All 50 states in the USA have nicknames based on their unique specialties related to nature, location, plant, animal, historical reference, prominent produce/industry, etc. The states also have mottos/slogans highlighting the values of each state. The below table gives the complete list of all the 50 US States’ nicknames and their slogans/mottos.
| Sr.No. | State | Nicknames | Slogans/Mottos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | – Camellia State – Heart of Dixie – Yellowhammer State | Audemus jura nostra defender (Latin, “We dare to defend our rights”) |
| 2 | Alaska | – Great Land – Land of the Midnight Sun – The Last Frontier – Mainland State – 49th State – North Star State – Up Over – Seward’s Ice Box – Seward’s Folly | North to the Future |
| 3 | Arizona | – Apache State – Copper State – Grand Canyon State | Ditas Deus (Latin, “God enriches”) |
| 4 | Arkansas | – Bear State – Land of Opportunity – Natural State – Wonder State | Regnat Populus (Latin, “The people rule”) |
| 5 | California | – El Dorado State – Golden State – Golden West – Grape State – Land of Milk & Honey – Sunshine State | Eureka (Greek, “I have found it”) |
| 6 | Colorado | – Centennial State – Columbine State – Last Frontier – Last Old West State – Mile High State – Mountain State – Rocky Mountain State | Nil sine numine (Latin, “Nothing without Providence/the Deity”) |
| 7 | Connecticut | – Arsenal of the Nation – Constitution State – Land of Steady Habits – Nutmeg State – Provisions State | Qui transtulit sustinet (Latin, “He who transplanted sustains”) |
| 8 | Delaware | – Spud State – Diamond State – First State – Land of Tax-Free Shopping – Small Wonder | Liberty and independence |
| 9 | Florida | – Gatorland – Everglade State – Orange State – Sunshine State | In God we trust |
| 10 | Georgia | – Empire State of the South – Peach State | Wisdom, Justice, Moderation |
| 11 | Hawaii | – Aloha State – Pineapple State – Rainbow State | Ua Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono (Hawaiian, “The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness”) |
| 12 | Idaho | – Potato State – Gem State | Esto perpetual (Latin, “Let it be perpetual”) |
| 13 | Illinois | – Land of Lincoln – Prairie State – Inland Empire – Rainy State | State sovereignty, national union |
| 14 | Indiana | – Crossroads of America – Hoosier State – Hospitality State | The crossroads of America |
| 15 | Iowa | – Hawkeye State | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain |
| 16 | Kansas | – Bleeding Kansas – Jayhawk State – Sunflower State – Wheat State | Ad astra per aspera (Latin, “To the stars through difficulties”) |
| 17 | Kentucky | – Bluegrass State | United we stand, divided we fall Deo gratiam habeamus (Latin, “Let us grateful to God”) |
| 18 | Louisiana | – Bayou State – Child of the Mississippi – Creole State – Pelican State – Sportsman’s Paradise – Sugar State | Union, justice, and confidence |
| 19 | Maine | – Pine Tree State – Vacationland | Dirigo (Latin, “I direct”) |
| 20 | Maryland | – Cockade State – Free State – Monumental State – Old Line State – Terrapin State | Fatti maschi parole femmine (Italian, “Strong deeds, gentle words”)| Scuto bonae voluntatis coronasti nos/ crescite et multiplicamini (Latin, “By the shield of your good will you have crowned us”/ Latin, “grow and multiply”) |
| 21 | Massachusetts | – Bay State – Colony State – Old Colony – Taxachusetts – The Spirit of America | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (Latin, “By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty”) |
| 22 | Michigan | – Great Lakes State – Mitten State – Winter Water Wonderland – Wolverine State | Si quaeris peninsula amoenam circumspice / Tuebor (Latin, “if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you”/ Latin, “I will defend”) |
| 23 | Minnesota | – Gopher State – Land of 10,000 Lakes – North Star State – State of Hockey | L’étoile du Nord / Quae sursum volo videre (French, “The star of the North” / Latin, “I long to see what is beyond”) |
| 24 | Mississippi | – Hospitality State – Magnolia State – Mudcat State | Virtute et armis (Latin, “By valor and arms”) |
| 25 | Missouri | – Bullion State – Cave State – Gateway State – Lead State – Ozark State – Show Me State | Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin, “The welfare of the people is the highest law”) |
| 26 | Montana | – Big Sky Country – The Last Best Place – Treasure State | Oro y plate (Spanish, “Gold & silver”) |
| 27 | Nebraska | – Beef State – Cornhusker State | Equality before the law |
| 28 | Nevada | – Battle-Born State – Sagebrush State – Silver State | All for our country |
| 29 | New Hampshire | – Granite State – Mother of Rivers – White Mountain State | Live free or die |
| 30 | New Jersey | – Garden State | Liberty and Prosperity |
| 31 | New Mexico | – The Colorful State – The Land of Enchantment | Crescit eundo (Latin, “It goes by growing”) |
| 32 | New York | – Empire State | Excelsior (Latin, “Ever Upward!”) |
| 33 | North Carolina | – Old North State – Tar Heel State – Turpentine State | Esse quam videri (Latin, “To be rather than to seem”) |
| 34 | North Dakota | – Flickertail State – Peace Garden State – Rough Rider State – Sioux State | Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable / Strength from the soil |
| 35 | Ohio | – Buckeye State – Mother of Modern Presidents | With God, all things are possible / Imperium in imperio (Latin, “an empire in an empire”) |
| 36 | Oklahoma | – Land of the Red Man – Cowboy Country – Sooner State | Labor omnia vincit (Latin, “Hard work conquers all things”) |
| 37 | Oregon | – Beaver State – Union State | Alis volat propriis (“She flies with her own wings”) |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | – Independence State – Keystone State – Quaker State | Virtue, Liberty and Independence |
| 39 | Rhode Island | – Little Rhody – Ocean State – Plantation State | Hope |
| 40 | South Carolina | – Palmetto State | Dum spiro spero / animis opibusque parati (Latin, “While I breathe, I hope”/ “prepared in minds and resources”) |
| 41 | South Dakota | – Coyote State – Land of Infinite Variety | Under God the people rule |
| 42 | Tennessee | – Butternut State – Volunteer State | Agriculture and Commerce |
| 43 | Texas | – Lone Star State | Friendship |
| 44 | Utah | – Beehive State – Deseret (i.e. honeybee) | Industry |
| 45 | Vermont | – Green Mountain State | Freedom and Unity/ Stella quarta decima fulgeat (Latin, “May the 14th star shine bright”) |
| 46 | Virginia | – Mother of Presidents – Old Dominion State | Sic semper tyrannis (Latin, “Thus always to tyrants”) |
| 47 | Washington | – Evergreen State – State of Love & Trust | Al-ki (Chinook jargon, “By and by”) |
| 48 | West Virginia | – Mountain State – Panhandle State | Montani semper liberi (Latin, “Mountaineers are always free”) |
| 49 | Wisconsin | – America’s Dairyland – Badger State – Cheese State | Forward |
| 50 | Wyoming | – Cowboy State – Equality State – Park State | Equal Rights/ Cedant arma togae. (Latin, “Let weapons yield to the toga.”) |
Also read: 50 US State Capitals With Population, Size & Avg. Temperatures
Hope the above information about all the 50 US States’ nicknames and their slogans/mottos was useful to you. Let us know which nickname/slogan is your favorite among the above.
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