<P> The following is a table of U.S. state nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames, and other traditional nicknames for individual states and the district of the United States . </P> <P> Current official state nicknames are highlighted in bold . A state nickname is not to be confused with an official state motto . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Nickname (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alabama (No official nickname) </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cotton Plantation State </Li> <Li> Cotton State </Li> <Li> Heart of Dixie (used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Lizard State </Li> <Li> Yellowhammer State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Land of the Midnight Sun </Li> <Li> Land of the Noonday Moon </Li> <Li> The Last Frontier (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Seward's Folly (named after U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward) </Li> <Li> Seward's Ice Box, Icebergia, Polaria, Walrussia, and Johnson's Polar Bear Garden were satirical names coined by members of the U.S. Congress during debate over the Alaska Purchase </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Apache State </Li> <Li> Aztec State </Li> <Li> Baby State (Because Arizona is the newest contiguous state in the Union) </Li> <Li> Copper State </Li> <Li> Grand Canyon State (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Italy of America </Li> <Li> Sand Hill State </Li> <Li> Sunset State </Li> <Li> Sweetheart State (See below) </Li> <Li> Valentine State (Arizona gained statehood on February 14, 1912) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Bear State </Li> <Li> Bowie State </Li> <Li> Hot Springs State </Li> <Li> Land of Opportunity (former official nickname; previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> The Natural State (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Razorback State </Li> <Li> Toothpick State </Li> <Li> Wonder State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> California </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> El Dorado State </Li> <Li> The Golden State (previously used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Buffalo Plains State (no longer used) </Li> <Li> Centennial State (previously used on license plates . Colorado was admitted to the Union one hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence .) </Li> <Li> Colorful Colorado (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Columbine State </Li> <Li> Highest State </Li> <Li> Lead State (no longer used) </Li> <Li> Mother of Rivers </Li> <Li> Rocky Mountain Empire (no longer used) </Li> <Li> Rocky Mountain State (no longer used) </Li> <Li> Silver State (no longer used; see Nevada) </Li> <Li> Ski Country USA </Li> <Li> Switzerland of America (no longer used) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Constitution State (official, currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Nutmeg State </Li> <Li> Provision State </Li> <Li> Blue Law State </Li> <Li> Freestone State </Li> <Li> Land of Steady Habits </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chemical Capital of the World (due to one time being the corporate headquarters for several international chemical companies .) </Li> <Li> Corporate Capital (due to the state's business - friendly incorporation laws) </Li> <Li> Diamond State (Thomas Jefferson is supposed to have referred to Delaware as being like a diamond - small in size but great in value) </Li> <Li> Blue Hen State or Blue Hen Chicken State </Li> <Li> The First State (Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution; currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Peach State (no longer used; see Georgia) </Li> <Li> Small Wonder </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Washington, D.C. </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Nation's Capital </Li> <Li> DMV (nickname for the broader metropolitan area of Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia) </Li> <Li> Inside the Beltway </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Alligator State </Li> <Li> Everglade State </Li> <Li> Flower State </Li> <Li> Gulf State </Li> <Li> Orange State </Li> <Li> Peninsula State or Peninsular State </Li> <Li> Sunshine State (currently used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Peach State (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Cracker State--Along with Florida, Georgia had been called "The Cracker State" in earlier times, perhaps a derogatory term that referred to immigrants, called "crackers," from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina . See also Atlanta Crackers: Origin of the name </Li> <Li> Empire State of the South--Georgia is the largest state in land area east of the Mississippi and was the leading industrial state of the Old South . </Li> <Li> Yankee - land of the South: Similarly to the above nickname, "Yankee - land of the South" speaks to industrial and economic development in the south . This nickname may be used in a derogatory sense . </Li> <Li> Goober State--Refers to peanuts, the official state crop . </Li> <Li> State of Adventure (On highway welcome signs) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Aloha State (officially the "popular" name, currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Paradise of the Pacific </Li> <Li> Pineapple State </Li> <Li> Rainbow State </Li> <Li> Youngest State </Li> <Li> 808 State (colloquial, refers to the state's area code .) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Idaho </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Gem State </Li> <Li> Gem of the Mountains </Li> <Li> Little Ida </Li> <Li> Spud State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Land of Lincoln (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Prairie State </Li> <Li> Corn State </Li> <Li> Garden of the West </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hoosier State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hawkeye State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Wheat State (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Central State </Li> <Li> Dorothy's Home </Li> <Li> Sunflower State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Bluegrass State (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Corn - cracker State (reported in 1881) </Li> <Li> The Dark and Bloody Ground State (an allusion to battles between the Creek, Shawnee, Chickasaw, and Cherokee tribes) </Li> <Li> Hemp State </Li> <Li> Tobacco State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Bayou State (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Creole State </Li> <Li> Pelican State </Li> <Li> Sportsman's Paradise (currently used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Vacationland (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Pine Tree State (Co-official with Vacationland) </Li> <Li> Lumber State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> America in Miniature </Li> <Li> Chesapeake State </Li> <Li> Cockade State </Li> <Li> Crab State </Li> <Li> Free State </Li> <Li> Monumental State </Li> <Li> Old Line State </Li> <Li> Oyster State </Li> <Li> Queen State </Li> <Li> Terrapin State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Baked Bean State </Li> <Li> Codfish State (formerly represented on license plates by a codfish) </Li> <Li> The Bay State </Li> <Li> Old Colony State </Li> <Li> Pilgrim State </Li> <Li> The Spirit of America (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> The People's Republic of Massachusetts (colloquial) </Li> <Li> Taxachusetts (colloquial) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The Great Lakes State (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Water Wonderland and Water - Winter Wonderland (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> The Wolverine State </Li> <Li> The Mitten State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Gopher State </Li> <Li> Land of 10,000 Lakes ("10,000 Lakes" currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> New England of the West </Li> <Li> North Star State </Li> <Li> State of Hockey </Li> <Li> Bread and Butter State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hospitality State (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Magnolia State </Li> <Li> The Birthplace of America's Music (currently being used on license plates) </Li> <Li> The Bayou State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Bullion State </Li> <Li> Show - Me State (currently used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montana </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Big Sky Country (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> The Last Best Place </Li> <Li> Treasure State (currently used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Antelope State </Li> <Li> Beef State (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Cornhusker State (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Bugeating State </Li> <Li> Blackwater State </Li> <Li> The Good Life (as seen on state border signs) </Li> <Li> Tree Planters State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Battle Born State (refers to the fact that Nevada joined the Union during the Civil War) </Li> <Li> Sagebrush State </Li> <Li> Silver State (currently used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Granite State </Li> <Li> The Live Free or Die State (official motto; "Live Free or Die" currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Mother of Rivers </Li> <Li> White Mountain State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Garden State (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> The Crossroads of the Revolution (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Garbage State (derogatory reference, punned off "Garden State") </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cactus State </Li> <Li> Land of Enchantment (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Land of Sunshine (predates "Land of Enchantment"; this earlier nickname highlighted the large percentage of sunshine received statewide) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Empire State (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Excelsior State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Old North State </Li> <Li> Tar Heel State </Li> <Li> Turpentine State </Li> <Li> Variety Vacationland </Li> <Li> First in Flight State (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> First in Freedom (currently used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Dakota </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Flickertail State </Li> <Li> Peace Garden State (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Rough Rider State </Li> <Li> Sioux State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Buckeye State </Li> <Li> Birthplace of Aviation (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> The Heart Of It All (formerly used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oklahoma </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Native America (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Sooner State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oregon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Beaver State </Li> <Li> Pacific Wonderland (previously used on license plates and currently available on an extra cost plate) </Li> <Li> Webfoot State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Keystone State (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Quaker State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Isla del Encanto ("Island of Enchantment") (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Borinquen (name given by indigenous people, the Tainos) </Li> <Li> The Other Area 51 </Li> <Li> Progress Island </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Little Rhody </Li> <Li> Ocean State (currently used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Rogues Island </Li> <Li> The Licentious Republic </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Palmetto State </Li> <Li> Iodine Products State (no longer used) (previously used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Dakota </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Artesian State </Li> <Li> Blizzard State </Li> <Li> Coyote State </Li> <Li> Land of Infinite Variety </Li> <Li> The Mount Rushmore State (officially adopted in 1980 in place of the former nickname of Coyote State) </Li> <Li> Sunshine State (no longer used; see Florida) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Big Bend State (refers to the Tennessee River) </Li> <Li> Butternut State (refers to the tan color of the uniforms worn by Tennessee soldiers in the American Civil War) </Li> <Li> Hog and Hominy State </Li> <Li> The Mother of Southwestern Statesmen </Li> <Li> Volunteer State (currently used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Friendship State </Li> <Li> Lone Star State (currently used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Utah </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Beehive State </Li> <Li> Mormon State </Li> <Li> Friendly State (formerly used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Green Mountain State (currently used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mother of Presidents </Li> <Li> Mother of States </Li> <Li> The Old Dominion </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Evergreen State (currently used on license plates) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mountain State (previously used on license plates) </Li> <Li> Panhandle State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wisconsin (No official nickname) </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Badger State </Li> <Li> America's Dairyland (Also on license plates since a 1939 state law) </Li> <Li> The Copper State (historical) </Li> <Li> The Dairy State </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cowboy State </Li> <Li> Equality State </Li> <Li> Forever West (on highway welcome signs) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Nickname (s) </Th> </Tr>

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