| State |
Capital |
Nickname |
Population (1) |
| Alabama |
Montgomery |
Yellowhammer state |
5,039,877 |
| Alaska |
Juneau |
The last frontier |
732,673 |
| Arizona |
Phoenix |
The grand canyon state |
7,276,316 |
| Arkansas |
Little Rock |
The natural state |
3,025,891 |
| California |
Sacramento |
The golden state |
39,237,836 |
| Colorado |
Denver |
The centennial state |
5,812,069 |
| Connecticut |
Hartford |
The constitution state |
3,605,597 |
| Delaware |
Dover |
The first state |
1,003,384 |
| Florida |
Tallahassee |
The sunshine state |
21,781,128 |
| Georgia |
Atlanta |
The peach state |
10,799,566 |
| Hawaii |
Honolulu |
The aloha state |
1,441,553 |
| Idaho |
Boise |
The gem state |
1,900,923 |
| Illinois |
Springfield |
Land of Lincoln |
12,671,469 |
| Indiana |
Indianapolis |
The hoosier state |
6,805,985 |
| Iowa |
Des Moines |
The hawkeye state |
3,193,079 |
| Kansas |
Topeka |
The sunflower state |
2,934,582 |
| Kentucky |
Frankfort |
The bluegrass state |
4,509,394 |
| Louisiana |
Baton Rouge |
The pelican state |
4,624,047 |
| Maine |
Augusta |
The pine tree state |
1,372,247 |
| Maryland |
Annapolis |
The old line state |
6,165,129 |
| Massachusetts |
Boston |
The bay state |
6,984,723 |
| Michigan |
Lansing |
The great lakes state |
10,050,811 |
| Minnesota |
St. Paul |
The north star state |
5,707,390 |
| Mississippi |
Jackson |
The magnolia state |
2,949,965 |
| Missouri |
Jefferson City |
The show me state |
6,168,187 |
| Montana |
Helena |
The treasure state |
1,104,271 |
| Nebraska |
Lincoln |
The cornhusker state |
1,963,692 |
| Nevada |
Carson City |
The silver state |
3,143,991 |
| New Hampshire |
Concord |
The granite state |
1,388,992 |
| New Jersey |
Trenton |
The garden state |
9,267,130 |
| New Mexico |
Santa Fe |
The land of enchantment |
2,115,877 |
| New York |
Albany |
The empire state |
19,835,913 |
| North Carolina |
Raleigh |
The tar heel state |
10,551,162 |
| North Dakota |
Bismarck |
The peace garden state |
774,948 |
| Ohio |
Columbus |
The buckeye state |
11,780,017 |
| Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City |
The sooner state |
3,986,639 |
| Oregon |
Salem |
The beaver state |
4,246,155 |
| Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg |
The keystone state |
12,964,056 |
| Rhode Island |
Providence |
The ocean state |
1,095,610 |
| South Carolina |
Columbia |
The palmetto state |
5,190,705 |
| South Dakota |
Pierre |
Mount rushmore state |
895,376 |
| Tennessee |
Nashville |
The volunteer state |
6,975,218 |
| Texas |
Austin |
The lone star |
29,527,941 |
| Utah |
Salt Lake City |
The beehive state |
3,337,975 |
| Vermont |
Montpelier |
The green mountain state |
645,570 |
| Virginia |
Richmond |
The old dominion state |
8,642,274 |
| Washington |
Olympia |
The evergreen state |
7,738,692 |
| West Virginia |
Charleston |
The mountian state |
1,782,959 |
| Wisconsin |
Madison |
The badger state |
5,895,908 |
| Wyoming |
Cheyenne |
The equality or cowboy state |
578,803 |
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| District of Columbia |
(is not a state) |
|
670,050 |
(1) Source: US Census Bureau (estimates for July 2021)
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