress, First Session on S. 1609, Camden, N.J., October 29, 1979. Washington: Government Printing Office. pp. 102–107. Retrieved January 7, 2023. /wiki/James_Florio ↩
McGurty, Eileen (2006). "Chapter 2: Solid Waste Management in the 'Garbage State': New Jersey's Transformation from Landfilling to Incineration". In Maher, Neil M. (ed.). New Jersey's Environments: Past, Present, and Future. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. pp. 28–50. ISBN 9780813539225. 9780813539225 ↩
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"North Carolina - First in Flight". www.carolana.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021. https://www.carolana.com/NC/Transportation/aviation/nc_first_in_flight.html ↩
"North Carolina - First in Flight". www.carolana.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021. https://www.carolana.com/NC/Transportation/aviation/nc_first_in_flight.html ↩
"The State of North Carolina - An Introduction to the Tar Heall State from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024. https://www.netstate.com/states/intro/nc_intro.htm ↩
"The State of North Carolina - An Introduction to the Tar Heall State from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024. https://www.netstate.com/states/intro/nc_intro.htm ↩
"Why We are Called Tar Heels". UNC Libraries. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080122055744/http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/tarheel.html ↩
Variety Vacationland Postcard Exhibit Archived September 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 28, 2011. http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/vacationland/index.html ↩
No official nickname. ↩
"Guam Visitors Bureau | GVB - Official Website". www.guamvisitorsbureau.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024. https://www.guamvisitorsbureau.com/ ↩
"License Plates of the Northern Mariana Islands". www.worldlicenseplates.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024. http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/PA_NMAR.html ↩
Though this phrase is used on license plates, it is unclear if it is the official nickname of the Northern Mariana Islands. ↩
"Northern Mariana Islands — Things to Do". www.iexplore.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024. https://www.iexplore.com/articles/travel-guides/australia-and-south-pacific/northern-mariana-islands/things-to-do ↩
Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005 http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/summary12/ ↩
"It's official: Ohio IS the birthplace of aviation". The Cincinnati Enquirer. June 14, 2003. Retrieved April 6, 2007. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/06/14/loc_ohioflight14.html ↩
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Writer John Francon Williams included a mention of Oregon as being the ‘Beaver State’ in 1892 in his book:The Advanced Class-Book of Modern Geography: Physical, Political, Commercial, by William Hughes and John Francon Williams, publ., London, George Philip & Son (1892) page 629: ‘OREGON, the ‘Beaver State,’ extends north of California to the Columbia River, which divides it from Washington.’ /wiki/John_Francon_Williams ↩
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"Archives". Los Angeles Times. May 15, 1986. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-15-mn-5160-story.html ↩
"Archives". Los Angeles Times. May 15, 1986. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-15-mn-5160-story.html ↩
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Tennessee Symbols and Honors, in Tennessee Blue Book http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/07-08/46-Symbols%20&%20Honors.pdf ↩
Tennessee Symbols and Honors, in Tennessee Blue Book http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/07-08/46-Symbols%20&%20Honors.pdf ↩
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Tennessee Symbols and Honors, in Tennessee Blue Book http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/07-08/46-Symbols%20&%20Honors.pdf ↩
Tennessee Symbols and Honors, in Tennessee Blue Book http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/07-08/46-Symbols%20&%20Honors.pdf ↩
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"Texas:Facts, Map, and State Symbols". EnchantedLearning.com. Retrieved March 9, 2008. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/texas/ ↩
No official nickname. ↩
"License Plates of the U.S. Virgin Islands". www.worldlicenseplates.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024. http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/CA_USVI.html ↩
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"NetState: Utah". Retrieved March 24, 2008. http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ut_intro.htm ↩
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"State it on a plate — Over the years, slogans, designs have taken some poetic license". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 22, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090822222036/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,660210998,00.html?pg=1 ↩
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Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005 http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/summary12/ ↩
"Old Dominion – Encyclopedia Virginia". https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Old_Dominion ↩
No official nickname. ↩
"Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2012. http://www.leg.wa.gov/Symbols/Pages/default.aspx ↩
Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "States, Popular Names of" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. /wiki/Daniel_Coit_Gilman ↩
Johnston, Ross B. (1926). West Virginia "the Switzerland of America" : a brief guide for tourists to some of its many scenic and historic places. Charleston, W. Va.: West Virginia Dept. of Agriculture. OCLC 9814800. /wiki/OCLC_(identifier) ↩
"Wisconsin State Symbols Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine" in Wisconsin Blue Book 2005-2006, p. 966. Wisconsin has no Official nickname. http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/bb/05bb/965-970.pdf ↩
No official nickname. ↩
Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "States, Popular Names of" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. /wiki/Daniel_Coit_Gilman ↩
Dornfeld, Margaret; Hantula, Richard (2010). Wisconsin: It's my state!. Marshall Cavendish. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-60870-062-2. 978-1-60870-062-2 ↩
Urdang, Laurence (1988). Names and Nicknames of Places and Things. Penguin Group USA. p. 8. ISBN 9780452009073. "America's Dairyland" A nickname of Wisconsin 9780452009073 ↩
"Wisconsin State Symbols Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine" in Wisconsin Blue Book 2005-2006, p. 966. Wisconsin has no Official nickname. http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/bb/05bb/965-970.pdf ↩
Kane, Joseph Nathan; Alexander, Gerard L. (1979). Nicknames and sobriquets of U.S. cities, States, and counties. Scarecrow Press. p. 412. ISBN 9780810812550. Wisconsin - America's Dairyland, The Badger State ... The Copper State ... 9780810812550 ↩
Herman, Jennifer L. (2008). Wisconsin Encyclopedia, American Guide. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 10. ISBN 9781878592613. Nicknames Wisconsin is generally known as The Badger State, The Dairy State, or America's Dairyland, although in the past it has been nicknamed The Copper State. 9781878592613 ↩
Bauer, Lisa (September 30, 2019). "Noncredit course offers fascinating look at little-known World War I history in Wisconsin". University of Wisconsin Madison Continuing Studies. Retrieved July 16, 2024. https://continuingstudies.wisc.edu/blog/noncredit-course-offers-fascinating-look-at-little-known-world-war-i-history-in-wisconsin/ ↩