Alabama (AL) - the yellowhammer state; the heart of dixie; the cotton state

• ❝audemus jura nostra defendere❞ - (we dare defend our rights)
• capital: Montgomery
• bird: yellowhammer, Colaptes auratus
• flower: camellia, Camellia japonica L.
• 22nd to join the union

Alaska (AK) - the last frontier

• ❝north to the future❞
• capital: Juneau
• bird: willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus
• flower: forget-me-not, Myosotis
• 49th to join the union

Arizona (AZ) - the grand canyon state; the copper state; the valentine state

• ❝ditat deus❞ - (god enriches)
• capital: Phoenix
• bird: cactus wren, Camphylorhynchus brunneicapillus
• flower: saguaro cactus blossom, Carnegiea gigantea
• 48th to join the union

Arkansas (AR) - the natural state; land of opportunity

• ❝regnat populus❞ - (the people rule)
• capital: Little Rock
• bird: mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
• flower: apple blossom, Speyeria diana
• 25th to join the union

California (CA) - the golden state

• ❝eureka❞
• capital: Sacramento
• bird: California quail, Callipepla california
• flower: California poppy, Eschscholzia california
• 31st to join the union

Colorado (CO) - the centennial state

• ❝nil sine numine❞ - (nothing without providence)
• capital: Denver
• bird: lark bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys
• flower: Rocky Mountain columbine, Aquilegia coerulea
• 38th to join the union

Connecticut (CT) - the constitution state; the nutmeg state; the provisions state; the land of steady habits

• ❝qui transtulit sustinet❞ - (he who transplanted still sustains)
• capital: Hartford
• bird: American robin, Turdus migratorius
• flower: mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia
• 5th to join the union

Delaware (DE) - the first state; the small wonder; blue hen state; the diamond state

• ❝liberty and independence❞
• capital: dover
• 1st to join the union

Florida (FL) - the sunshine state

• ❝in god we trust❞
• capital: tallahassee
• 27th to join the union

Georgia (GA) - the peach state; empire state of the south

• ❝wisdom, justice & moderation❞
• capital: atlanta
• 4th to join the union

Hawaii (HI) - the aloha state; paradise of the pacific; the islands of aloha; the 808 state

• ❝ua mau ke ea o ka 'āina i ka pono❞ - (the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
• capital: honolulu
• 50th to join the union

Idaho (ID) - the gem state; the potato state

• ❝esto perpetua❞ - (let it be perpetual)
• capital: boise
• bird: mountain bluebird, sialia currucoides
• flower: syringa, philadelphus lewisii
• 43rd state to join the union

Illinois (IL) - land of lincoln; the prarie state; the inland empire state

• ❝state sovereignty, national union❞
• capital: springfield
• bird: northern cardinal, cardinalis cardinalis
• flower: violet, viola sp.
• 21st state to join the union

Indiana (IN) - the hoosier state

• ❝the crossroads of america❞
• capital: indianapolis
• bird: northern cardinal, cardinalis cardinalis
• flower: peonie, paeonie
• 19th to join the union

Iowa (IA) - the hawkeye state

• ❝ayúȟwa❞
• capital: des moines
• bird: eastern goldfinch, Spinus tristis
• flower: prarie rose, Rosa pratincola
• 29th to join the union

Kansas (KS) - the sunflower state; the wheat state; america's heartland

• ❝ad astra per aspera❞ - (to the stars through difficulties)
• capital: topeka
• bird: western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
• flower: sunflower
• 34th to join the union

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri (MO) - the show me state; the cave state; mother of the west

• ❝salus populi suprema lex esto❞ - (let the good of the people be the supreme law)
• capital: Jefferson City
• bird: bluebird, Sialia sialis
• flower: hawthorn, Crataegus punctata
• 24th to join the union

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada (NV) - the silver state; the sagebrush state; the battle born state

• ❝all for our country❞
• capital: Carson City
• bird: mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides
• flower: sagebrush, Artemisia tridentata
• 36th to join the union

New Hampshire (NH) - the granite state; white mountain state

• ❝live free or die❞
• capital: Concord
• bird: purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus
• flower: purple lilac, Syringa vulgaris
• 9th to join the union

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia (VA) - old dominion; mother of presidents

• ❝sic semper tyrannis❞ - (thus always to tyrants)
• bird: northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
• flower: american dogwood, Cornus florida
• capital: Richmond
• 10th to join the union

Washington (WA) - the evergreen state

• ❝al-ki or alki❞ - (by and by)
• capital: Olympia
• bird: american goldfinch, Spinus tristis
• flower: pacific rhododendron, Rhododendron macrophyllum
• 42nd to join the union

West Virginia (WV) - the mountain state

• ❝montani semper liberi❞ - (mountaineers are always free)
• capital: Charleston
• bird: northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
• flower: rhododendron
• 35th to join the union

Wisconsin (WI) - the badger state; america's dairyland

• ❝forward❞
• capital: Madison
• bird: american robin, Turdus migratorius
• flower: wood violet, Viola sororia
• 30th to join the union

Wyoming (WY) - the equality state; the cowboy state; big wyoming

• ❝equal rights❞
• capital: Cheyenne
• bird: western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
• flower: indian paintbrush, Castilleja linariaefolia
• 44th to join the union