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| Geography |
| States |
| USA: Classified |
| Official nicknames |
| License plates |
| Other |
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Most US states have an official nickname; many of them have a "slogan" that they use on their car licence (sorry, license) plates; and many of them also have other, unofficial nicknames, or historical ones.
This page lists all three types, in three separate sections.
| Aloha State |
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Hawaii |
| Bay State |
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Massachusetts |
| Beaver State |
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Oregon |
| Beehive State |
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Utah |
| Bluegrass State |
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Kentucky |
| Buckeye State |
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Ohio |
| Centennial State |
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Colorado |
| Constitution State |
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Connecticut |
| Cornhusker State |
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Nebraska |
| Empire State |
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New York |
| Equality State |
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Wyoming |
| Evergreen State |
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Washington |
| First State |
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Delaware |
| Garden State |
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New Jersey |
| Gem State |
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Idaho |
| Golden State |
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California |
| Grand Canyon State |
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Arizona |
| Granite State |
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New Hampshire |
| Green Mountain State |
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Vermont |
| Hawkeye State |
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Iowa |
| Hoosier State |
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Indiana |
| Keystone State |
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Pennsylvania |
| Land of Enchantment |
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New Mexico |
| Last Frontier |
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Alaska |
| Lone Star State |
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Texas |
| Magnolia State |
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Mississippi |
| Mountain State |
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West Virginia |
| Mount Rushmore State |
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South Dakota |
| Natural State |
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Arkansas |
| North Star State |
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Minnesota |
| Ocean State |
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Rhode Island |
| The Old Dominion |
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Virginia |
| Old Line State |
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Maryland |
| Palmetto State |
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South Carolina |
| Peach State |
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Georgia |
| Pelican State |
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Louisiana |
| Pine Tree State |
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Maine |
| Peace Garden State |
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North Dakota |
| Prairie State |
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Illinois |
| Show Me State |
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Missouri |
| Silver State |
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Nevada |
| Sooner State |
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Oklahoma |
| Sunflower State |
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Kansas |
| Sunshine State |
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Florida |
| Tar Heel State |
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North Carolina |
| Treasure State |
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Montana |
| Volunteer State |
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Tennessee |
| Wolverine State |
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Michigan |
| None (unofficially: Badger State) |
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Wisconsin |
| None (unofficially: Cotton State, Yellowhammer State, or Heart of Dixie) |
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Alabama |
Where a nickname is in brackets in the table below, it's also the official nickname. So, if setting questions: to avoid confusing the contestant(s), if you have to ask about these in the context of license plates, it may be as well to mention that they're also the official nicknames.
| Heart of Dixie |
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Alabama |
| (Last Frontier) |
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Alaska |
| (Grand Canyon State) |
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Arizona |
| (Natural State) |
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Arkansas |
| None |
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California |
| See Note 1 |
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Colorado |
| (Constitution State) |
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Connecticut |
| (First State) |
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Delaware |
| (Sunshine State) |
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Florida |
| See Note 2 |
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Georgia |
| (Aloha State) |
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Hawaii |
| Little Ida |
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Idaho |
| Land of Lincoln |
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Illinois |
| None |
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Indiana |
| None |
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Iowa |
| See Note 3 |
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Kansas |
| (Bluegrass State) |
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Kentucky |
| Sportsman's Paradise; see Note 4 |
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Louisiana |
| Vacationland |
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Maine |
| None |
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Maryland |
| The Spirit of America |
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Massachusetts |
| See Note 5 |
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Michigan |
| (Land of) 10,000 Lakes |
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Minnesota |
| The Birthplace of America's Music |
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Mississippi |
| (Show Me State) |
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Missouri |
| Big Sky Country (see Note 6) |
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Montana |
| SeeNote7 |
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Nebraska |
| (Silver State) |
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Nevada |
| None |
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New Hampshire |
| (Garden State) |
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New Jersey |
| (Land of Enchantment) |
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New Mexico |
| (Empire State) |
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New York |
| First in Flight State |
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North Carolina |
| (Peace Garden State) |
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North Dakota |
| Birthplace of Aviation (previously The Heart Of It All) |
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Ohio |
| Native America |
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Oklahoma |
| Pacific Wonderland (now at extra cost) |
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Oregon |
| None (previously the same) |
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Pennsylvania |
| (Ocean State) |
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Rhode Island |
| None (previously Iodine Products State) |
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South Carolina |
| None |
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South Dakota |
| (Volunteer State) |
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Tennessee |
| (Lone Star State) |
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Texas |
| None (previously Friendly State) |
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Utah |
| (Green Mountain State) |
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Vermont |
| None |
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Virginia |
| (Evergreen State) |
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Washington |
| None (previously the same) |
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West Virginia |
| America's Dairyland |
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Wisconsin |
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Wyoming |
Notes:
| 1 | As well as "Centennial State" (the official state nickname), Colorado has previously used "Colourful Colorado" on license plates |
| 2 | Georgia currently has no nickname on its license plates, but it has in the past used "Peach State" (the official nickname) |
| 3 | Kansas currently has no nickname on its license plates, but it has in the past used "Wheat State" |
| 4 | Louisiana has previously used "Bayou State" on license plates |
| 5 | Michigan currently has no nickname on its license plates, but it has in the past used both "Great Lakes State" (the official nickname) and "Winter Water Wonderland" |
| 6 | Montana has previously used "Treasure State" (the official nickname) on license plates |
| 7 | Nebraska currently has no nickname on its license plates, but it has in the past used both "Cornhusker State" (the official nickname) and "Beef State". It also has "The Good Life" on state border signs |
If setting questions from this section, I would suggest you make it clear that these are not the official nicknames. For example: "Which US state is sometimes known as ... ?"
| Cotton State |
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Alabama |
| Yellowhammer State | ||
| Land of the Midnight Sun |
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Alaska |
| Seward's Folly (dubbed by opponents of its purchase) | ||
| Apache State |
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Arizona |
| Wonder State |
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Arkansas |
| Bear State | ||
| Land of Opportunity (previously the official nickname) | ||
| El Dorado |
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California |
| Rocky Mountain State |
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Colorado |
| Nutmeg State |
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Connecticut |
| Blue Law State | ||
| Freestone State | ||
| Diamond State |
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Delaware |
| Blue Hen State | ||
| Everglade State |
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Florida |
| Peninsula State | ||
| Empire State of the South |
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Georgia |
| Cracker State | ||
| Goober State | ||
| Gem of the Mountains |
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Idaho |
| Sucker State |
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Illinois |
| Jayhawker State |
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Kansas |
| Central State | ||
| America's Breadbasket | ||
| Corn Cracker State Dark and Bloody Ground |
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Kentucky |
| Creole State |
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Louisiana |
| Sugar State | ||
| Bayou State | ||
| Free State |
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Maryland |
| Chesapeake State | ||
| Old Colony State |
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Massachusetts |
| Lake State |
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Michigan |
| Gopher State |
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Minnesota |
| Bread and Butter State | ||
| Bayou State |
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Mississippi |
| Hospitality State (previously used on license plates) | ||
| Bullion State |
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Missouri |
| Beef State (once used on license plates) |
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Nebraska |
| Tree Planters' State | ||
| Blackwater State | ||
| The Good Life (on road border signs) | ||
| Sagebrush State |
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Nevada |
| Battle Born State | ||
| White Mountain State |
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New Hampshire |
| The Crossroads of the Revolution (previously used on license plates) |
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New Jersey |
| Sunshine State |
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New Mexico |
| Excelsior State |
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New York |
| Old North State |
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North Carolina |
| Turpentine State | ||
| Sioux State |
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North Dakota |
| Flickertail State | ||
| Webfoot State |
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Oregon |
| Liberty Bell State |
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Pennsylvania |
| Independence State | ||
| Quaker State | ||
| Little Rhody |
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Rhode Island |
| Coyote State |
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South Dakota |
| Sunshine State (former official nickname) | ||
| Blizzard State | ||
| Big Bend State |
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Tennessee |
| Mormon State |
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Utah |
| Cavalier State |
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Virginia |
| Mother of Presidents | ||
| Chinook State |
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Washington |
| Apple State | ||
| Panhandle State |
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West Virginia |
| Badger State |
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Wisconsin |
| Cowboy State |
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Wyoming |
| Forever West (on road border signs) |
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