| Alabama |
Montgomery |
Yellowhammer state |
4,558,000 |
| Alaska |
Juneau |
The last frontier |
664,000 |
| Arizona |
Phoenix |
The grand canyon state |
5,939,000 |
| Arkansas |
Little Rock |
The natural state |
2,779,000 |
| California |
Sacramento |
The golden state |
36,132,000 |
| Colorado |
Denver |
The centennial state |
4,665,000 |
| Connecticut |
Hartford |
The constitution state |
3,510,000 |
| Delaware |
Dover |
The first state |
844,000 |
| Florida |
Tallahassee |
The sunshine state |
17,790,000 |
| Georgia |
Atlanta |
The peach state |
9,073,000 |
| Hawaii |
Honolulu |
The aloha state |
1,275,000 |
| Idaho |
Boise |
The gem state |
1,429,000 |
| Illinois |
Springfield |
Land of Lincoln |
12,763,000 |
| Indiana |
Indianapolis |
The hoosier state |
6,272,000 |
| Iowa |
Des Moines |
The hawkeye state |
2,966,000 |
| Kansas |
Topeka |
The sunflower state |
2,745,000 |
| Kentucky |
Frankfort |
The bluegrass state |
4,173,000 |
| Louisiana |
Baton Rouge |
The pelican state |
4,524,000 |
| Maine |
Augusta |
The pine tree state |
1,322,000 |
| Maryland |
Annapolis |
The old line state |
5,600,000 |
| Massachusetts |
Boston |
The bay state |
6,399,000 |
| Michigan |
Lansing |
The great lakes state |
10,121,000 |
| Minnesota |
St Paul |
The north star state |
5,133,000 |
| Mississippi |
Jackson |
The magnolia state |
2,921,000 |
| Missouri |
Jefferson City |
The show me state |
5,800,000 |
| Montana |
Helena |
The treasure state |
936,000 |
| Nebraska |
Lincoln |
The cornhusker state |
1,759,000 |
| Nevada |
Carson City |
The silver state |
2,415,000 |
| New Hampshire |
Concord |
The granite state |
1,310,000 |
| New Jersey |
Trenton |
The garden state |
8,718,000 |
| New Mexico |
Santa Fe |
The land of enchantment |
1,928,000 |
| New York |
Albany |
The empire state |
19,255,000 |
| North Carolina |
Raleigh |
The tar heel state |
8,683,000 |
| North Dakota |
Bismarck |
The peace garden state |
637,000 |
| Ohio |
Columbus |
The buckeye state |
11,464,000 |
| Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City |
The sooner state |
3,548,000 |
| Oregon |
Salem |
The beaver state |
3,641,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg |
The keystone state |
12,430,000 |
| Rhode Island |
Providence |
The ocean state |
1,076,000 |
| South Carolina |
Columbia |
The palmetto state |
4,255,000 |
| South Dakota |
Pierre |
Mount rushmore state |
776,000 |
| Tennessee |
Nashville |
The volunteer state |
5,963,000 |
| Texas |
Austin |
The lone star |
22,860,000 |
| Utah |
Salt Lake City |
The beehive state |
2,470,000 |
| Vermont |
Montpelier |
The green mountain state |
623,000 |
| Virginia |
Richmond |
The old dominion state |
7,567,000 |
| Washington |
Olympia |
The evergreen state |
6,288,000 |
| West Virginia |
Charleston |
The mountain state |
1,817,000 |
| Wisconsin |
Madison |
The badger state |
5,536,000 |
| Wyoming |
Cheyenne |
The equality or cowboy state |
509,000 |
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| District of Columbia |
(is not a state) |
|
551,000 |
(1) Source: US Census Bureau (estimates for July 2005)
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