US States

US States – Abbreviations, Capitals & Nicknames

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